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Facebook's major focus elections in India, US, Pakistan, says Mark Zuckerberg

Terming 2018 a "big year" for elections, Zuckerberg said Facebook was enhancing its security features to prevent trolls from spreading information.

Cambridge Analytica scandal affected up to 87 million users: Facebook

Zuckerberg acknowledged he made a "huge mistake" in failing to take a broad enough view of what Facebook's responsibility is in the world.

Microsoft transparent about data collection: official

The official said the company’s privacy policies helped customers keep their data private and in their control.

Uttar Pradesh Police takes on criminals in filmy style, wishes them April Fools' Day: Check how!

The state police, which is continuing with its encounter spree, posted the message on Twitter on April Fools' Day and warned those who take law in their hands. But ofcourse, it was not plain and simple.

New Facebook privacy tools to allow users more control over their data

The changes won’t affect Facebook’s privacy policies or the types of data it gathers on users.

Govt of India seeks details of data breach from Facebook by April 7

The government seeks to know if the personal data of Indian voters has been compromised by Cambridge Analytica.

Facebook privacy fallout: Microsoft fears more regulations; calls for more blockchain adoption

“All the signals say that there will probably be more regulation in the industry and our job is to comply with the regulations,” its executive vice president for business development Peggy Johnson said.

After naming Congress, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower mentions JD(U) in doc; party denies claim

Wylie claims SCL India has a database of over 600 districts and 7 lakh villages.

Cambridge Analytica employee on India project may have been 'poisoned' in Kenya: Whistleblower

Christopher Wylie said that Dan Muresan, who had worked on the Indian project, was suspected to have been poisoned in his Kenyan hotel room in 2012 after a deal went sour.

Cyber agency CERT-In advises Internet users against Aadhaar details sharing on social media

Facebook data breach: Zukerberg admits mistake, vows to bring in changes to protect user data

Facebook, which has over two billion users globally, including over 200 million from India, has been in the eye of the storm over harvesting of data of millions of users by Cambridge Analytica that is linked to Donald Trump's campaign.

Facebook, Google making profits from 'pop-up' brothels: Report

According to a report in The Sunday Times, "Pop-up" sex clubs were discovered in Cornwall, Cambridge, Swindon and holiday cottages in the Peak district.

Google gets 2.4 million URL removal requests under new EU laws

In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Justice established the "right to be forgotten," or more accurately, the "right to delist", allowing Europeans to ask search engines to delist information about themselves from search results.

Facebook to roll out fix for bug in two-factor authentication

Facebook has promised to roll out a fix soon that will stop non-security-related notifications.

WhatsApp payment public launch only after meeting all norms: NPCI

Popular digital wallet platform Paytm on Thursday accused WhatsApp of flouting norms laid out by the NPCI and demanded a level-playing field for all UPI-based apps.

Twitter to soon livestream news to curb misinformation

In a first such test, Twitter live-streamed footage from Miami's WSVN 7 as the media outlet covered the shooting at a Florida school in which 17 people were killed on Wednesday.

Twitter turns first profit ever, but problems remain

On Thursday, the company said it had an average of 330 million monthly active users in the final three months of last year, unchanged from the previous quarter and below Wall Street's estimate of 333 million.

ROAR to help decode Facebook emoticons

While the trusty "like" button is still the most popular way to signal approval for Facebook posts, ROAR can help navigate the increasingly complicated way people are expressing how they feel on social media.

Microsoft's AI-powered desi chatbot turns 1

"I ?? Coldplay.. I wanna sing Para-para-paradise along with the crowd," said now one-year-old Ruuh, when asked about her bucket list.

Twitter bans fake celebrity porn videos, accounts

Deepfakes are in violation of Twitter's terms of use, according to which, "you may not post or share intimate photos or videos of someone that were produced or distributed without their consent".

Snapchat pips Facebook in Q4 2017 in US

Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat was quoted as saying that its daily average users in the region during the fourth quarter of 2017 rose five per cent from the prior quarter to 80 million.

Facebook may soon tell if you are rich or poor

According to the patent, the social media giant wants to build a system that collects users' personal data, such as education, homeownership and internet usage, in order to predict their socio-economic status.

Google hiring more people outside Silicon Valley in US

In an investors' call, CEO Sundar Pichai said that Google would be "making significant investments in offices across nine states, including Colorado and Michigan".

Worldwide outage hits Facebook: Report

The issue seemed to have started just before 1 pm (ET) and 6.30 pm (IST) on Thursday.

Facebook, Instagram crash in India: Worried users look for answers on Twitter

Confused Facebook and Instagram users took to microblogging site Twitter to find out if the sites had really crashed or they were facing local issues.

Facebook should pay for ‘trusted’ news, says media tycoon Rupert Murdoch

“Facebook and Google have popularized scurrilous news sources through algorithms that are profitable for these platforms but inherently unreliable,” Murdoch said.

'I don't regret' firing man who wrote anti-diversity memo: Google CEO Sundar Pichai

"The last thing we do when we make decisions like this is look at it with a political lens," Pichai said.

New Facebook update to prioritise trustworthy news, says Mark Zuckerberg

In a Facebook post on Saturday, Zuckerberg said it’s important that News Feed promotes high-quality news that helps build a sense of common ground for its over two billion users.