Facebook fixes glitch that exposed millions of user passwords to employees
Facebook has resolved a glitch that exposed passwords of millions of users stored in readable format within its internal systems to its employees.
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Telcos block sites in wake of NZ government plea
Australia’s major telcos have temporarily blocked a number of sites hosting footage of Friday’s terror attack in Christchurch.
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NBN, NAB, Hoyts among 2M paying Facebook Workplace users
The NBN Co, NAB and cinema chain Hoyts are among the local companies using Facebook’s Workplace service.
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Intel working with Facebook on AI chip coming later this year
Intel is working with Facebook to finish a new artificial intelligence chip in the second half of this year, as revealed during CES in Las Vegas.
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Facebook gave companies access to data only after user permission
Facebook said it did not give companies access to personal data of users without their permission, in response to a The New York Times report.
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Microsoft, Amazon and Yahoo given access to Facebook users' data: report
Technology giants including Microsoft, Amazon and Yahoo were granted special access to Facebook users' data according to The New York Times.
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Australian watchdog calls for more scrutiny of Google, Facebook
Australia's competition watchdog has recommended a new regulatory body be set up to monitor tech giants Facebook and Google.
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Australia passes bill to force tech firms to hand over encrypted data
Australia's parliament has passed a bill to force tech firms such as Google, Facebook and Apple to give police access to encrypted data.
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Facebook gave preferential access to data to certain companies
Facebook gave some companies, including Netflix and Airbnb, preferential access to user data in 2015 as it limited services for most others.
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Tim Berners-Lee: tech giants may have to be split up
Tech giants such as Facebook and Google have grown so dominant they may need to be broken up, according to the inventor of the World Wide Web.
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Apple boss takes aim at 'weaponisation' of customer data
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said customer data was being "weaponised with military efficiency" by companies to increase profit.
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Apple set to back strong privacy laws in Europe and US
Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to praise new GDPR privacy rules and voice support for strong laws in Europe and the US.
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Is Facebook about to buy a cyber security firm?
As the dust settles on news that cyber attackers stole data from 29 million accounts, Facebook is rumoured to be buying a cyber security firm.
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Scandal-hit Facebook hires former UK deputy prime minister as global PR guru
Facebook has hired former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to lead its global affairs and communications team.
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Facebook tentatively concludes spammers were behind recent data breach
Facebook has tentatively concluded that spammers looking to make money, and not a nation-state, were behind the largest-ever data theft.
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