The news came as Facebook announced further restrictions to stop third party app developers
accessing user data on the platform.
Hackers were able to
access the user data on an Amazon Web Services account and managed to scrape names and email addresses for millions of users.
McCain said that there was a strong equivalence between how the Obama and Trump campaigns
accessed user data on Facebook.
Not exact matches
Since Woebot functions through Messenger, Facebook would still have
access to
users» conversations (even if Woebot itself tries to protect the
data on its end), which is why the company is trying to raise money for an independent app.
I find that
access to
data points
on new
users, new accounts, assets, funding, and so
on gives the entire team insight into our customers»
user experience.
Laptops, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and Blackberries (wireless cell phone and PDA units) use wireless
data transfer technologies to provide
users with almost instant
access to information stored
on a company's computer networks and servers from just about anywhere within reach of a cell phone tower or wireless Internet transmitter.
But the cost of the phone isn't the point — if Amazon gets
data on users» spending habits and preferential
access to that spending, then the R&D costs will be well worth it.
If the
user gives InVenture
access to her or his mobile phone, the company can gather something like 10,000 unique pieces of
data on the potential customer.
• The NSA has the ability to
access user data for most major smartphones
on the market, including Apple iPhones, BlackBerrys, and Google Android phones.
Apple has been casting itself as a protector of
user privacy in recent years, particularly earlier this year when it battled the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a high - profile case involving
accessing encrypted
data stored
on an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists.
Major U.S. computer company Dell Inc said
on Monday a security hole exists in some of its recently shipped laptops that could make it easy for hackers to
access users» private
data.
According to the latest International
Data Corporation (IDC) research released
on September 12, «by 2015, more U.S. Internet
users will
access the Internet through mobile devices than through PCs or other wireline devices.»
In a statement
on his Facebook page, Zuckerberg said the company was going back and investigating apps that had
access to «large amounts» of
user data and planned to audit any app connected to «suspicious activity.»
The company had always given reporters
access to
data showing when
users had last logged
on, what terminal functions they used most, even transcripts of their chats with the Bloomberg customer help desk.
Another contributing factor was a gigantic leap in the amount of
data that average
users were
accessing on a given day, supported by the rapid rise of the Internet - connected mobile device.
The company is facing questions from lawmakers
on both sides of the Atlantic about how it handles personal
user data after a pair of weekend reports by The Observer newspaper in the U.K. and The New York Times alleged research firm Cambridge Analytica improperly gained
access to the
data of more than 50 million Facebook
users.
Just last week, a company executive floated the idea of creating an opposition research arm to dig up dirt
on critical reporters, while another Uber executive was accused of improperly
accessing and displaying a specific
user's
data.
Zuckerberg faced tough questions
on user privacy, foreign meddling
on the site and abuse of social media tools in the wake of reports that research firm Cambridge Analytica improperly gained
access to the personal
data of as many as 87 million Facebook
users.
In recent days, a series of reports have detailed how Cambridge Analytica, a British
data mining firm, gained
access to personal
data on 50 million Facebook
users and relied
on it as part of its work for Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016.
There are still some functions available from the old platform, however, such as the ability to read public media
on behalf of a
user or to read a
user's own media statistics, although the number of requests (the number of times your app
accesses Instagram's
data, useful for real - time updates) has been reduced to 200 from 5,000.
On Wednesday, after admitting that its system could have allowed «malicious actors» to gather data on most of its 2 billion users, Facebook opted to immediately remove access to several sets of data previously accessible to developers via Instagram and Facebook's API
On Wednesday, after admitting that its system could have allowed «malicious actors» to gather
data on most of its 2 billion users, Facebook opted to immediately remove access to several sets of data previously accessible to developers via Instagram and Facebook's API
on most of its 2 billion
users, Facebook opted to immediately remove
access to several sets of
data previously accessible to developers via Instagram and Facebook's APIs.
Starting
on June 15, Apple (AAPL) will require iCloud
users to obtain app - specific passwords for any third - party programs that
access iCloud
data, Apple - tracking site MacRumors is reporting, citing a support e-mail the company sent to customers this week.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg echoed CEO Mark Zuckerberg's rhetoric
on Thursday, by taking personal responsibility for letting third parties
access Facebook
user data without permission.
This has made already uncertain internet
users even more hesitant to share their personal
data with you — like their email and contact information or even logging onto your website by allowing you to
access their information
on their social media profile.
As a direct result of the Cambridge Analytica
user information scandal, Facebook announced plans to restrict
data access on their platform.
In the midst of the Facebook
data scandal, the focus has been
on privacy and the extraordinary
access to
users»...
«Cambridge Analytica is the big story
on the topic, but there have been numerous stories about Facebook either selling
user data or giving third parties
access and using it to help advertising,» Mr. Deason said.
In 2014, Cambridge Analytica gained
access to the Facebook
data of tens of millions of people with a technique widely used during that time to collect information
on Facebook
users.
But the news that Cambridge Analytica, a political
data firm that worked
on President Trump's 2016 campaign, was able to gain
access to private
data through the social network has sparked an unusually strong reaction among its
users.
Rather than taking it
on trust that developers given
access to masses of
user data will do the right thing.
There are many applications that do not need to
access the
users» friends personal
data (e.g. games, quizzes, apps that only post things
on the
user's page) but Facebook Ireland does not offer a more limited level of
access than «all the basic information of all friends».
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologized
on Wednesday for mistakes his company made in how it handled
data belonging to 50 million of its
users and promised tougher steps to restrict developers»
access to such information.
To re-establish trust with its uses, Facebook should consider appointing a
data ombudsperson and establishing a group outside the company that have unfettered
access to Facebook
data and employees to ensure that Facebook is now, finally, honoring its commitments to
users, and this group should periodically report its findings
on Facebook's compliance.»
Since the
data misuse scandal blew up last month, Facebook has said it is conducting a full audit of any apps which had
access to «a large amount» of information before it changed app permissions
on its platform in mid 2015 to prevent developers from being able to suck out
data on Facebook
users» friends.
It must also submit to privacy audits every two years for the next 20 years; bar
access to content
on deactivated accounts; and avoid misrepresenting the privacy or security of
user data.
Web site security and restrictions
on use As a condition to your use of Services, you agree that you will not, and you will not take any action intended to: (i)
access data that is not intended for you; (ii) invade the privacy of, obtain the identity of, or obtain any personal information about any other
user of this web site; (iii) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of this web site or Wellington Management's network or breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (iv) attempt to interfere with service to any
user, host, or network or otherwise attempt to disrupt our business; or (v) send unsolicited mail, including promotions and / or advertising of products and services.
News that Cambridge Analytica, a political
data firm hired by President Trump's 2016 election campaign, gained
access to private information
on more than 50 million Facebook
users has weighed not only
on the shares of Facebook but
on Alphabet as well.
A Bitcoin
user has gone to court to prevent the Internal Revenue Service from
accessing personal
data of millions of
users on Coinbase, a San Francisco - based digital asset exchange company.
Tech startups like Utopia Mobile are enabling
access to Facebook and Twitter
on feature phones without internet, using Unstructured Supplementary Service
Data (USSD) technology, the same technology which is used when a
user needs to send a message to the operator to know his mobile balance.
If bigger competitors like Apple pay AT&T to allow their
users to get
access without a
data penalty to their services, it will put pressure
on smaller players that are looking to compete.
Last weekend's Cambridge Analytica news — that the company was able to
access tens of millions of
users»
data by paying low - wage workers
on Amazon's Mechanical Turk to take a Facebook survey, which gave Cambridge Analytica
access to Facebook's dossier
on each of those turkers» Facebook friends — has hammered home two problems: first...
Indeed, Twitter does not grant advertisers
access to direct - messaging
data, and
users have to opt in to make their locations public
on the platform.
Facebook shares have fallen around five per cent after media reports that a political consultancy that worked
on President Trump's campaign gained inappropriate
access to
data on 50 million Facebook
users.
WASHINGTON — Revelations that a political
data firm may have gained
access to the personal information of as many as 50 million Facebook
users drew new bipartisan calls
on Capitol Hill Monday for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the heads of other social media companies to answer questions from Congress.
Your Facebook business page gives you
access to a powerful tool called Facebook Insights, which provides you with key
data about your target market — including the
users who visit your page; respond to your ads; and click, like, and / or comment
on your posts.
Facebook said Friday a British researcher and his firm, Global Science Research, legitimately gained
access to the personal
data of Facebook
users in 2013 while working
on a personality prediction app, but the researcher violated Facebook's rules by passing it
on to Cambridge Analytica.
Mobile Phone
users in the United States use an average of 2.5 GB of
data monthly and most of the
data is spent
on accessing various apps
on their smartphone and mobile devices.
Giovenco was most concerned with opening
access, while Dawson focused
on how to protect
user data or prevent such companies from erasing Canadian culture.
Uber failed to notify some 57 million
users that their
data — including names, email addresses, phone numbers and driver's license numbers — was exposed when hackers
accessed that information in 2016, newly minted CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a statement
on Tuesday.
The reason concerns the nature of how Facebook handled its
users»
data before rising privacy concerns prompted it to tighten its policies against what critics have called an egregious kind of abuse — allowing app developers to gain
access to information not only
on their customers but also
on their customers» many Facebook friends.