February 01, 2018

Facebook sued for not stopping killer who gave 4 minute notice

The killer called it an "Easter day slaughter," fatally shot a 74-year-old father of 10, then posted a video of the shooting to Facebook.

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February 08, 2017

Police mine Facebook for data on inauguration protesters

Mobile devices and social media accounts targeted by police in the aftermath of arrests

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November 02, 2016

Facebook halts plan to mine profiles for insurance quotes

Admiral's plan to award discounts in return for data contravenes Facebook's terms

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May 09, 2016

Twitter bans US spying agencies from terrorism early alert service

The service, Dataminr, alerted clients to the Brussels attacks 10 minutes before media knew: one example of its real-time Twitter analysis.

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December 03, 2015

Google accused of spying on students in FTC complaint

"Minors shouldn’t be tracked or used as guinea pigs, with their data treated as a profit center," says the EFF's Nate Cardozo.

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July 08, 2015

Social media etiquette for Jim Carrey (and everyone else)

Jim Carrey has apologized for tweeting a photo of a child without asking for permission. He's not the first!

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February 12, 2015

The Big Data picture – just how anonymous are “anonymous” records?

You know those "anonymous surveys" you may have filled in? They don't tell anyone it was you. Or do they?

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