Sentences with phrase «users about data»

Mozilla has announced an integration of the breach alerting service Have I Been Pwned to alert users about data breaches through the Firefox UI and offer educational information.

Mozilla has announced an integration of the breach alerting service Have I Been Pwned to alert users about data breaches through the...

The social network giant recently unveiled clearer terms of service to ensure transparency to its users about data sharing.

Facebook also promised to be more transparent by telling its users about data misuse.

Tech companies take steps to protect and inform their users about data usage, for example Apple vets iPhone apps sold through its store, and Google's Android lists the permissions granted to an app prior to installation.

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When a smart phone can sync directly with a desktop, the user doesn't have to worry about transferring the data to access it.

The company will begin bankruptcy proceedings, it said, after losing clients and facing mounting legal fees resulting from the scandal over reports the company harvested personal data about millions of Facebook users beginning in 2014.

The technology has a trust issue to overcome, which means manufacturers must be clear about how user data is gathered, stored and used.

The hearing will give lawmakers the chance to ask the Facebook CEO directly about the company's involvement in the improper harvesting of data from an estimated 87 million users by Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm that worked for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

But sources told the Post that the partnership was being designed not to compromise users» privacy — that Google might, for example, share information about the codes used in the attack, but not about compromised data.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent nearly 10 hours testifying before Congress this week, answering questions about how Facebook mishandled user data during the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

We give our users tools that everyone can access, like Google Dashboard and Ad Preferences Manager, which explain, in plain language, what data we collect and provide choices each user can make about their individual preferences.

If you plan on staying on social media network but are concerned about hacking, CNET gives CNBC tips on how users can stay plugged in, but safeguard their data.

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.

The controversy is about 50 million Facebook users» data being surreptitiously passed to the right - wing political consultancy Cambridge Analytica in 2014.

DNS protection alone wouldn't stop Facebook, or other services, from collecting data about the «likes,» posts, or other behavior of logged - in users.

Missouri is investigating Facebook's business and privacy practices following reports that political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had obtained personal data about 50 millions of the social network's users.

On Instagram alone, there are more than 150 million active users, which means there is a wealth of data about user demographics and related engagement behavior that lives across all social channels.

Facebook, which has about 30 million active users in Germany out of a population of 80 million, has run a major advertising campaign in the country in recent weeks in an attempt to address concerns about privacy and control of personal data.

Most of this isn't new information, but it's part of Facebook's initiative to be more transparent with the government and its users about how the data it collects is shared.

The social network on Monday released data it collected between August 5 and 21 about its users» Olympics - related activities.

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).

It comes amid increasing concerns about how social media websites and messaging apps are storing users» data, which could be vulnerable and accessed by hackers.

Behind him a slide stating «No user profiling» punctuated his subtle dig at rivals like ad - tech giants Google (goog) and Facebook (fb), which are known for collecting vast data stores about their customers.

Co-founder Daniel Ek told investors that the company was focused on transparency and that his plan for the future focused on: upgrading free users to premium subscribers, reaching scale on many platforms (especially smartphones, speakers and cars), and personalized data from users, who spend about 49 minutes a day on the platform on average.

About 87 million is an oft - cited figure in connection with the number of users whose data was mishandled by Cambridge Analytica, a political data firm hired by President Donald Trump's campaign before the 2016 election.

Among other things, it is working hard to get publishers and advertisers interested in its Facebook Audience Network, which allows ads outside of the Facebook site or app to be targeted to users based on the data that the social network has about their interests.

More recently, he attended two congressional hearings during which he fielded lawmakers questions about how Facebook let an academic obtain user data and then sell it to the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.

Facebook allows advertisers to select their audience, and then Facebook finds the chosen users with the extensive data it collects about its members.

But it's clear she had the social network and possibly Google's (goog) ad business, which is based on detailed information about user habits, in mind when she said «we believe the data belongs to you.»

Back in 2011, Google execs were e-maling back and forth about the value of user location data, strategizing on how to grow the mound of information the company could collect around customers» real - life interactions.

Regardless of timing, a hacker began offering data in May from the adult dating site that included not only account information, like user names and passwords, but dates of birth and details about those users» sexual desires and preferences.

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.

Meanwhile, the gold standard for secure communications continues to be an app called Signal, which is highly regarded for the strength of its cryptography and the fact it preserves almost no data about its users.

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.

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.

At a hearing yesterday in front of the Senate Judiciary & Commerce Committee in Washington, Mark Zuckerberg spoke about how the biggest social media company on the planet leaked reams of user data.

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.

Last week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg fielded questions from news outlets about whether he would testify before Congress about Facebook's collection and distribution of user data.

It's amazing to me that there's such an outcry about ad - supported services and the inherent risks of letting a social network store and profit from our user data.

Zuckerberg also writes that Facebook will investigate, ban, and inform users about other apps that had access to similarly large amounts of data.

Recent news of a massive data breach has made some Facebook users wonder: What does Facebook know about me, and how can I control it?

Jackson said people may feel differently about Facebook's security because it exposes more user data than the other firms surveyed.

First WhatsApp set a new age limit of 16 for its European users; now Snapchat is going to stop retaining certain data about kids under that age in the EU.

In March 2018, news surfaced of a data breach that resulted in data of about 50 million Facebook users getting into the hands of voter - targeting consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

He said he was not familiar with so - called «shadow profiles,» which media reports have described as collections of data about users that they have no knowledge of or control over.

NEW YORK — An audit of Facebook's privacy practices for the Federal Trade Commission found no problems even though the company knew at the time that a data - mining firm improperly obtained private data from millions of users — raising questions about the usefulness of such audits.

The good news is that it's possible for user - centric Web companies to have rich and high - integrity data about signed - in users who have created rich profiles.

Plank likes his chances, in part because the wide appeal of Under Armour's locker - room aesthetic and barking brand voice could transfer to any number of connected products (think: Future Girl), but also because he now has more fitness data about users than even the leading tech companies.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced off with a room full of senators on Tuesday in what many believed would be a tough grilling about privacy in the wake of news that political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had obtained data about 87 million Facebook users.