Monthly Archives: April 2018

“It is time for me to move on . . . I’m taking some time off to do things I enjoy outside of technology, such as collecting rare air-cooled Porsches, working on my cars and playing ultimate frisbee,” WhatsApp co-founder, CEO and Facebook board member Jan Koum wrote today. The announcement followed shortly after The Washington Post reported […]

WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum quits Facebook due to privacy intrusions

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social TC WhatsApp and tagged facebook on April 30, 2018 by Josh Constine

Did your invitation get lost in the mail? That's OK. You can watch the whole thing online.

How to Watch Facebook F8: Day 2

This entry was posted in Gear on April 30, 2018 by Arielle Pardes

Chinese authorities revealed over the weekend that they have the capability of retrieving deleted messages from the almost universally used WeChat app. The admission doesn't come as a surprise to many, but it's rare for this type of questionable data collection tactic to be acknowledged publicly.

Chinese government admits collection of deleted WeChat messages

This entry was posted in Apps Asia China Government Mobile privacy Security surveillance WeChat on April 30, 2018 by Devin Coldewey

Chinese government admits collection of deleted WeChat messages

This entry was posted in Apps Asia China Government Mobile privacy Security surveillance WeChat on April 30, 2018 by Devin Coldewey

Facebook’s lawyers are attempting to block a High Court decision in Ireland, where its international business is headquartered, to refer a long-running legal challenge to the bloc’s top court. The social media giant’s lawyers asked the court to stay the referral to the CJEU today, Reuters reports. Facebook is trying to appeal the referral by challenging […]

Facebook is trying to block Schrems II privacy referral to ...

This entry was posted in Europe Policy privacy Security Social and tagged facebook on April 30, 2018 by Natasha Lomas

If you're hunting for a MacBook, iMac, iPad, Apple Watch, or Beats earbuds, you may want to give Best Buy a gander.

Apple Flash Sale (2018): Apple Watch, Mac, iPad, Beats

This entry was posted in Gear on April 30, 2018 by Wired Staff

Since it was revealed that Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed the personal data of millions of Facebook users, one question has lingered in the minds of the public: What other data did Dr. Aleksandr Kogan gain access to? Twitter confirmed to The Telegraph on Saturday that GSR, Kogan’s own commercial enterprise, had purchased one-time API access […]

Twitter also sold data access to Cambridge Analytica researcher

This entry was posted in Advertising Tech Apps data Government Policy Social Startups TC and tagged twitter on April 30, 2018 by Jordan Crook

European Union lawmakers want online platforms to come up with their own systems to identify bot accounts. This is as part of a voluntary Code of Practice the European Commission now wants platforms to develop and apply — by this summer — as part of a wider package of proposals it’s put out which are […]