Ron Wyden, an Oregon senator, has asked Mark Zuckerberg to explain not only the specific incident involving Cambridge Analytica, but Facebook's measures around third - party collection and user of
user data as a whole.
He described allegations of misuse of Facebook
user data as «an unacceptable violation of our citizens» privacy rights.»
Titanium Backup is a great app for not only backing up your apps, but
the user data as well.
Facebook has said it will do a full analysis to root out other outsiders that harvested large volumes of Facebook
user data as Cambridge Analytica did.
OkCupid has a red - yellow - green light system based on response time, but Bumble and The Grade are digging more into
user data as a way to increase transparency.
Of the top 1,000 ad spenders on Facebook, only seven ceased buying ads following reports that Cambridge Analytica misused
user data as it tried to influence the 2016 presidential elections and the Brexit vote, according to an analysis performed by digital intelligence platform Pathmatics.
Hemachandra mentioned, «We refuse to collect
user data as we want to honour the principles of blockchain technology, of which privacy is paramount.»
«We refuse to collect
user data as we want to honour the principles of blockchain technology, of which privacy is paramount» said Hemachandra.
So far, Cambridge Analytica has been the only real target of all the press and attention, but it sounds like there are a number of other companies that received the same Facebook
user data as Cambridge Analytica.
Facebook has recently promised a «full forensic audit» to learn if Cambridge Analytica deleted
user data as promised.
By the following March, they had spent more than half a billion dollars acquiring two more companies: San Francisco - based MyFitnessPal, a nutrition - tracking system for people to log their meals, and Copenhagen - based Endomondo, a personal - training program whose users are almost entirely outside the U.S.. Under Armour suddenly had not only the world's largest digital fitness community but hundreds of engineers and reams of
user data as well.
The issue at play is Facebook's original application programming interface, or API, which allows third - party developers to use Facebook's platform and access
some user data as long as those users give permission.
Not exact matches
These activities include the sale of online advertising space, the supply of platforms connecting
users and suppliers of services and goods (probably meaning companies such
as Airbnb and Amazon), and the sale of
data derived from
user - provided information.
As a nice bonus, these ads would use a shopper's
data to suggest products, which could help turn Echo
users into Amazon shoppers, too.
Foursquare
data becomes even more valuable for the
users as people check in and add other
users as friends.
Another hitch is that shared
data, such
as messages, will remain accessible by other
users unless they delete it on their end.
At Google, we recognize that
users trust us to use
data responsibly, transparently and only
as authorized.
The firm exploited Facebook's
data rules to vacuum up
data from some 50 million Facebook
users in 2014
as part of an operation to seed attack ads on the internet during the 2016 US election.
Depending on capabilities offered by the provider such
as Identacor,
users may enjoy different levels of security and
user or
data management features.
On Wednesday, it admitted that the political consultancy may have gotten its hands on the
data of 87 million Facebook
users, rather than 50 million
as previously thought.
The
data results of a Social Security number verification can contain the state of and approximate year of the number; status
as an invalid, nonissued, or misused number; status on whether the number has been used to file a death claim; address (es) of the
user; employer (s) of the
user; the year of birth or age of the
user.
The New York AG says he's just trying to catch the bad actors on the site; Airbnb says there's no reason to subpoena
data on 15,000 Airbnb
users as a result of a few bad apples.
Zuckerberg is already expected to reiterate some of the apologies he's been offering in the wake of revelations that Facebook allowed Cambridge Analytica, a
data mining firm tied to President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, to obtain personal information from
as many
as 87 million of its
users.
Along with the contact option, business profiles have access to analytics, or
as they call them, Insights, giving
users access to impression and engagement
data.
The SEC said Tuesday that Altaba's payment will settle allegations that the company, when it was known
as Yahoo, failed to disclose to investors its knowledge of the huge 2014
data breach that exposed the personal
data of over 500 million
users.
Accuracy will remain the top barrier to widespread adoption,
as manufacturers must ensure that these devices transmit correct
data so that
users receive accurate progress reports.
That will be a tricky tightrope to walk,
as user data is Facebook's bread and butter.
The Securities and Exchange Commission fined Yahoo — well, the business formerly known
as Yahoo — $ 35 million for failing to promptly disclose a massive 2014
data breach that affected hundreds of millions of
user accounts.
Traffic
data is a goldmine,
as it contains a lot of valuable information, such
as number of visitors to a website, the number of bytes sent and received, the page the visitor came from, what pages were seen, the visitor's IP address, the authenticated
user name of the requester, the date and time of the request, and so much more.
Bloomberg reports Google, which is already under pressure in Europe over privacy issues, has been asked to limit how it combines
user data that can be used to find out personal preferences such
as sexual orientation or marital status.
Even fintech startups that don't specialize in analytics, such
as SumZero, StockTwits, and Scutify, have begun fielding requests from hedge funds wanting to buy their
data, such
as what stocks their
users are searching for, which is seen
as a potential proxy for bullishness.
Holger Mueller, who tracks the HR sector
as principal analyst and vice president at Constellation Research, contends that Zenefits» revenue model is the most revolutionary thing about the company, comparing its approach to Google, which also gives away its digital services for free (then monetizes its accumulated
user data by selling it to advertisers).
BuzzFeed, another New York - based media startup now worth an estimated $ 1.5 billion
as a result of investments from NBCUniversal and others, also spends a good chunk of time observing
data on
user behavior.
The scope of the planned tax would cover companies offering services such
as advertising or the sale of
user data, according to the draft prepared by the EU's executive arm.
The feature uses real - time location
data to match
users as they cross paths in real life.
OneOne - described
as a «super-secure version of Snapchat» by the founder - was launched just over a week ago and allows
users to send messages to each other with no tracking or storing of
data.
Secondly, their customers wanted simplicity, so they created a seamless
user interface that's personalized and informed by million of plays a day, including when you pause, rewind and fast forward,
as well
as four million
user ratings, three million searches, geolocation
data, viewing times, device information and social media feedback.
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.
Citing
data from comScore, usage on both mobile and desktop is up dramatically
as Facebook continues to grow internationally, despite reports of some younger
users leaving the site.
For example, cost may not be
as critical to a major corporation
as it would be for a small business owner, and
user data might be more important to a business that has highly specific demographics.
The
data for the new feature is pulled from Foursquare's already existing 4 billion check ins and about 32 million reviews and what's known on the platform
as «tips» from
users left at bars, stores, restaurants and more, worldwide.
In the name of consumer trust, businesses are wise to be up front and open about the
user data they harvest,
as opposed to burying this information in fine print.
As other Twitter
users pointed out, Indoor Survey may be a way for business
users to funnel
data to Apple's MapsConnect, an app that lets businesses «add or correct information to help your customers find you in Apple Maps.»
Instead, he hopes to monetize in different ways, like letting brands pay to show themselves
as a topic in the app (like giving
users the chance to weigh in on how they feel about Starbucks, for instance) and giving anonymized demographic
data back to the brand.
The permission process may come
as a shock to Facebook
users because it will force Facebook to tell them exactly what
data it holds on them and with whom it shares that
data; and it will force
users to examine whether they want that level of information sharing to continue.
Currently, companies with the most extensive
data on
users are big players such
as Google and Facebook.
As a result, Facebook is working to make it easier for
users to see exactly what
data they possess.
As such, providers will be allowed to offer «specialized services» at higher speeds than standard services, and to offer «zero - rating,» which exempts traffic from certain sites and services from a
user's monthly
data allowance.
And the company seems willing to be transparent about when it receives these requests — just
as it is transparent about other government requests for
user data.
Vogt is betting he can develop new products for cars and roads
as you would for the Web — in other words, perfect a minimally viable product, and then gather
data from
users to improve the technology.