Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols reports: We live our lives on the internet. That’s because when Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the web, he made it easy for everyone to use it and share information. Fast forward 28-years, and your personal information is controlled largely by major companies such as Amazon, Facebook, and Google. Enough already. Berners-Lee wants…
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In test case, U.S. fails to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls – sources
Joseph Menn and Dan Levine report: U.S. investigators failed in a recent courtroom effort to force Facebook to wiretap voice calls over its Messenger app in a closely watched test case, according to two people briefed on the sealed ruling. Read more on Reuters.
Facebook Network is Breached, Putting 50 Million Users’ Data at Risk
Mike Isaac and Sheera Frenkel report: Facebook said on Friday that an attack on its computer network had exposed the personal information of nearly 50 million users. The company said it discovered the breach this week, finding that attackers had exploited a feature in Facebook’s code that allowed them to take over user accounts. The…
Google to give Chrome users an opt-out to ‘forced login’ after privacy backlash
Natasha Lomas reports: Google has responded to blowback about a privacy hostile change it made this week, which removes user agency by automating Chrome browser sign-ins, by rowing back slightly — saying it will give users the ability to disable this linking of web-based sign-in with browser-based sign-in in a forthcoming update (Chrome 70), due mid…