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1. Your Facebook data can be snatched by JavaScript trackers
(English/engadget)

Facebook is looking into a security report that reveals Facebook user data can be snatched by JavaScript trackers if they're planted in websites that let users log in with their Facebook credentials. ...

2. Facebook puts 1.5bn users on a boat from Ireland to California
(English/TheRegister)

Social media giant continues its loving embrace of GDPR privacy rules Facebook is quietly changing its terms of service to shift 1.5 billion users away from Europe to the US while continuing to claim it ...

3. Cambridge Analytica was looking to jump on the crypto bandwagon, too
(English/engadget)

Before news broke that it had improperly obtained millions of Facebook users' data and undercover videos showed executives listing entrapment among the nefarious ways it could halt political opponents, ...

4. Oculus updates privacy controls to comply with GDPR rules
(English/engadget)

By and large, Facebook has chosen to weasel out of its earlier claims to extend GDPR privacy protections worldwide, even though it really could. Meanwhile, other parts of the company are grappling with ...

5. Facebook esclude 1,5 miliardi di utenti dal GDPR
(Italiano/webnews)

Facebook sposterà 1,5 miliardi di iscritti non europei dalla sede irlandese a quella americana per evitare che ricadano sotto le nuove regole del GDPR. The post Facebook esclude 1,5 miliardi di utenti ...

6. 48 million personal profiles left exposed by data firm LocalBlox
(English/TheRegister)

Poorly configured S3 buckets strike again US social network data aggregator LocalBlox has been caught leaving its AWS bucket of 48 million records – harvested in part from Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter ...

7. Facebook to exclude 1.5 billion users from GDPR privacy protections
(English/engadget)

Europe's GDPR privacy regulations go into effect May 25th and Facebook showed how it plans to comply earlier this week. What has been on many people's minds though is whether the company will ...

8. Criptovalute: Cambridge Analytica pensava a una ICO
(Italiano/webnews)

Cambridge Analytica progettava di lanciare una ICO per una propria criptovaluta prima dello scandalo Facebook e sta oggi sviluppando una blockchain. The post Criptovalute: Cambridge Analytica pensava ...

9. Facebook vs regulation: we exist nowhere and everywhere, all at once
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Where is Facebook located? Well, if you're the taxman, Facebook's global HQ is a tiny shed somewhere in Ireland, where Facebook can escape virtually all taxation; but on the other hand, if you're the ...

10. It looks like Facebook is preparing to build its own AI chips
(English/Betanews)

Facebook appears to be looking to design and build its own processors at some point in the future. The social networking giant has posted a job listing on its corporate website looking for a manager to ...

11. Facebook job ad hints at homebrew silicon plans
(English/TheRegister)

Can you build an AI/ML FPGA? And could you tell your Mum you work for Zuck? Poll  Facebook’s hinted it will join the ranks of hyperscalers that roll their own silicon, with a job ad for an “ASIC & ...

12. Facebook testa una nuova esperienza video
(Italiano/webnews)

Facebook ha iniziato a testare un nuovo servizio che permetterà di trasmettere video già regstrati all'interno di Facebook Live. The post Facebook testa una nuova esperienza video appeared first on Webnews. ...

13. Facebook vuole realizzare i processori in casa
(Italiano/webnews)

Facebook starebbe lavorando alla creazione di un team che si occuperà di sviluppare direttamente i processori da utilizzare per i propri server e prodotti. The post Facebook vuole realizzare i processori ...

14. Facebook's login-to-other-sites service lets scum slurp your stuff
(English/TheRegister)

Your security's only as good as your partners'. And some Facebook partners are rotten A security researcher has claimed it's possible to extract user information from Facebook's Login service, the tool ...

15. Facebook is just crazy enough to make its own processors
(English/engadget)

Facebook is forming a team to build its own semiconductors, according to job listings and sources that spoke to Bloomberg. The social media company would be joining other tech titans that have recently ...

16. Facebook previews GDPR privacy tools and, yep, it's the same old BS
(English/TheRegister)

ACCEPT AND CONTINUE. ACCEPT AND CONTINUE Comment  Facebook has previewed its new privacy settings, developed to meet new European privacy legislation that comes into force next month.… Read all  ...

17. Facebook is testing playable game ads so you can try before you buy
(English/engadget)

If you've played any free-to-play mobile games recently, you'll be familiar with the playable ads that let you try a little bit of gameplay while waiting for the advertisement to time out. Google ...

18. Martin Shkreli's request for a minimum-security federal camp is denied -- he's going to prison
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... with higher levels of security. Matsumoto had said Shkreli was a danger as she revoked his bail for, among other things, his bizarre offer to Facebook followers of $5,000 for each strand of hair they ...

19. AI-powered offline translation comes to Microsoft Translator apps
(English/Betanews)

... Facebook and Symantec are among… [Continue Reading] Read all  ...

20. Facebook lets creators turn video premieres into live events
(English/engadget)

If you watch enough Twitch channels, you may have seen a Premiere -- a pre-recorded video that debuts as a live stream. It lets broadcasters recreate the thrill you'd expect from a TV show premiere, ...

21. Ontario town councillor posted racial slur to Facebook then claimed his account was hacked and asked IT to wipe his hard-drive
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Don Cardy is a town councillor in Brant County, Ontario; on August 29, 2017, late at night, Cardy replied to a post in Arabic with a two-word post: "Fucking raghead." (more…) Read all

22. Cambridge Analytica data-raid: the number is "much greater than 87 million"
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Brittany Kaiser is an ex-Cambridge Analytica employee who gave written testimony and answered questions at the UK Parliament this week in which she revealed that the Facebook apps that Cambridge Analytica ...

23. Facebook rolls out new customer 'privacy experiences' to comply with GDPR
(English/Neowin)

In order to comply with GDPR, Facebook is rolling out changes regarding how it handles customer privacy by asking users to make the decision about which data they want to share with the public. Read more... ...

24. Facebook faces foe formation in facial fingering fight
(English/TheRegister)

Judge allows face recognition lawsuit class action status A federal judge on Monday ruled that a lawsuit filed over Facebook's use of facial recognition technology can proceed as a class action, raising ...