Year: 2018

Technology

Facebook under pressure as EU, U.S. urge probes of data practices

Reuters News March 19, 2018 0

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg faced calls on Monday from U.S. and European lawmakers to explain how a consultancy that worked on President Donald Trump's election campaign gained access to data on 50 million Facebook users.

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British prime minister very concerned by Facebook data abuse reports

Reuters News March 19, 2018 0

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is very concerned by allegations that the British data firm Cambridge Analytica exploited data on millions of Facebook users without their authorization in election campaigns, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday.

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Facebook shares slide after reports of data misuse

Reuters News March 19, 2018 0

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's shares fell 4 percent in premarket on Monday after media reports that a political consultancy that worked on President Donald Trump's campaign gained inappropriate access to data on 50 million Facebook users.

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Exclusive: ‘Where can I buy?’ – Google makes push to turn product searches into cash

Reuters News March 19, 2018 1

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google routinely fields product queries from millions of shoppers. Now it wants to take a cut of their purchases, too.