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Amazon, Alibaba and Microsoft Founders Ally With Zuckerberg’s Climate Change Initiative
Zuckerberg-backed Breakthrough Energy Coalition will advocate zero-carbon technology to plug climate change gaps left by governments
Facebook Reveals Growth Of Government Data Requests
Governments around the world demand more and more data on Facebook users, but the US leads by far
Facebook Ordered To Stop Tracking Non-Users Or Face Daily £178,000 Fine
Belgian Privacy Commissioner says Facebook must get user consent to track non-users, but social network will appeal
Anonymous Publishes Names Of Ku Klux Klan Members
Hacker collective names and shames 1,000 alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan
Facebook Users Cross Billion Threshold As Mobile Ads Grow
Facebook averages over one billion users a day, as mobile continues to be principle growth driver
RBS To Make Facebook At Work Available To All 100,000 Employees
Facebook at Work hopes to take market share away from Yammer and LinkedIn
Facebook Admits Its iOS App Is A Battery Killer
Improvements to iPhone and iPad app will provide better performance, Facebook says
Ireland Confirms Facebook Data Sharing Probe
Fallout begins after court ruled data sharing with America is invalid, as Ireland kicks-off investigation
Facebook Introduces Gov’t Attack Warning
Affected users should 'ideally' consider wiping or replacing affected devices
Amazon Invests More Than £70m Into New Irish Data Centre
Following the recent ruling on Safe Harbour by the ECJ, Amazon takes first step to secure EU data within European borders
Tech Giants Slam US Cybersecurity Bill
Tech firms voice opposition to US bill amid concerns about data privacy and ‘collateral damage’ to third parties
Jimmy Wales: Good Luck Trying To Stop Wikipedia Doing What It Wants
Wikipedia's co-founder says ECJ's dismissal of the safe harbour agreement won't impact his company, but will be a nightmare for Facebook
Facebook’s Internet.org To Cover Africa With Satellite Broadband
Facebook and Eutelsat to build satellite broadband system for Sub-Saharan Africa
Met Anti-Terror Chief Slams “Unhelpful” Social Media Companies
Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley claims social media giants aren't doing enough to help police with the fight against terrorism
Microsoft, Google, Facebook Push Global Connectivity Agenda
Facebook outlines plans for refugee camp connectivity as Microsoft and Google chase after India
Internet.org App And Mobile Site Become ‘Free Basics By Facebook’
Internet.org aims to separate controversial free curated web service from its charitable aims and programmes
EU US Data Sharing Deal Is ‘Invalid’, Says ECJ’s Advocate General
Potential world of hurt for Facebook and others after AG says data sharing deal with US is invalid
Advocate General To Advise On EU, US Data Sharing Agreement
Legal expert to offer his opinion on whether EU Safe Habour data sharing agreement is binding
Facebook Preparing The Launch of ‘Facebook At Work’
New version of the social network will offer a way for users to stay in touch with their co-workers
Facebook Is Finally Launching A ‘Dislike’ Button
Mark Zuckerberg says the new option will allow Facebook users to ‘express empathy’
Greater Manchester Police Website Suffers DoS Attack
Police website knocked offline for several hours following denial-of-service attack
Data Centre Laws Postponed In Russia For Facebook, Google
Roskomnadzor comms regulator delays data sovereignty enforcement for big US techies until January amidst data centre build refusals
One Billion People Access Facebook In A Single Day
Facebook rebuffs concerns about fatigue as social network reaches one billion milestone
Facebook M Is Your New Social Media Virtual Assistant
Siri-esque service will live inside Facebook Messenger and help answer life's tricky questions
Facebook ‘Loophole’ Allows Personal Data Harvesting
Facebook dismissed claims that the technique could be used to build massive scam databases
Facebook Gets Green Light For Irish Data Centre
Local Councillor says approval is the "best news" he's had in the county in his 30 years of service
Facebook Solar-Powered Drone Is The Size Of A Boeing 737
Aquila drone project will see Internet laser-beamed to unconnected parts of the world from 90,000ft in the sky
Facebook Shifts Focus With Internet.org
Facebook is now presenting Internet.org it as a way of getting more users onto paid Internet services
Facebook Developing Digital Assistant
‘Moneypenny’ should make sure your Messenger usage never gets shaken or stirred