Year: 2018

Facebook is in the process of notifying users whether their personal information may have been accessed by Cambridge Analytica. Starting today, users will see one of two notices. The one on the right will go […]

The Justice Department today seized the websites of BackPage.com and replaced it with a banner indicating that it has been seized by the government. Read the full post at Forbes.com

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has expressed support for the Honest Ads Act. In a blog post, he wrote “Election interference is a problem that’s bigger than any one platform, and that’s why we support the […]

The tech industry is facing difficult times right now, punctuated by the tragic shooting at YouTube but also including a “tech backlash” as a result of the practices of some companies. To be sure, the […]

Some of my friends have announced, on Facebook, their intention to leave the service. I respect their decision and wish them well, but I have no plans to #DeleteFacebook. My reasons can be summed up […]

by Larry Magid Last week I wrote about Facebook’s rather complicated privacy settings and, as I said at the time, “I wish it weren’t necessary for me to write this column.”  I actually had two reasons for […]

Facebook Android Messenger and phone records There was a report that Facebook is collecting phone records from its Android users.  This is based on the fact that the Facebook Messenger Android app and Facebook Lite […]

There have been a lot of news stories about Facebook privacy, including personal information being collected and provided to political campaigns. Some people are angry and there is now a movement to #DeleteFacebook. But before you consider deleting your account, read on. […]

Facebook has two ways to disable your account. One is reversible and the other is permanent. You can deactivate an account and then later reactivate it. While it’s deactivated, people can’t see your timeline or […]