Marketing

WWDC 2019: Apple Takes On Google, Facebook With ‘Private’ Single Sign-On

iPhone maker also introduces iOS 13, new Apple Watch features and 'cheese grater' Mac Pro complete with £790 monitor stand

5 years ago

Zuckerberg Defeats Shareholder Revolt

Facebook chief executive and chairman sees off a series of votes aimed at reducing his power at the social media…

5 years ago

Facebook Privacy Case Will Be Heard At ECJ

Europe's top court will finally hear privacy case against Facebook, after Irish Supreme Court ruling

5 years ago

Facebook Enables Russian Meddling, Claims US House Speaker

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slams Facebook for failing to take down heavily edited video

5 years ago

WhatsApp Adverts To Appear In 2020, Facebook Confirms

Time to switch to Signal, Telegram? Facebook confirms WhatsApp will carry adverts from 2020

5 years ago

Computex 2019: Qualcomm, Lenovo Show ‘Project Limitless’ 5G Laptop

The companies aim for the processing power of a workstation with the always-on connectivity of a smartphone

5 years ago

Facebook Set To Launch ‘GlobalCoin’ Virtual Currency Next Year

But the social network faces tight regulatory scrutiny over its poor track record on protecting users' personal data

5 years ago

Poland Files Complaint Against EU Copyright Rule Change

Complaint filed in Europe's top court against controversial copyright law change recently adopted by EU

5 years ago

Facebook Removes Three Billion Fake Accounts

Huge number of fake accounts disabled by Facebook over a six month enforcement period

5 years ago

Google Faces Irish Advertising Probe For GDPR Compliance

Irish data protection watchdog begins investigation to see if Google is obeying GDPR with its advertising services

5 years ago

LVMH Debuts Blockchain-Based Product Tracking

The Aura system is designed on a consortium model, allowing any luxury firm to use it to provide tracking services…

5 years ago

Facebook Live Streaming Restriction After NZ Shooting

Rules around the live streaming feature on Facebook to be tightened after New Zealand shootings

5 years ago

Facebook US Settlement Could Impose 20 Years Of Oversight

A deal with the FTC reportedly in the works could extend oversight of Facebook's data practices, but critics say it's…

5 years ago

Vodafone To Launch First UK 5G Services On 3 July

The launch in six initial cities follows trials and demonstrations in busy airports and railway stations

5 years ago

US Supreme Court Gives Go-Ahead To Apple Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit

The action alleges Apple's App Store violates federal monopoly law by forcing users to buy from it and imposing a…

5 years ago

Facebook Co-founder Chris Hughes Urges Firm Breakup

But Facebook rejects the call from one of its co-founders to split Facebook up into three separate firms

6 years ago

Twitter Suspends 166,000 Accounts For Terrorism

Says the decline in banned terrorism content is partly down to effectiveness of its policing tech

6 years ago

Social Networking Does Not Hurt Teenagers – Study

More evidence that parental concern over tech and social networking is misplaced in Oxford University study

6 years ago

Facebook Deletes More Russian-Linked Accounts

Social network says 97 accounts from Russia were responsible for 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'

6 years ago

Google ‘Set To Roll Out’ Ad Tracker Blocking In Chrome

The move could help Google improve its privacy image – while at the same time giving it an advantage over…

6 years ago

Google To Auto-Delete Web Search History

Google to offer users the option to auto-delete location history and web search data that it harvests

6 years ago

Facebook Privacy Settlement To Include Federal Oversight – Report

Facebook reportedly faces having a federal privacy official on its board, as part of settlement deal with FTC

6 years ago

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt To Leave Alphabet’s Board

Former CEO who grew Google into today's powerhouse is to step down from board of directors

6 years ago

Facebook Overhauls Design To Focus On Privacy

Watch out Amazon? News feed de-emphasized as part of redesign to focus on privacy and e-commerce

6 years ago

US Border Phone, Laptop Searches Need Warrant, Say Campaigners

Travellers to the US are being increasingly ordered to unlock their smartphones and laptops for searches

6 years ago

Elon Musk Settlement Slammed By SEC Commissioner

Musk's settlement with financial regulator over his use of Twitter criticised by SEC commissioner

6 years ago

Google, Facebook To Work With Samaritans On Unsafe Content

Health Secretary announces tech giants will work with Samaritans to limit harmful online content

6 years ago

Google Staff Meet To Discuss Corporate Retaliation For Walkout

'Town Hall' meeting after staff allege Google regularly retaliates against employees who speak out

6 years ago

Elon Musk To Face Lawsuit Over ‘Pedo’ Tweet

US judge denies legal request by Tesla boss to dismiss Vernon Unsworth’s defamation complaint

6 years ago

Apple Pulls Parental Control Apps

Firm denies it was competition move, but insists that security and privacy concerns were main reason

6 years ago