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Tesla Releases Latest Privacy Policy: 'Your Data Belongs To You'
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - 9:51am | 342Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) opened a new webpage on its privacy policy. What Happened: The Elon Musk-led company, on the new webpage, said that the company would never sell or rent customers’ data, including personal data and driving history. “Your data belongs to...
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Did You Know Twitter Launched A Video Game? Here's The Lesson It Teaches
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 6:01pm | 471Social media platform Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is inviting its users to play a video game. Here’s why. What Happened: Twitter launched a game called Data Dash on Wednesday. The game coincides with an update to its privacy policy, which was also shared Wednesday. “Through Twitter Data...
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Here Is Why Apple Employees Are Not Happy With CEO Tim Cook
Saturday, September 4, 2021 - 12:01pm | 695A group of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) employees on Friday wrote an open letter to CEO Tim Cook and the rest of the management of the company complaining that there is no reasonable expectation of privacy for workers. What Happened: The letter was published on the...
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Zoom Reaches $85M Settlement In Lawsuit Over User Privacy
Sunday, August 1, 2021 - 1:56pm | 390Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ: ZM) has agreed to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated users' privacy rights, Reuters reports. According to the lawsuit, Zoom was sharing personal data with Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Alphabet...
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Dutch Court Rejects Facebook's Offer To Dismiss Privacy Lawsuit In Netherlands
Saturday, July 3, 2021 - 4:28pm | 367On Saturday, an Amsterdam court ruled that the privacy litigation against Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) in the Netherlands can proceed. The case will be heard in October, the Verge reported. The court rejected Facebook’s offer to have the lawsuit from...
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WhatsApp Delays Roll-Out Of New Privacy Rules, While Telegram Gains 25M Users In 3 Days
Saturday, January 16, 2021 - 11:20am | 426Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) WhatsApp messaging service says it is delaying a new privacy policy update. What Happened: WhatsApp announced in a blog post on Friday that it is postponing its new privacy policy following widespread criticism and millions of users of users fleeing...
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Facebook Dealt A Blow In Europe's Privacy Case
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 12:24pm | 465European regulators have been scrutinizing Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s privacy practices for months. The social media giant has been caught up in the bloc's digital market overhaul along with several other U.S. tech companies, including Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Amazon.com, Inc...
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Snapchat Settles With FTC Over Privacy Discrepancy
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 2:07pm | 647Snapchat may not be as private as you think, and it certainly can't claim to be anymore. The mobile messaging app developer has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which alleged that the company deceived customers about the disappearing nature of messages sent through its...
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Google's "Solve for X" Invites Big Thinkers to Reveal and Discuss Ideas
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 11:50am | 503In an optimistic gesture towards humankind, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has launched a new brainy website for those with radical technological ideas called “Solve for X”. Smarty's can get in the interactive zone by visiting www.wesolveforx.com and reading up on chosen speakers, listening to talks...