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Nov 3, 2021

Facebook’s Nick Clegg attacks Apple’s ATT privacy feature, again

Nick Clegg, Head of Global Affairs at Facebook (now called Meta) criticized Apple’s ATT privacy feature. Speaking at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal, he said that Apple is exploiting its dominant market position and its power of…

Nov 3, 2021

Facebook is shutting down facial recognition system over privacy and social concerns

by Rida Imran

In the coming weeks, the Facebook app will longer support the facial recognition system which was used to automatically recognize users in photos and videos, for suggested tagging and other purposes. The company says that decision is taken to preserve…

Oct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021

Facebook company is now called ‘Meta’ to reflect its efforts in creating a metaverse

by Rida Imran

In the video presentation on its plans for the future, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new name of the company “Meta”. Zuckerberg said that the new name reflects the company’s evolution from just social media platform into a metaverse….

Oct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021

Facebook imposes ‘legal hold’ asking employees to preserve internal documents since 2016

by Rida Imran

As its investigation proceeds, Facebook tells employees to “preserve internal documents and communications since 2016” related to its business. The social media tech giant is under investigation by U.S lawmakers after a whistle-blower provided evidence that the company deliberately ignored…

Oct 26, 2021Oct 26, 2021

With $29 billion ad revenue, Facebook CEO slams Apple’s app tracking system for hurting “millions” of small businesses

by Rida Imran

At its Q3 2021 earnings conference, Facebook reported $29.01 billion in revenue from advertisements. Even then, the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed discontent with Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature and said that it hurting “millions of small businesses” including…

Oct 24, 2021

Google accused of colluding with Facebook to bypass Apple’s privacy measures

by Imran Hussain

As per the antitrust case against Google in Texas, the company colluded with Facebook for several years to bypass Apple’s privacy measures to identify users and ensure that its ad exchanges always won auctions. In an amended complaint filed on…

Oct 22, 2021Oct 22, 2021

Facebook Messenger introduces new AR ‘Group Effects’ for video calls and Rooms on iOS

by Rida Imran

Facebook Messenger launched new ‘Group Effects’ for video calls and Messenger Rooms. The new augmented reality (AR) effects bring fun experiences to enjoy video calls on the app with friends and family. Previously, Facebook Messenger rolled out end-to-end encryption for…

Oct 20, 2021Oct 20, 2021

Facebook plans to rebrand the company’s name as early as next week

by Rida Imran

The Verge reports that social media giant, Facebook is going to change its company name as early as next week. The effort is inspired by choosing a name that reflects its focus on building the metaverse. According to people familiar…

Oct 15, 2021Oct 15, 2021

WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption for backups are rolling out, here is how to enable the feature

by Rida Imran

WhatsApp is rolling out its new privacy feature ‘end-to-end encryption for backups‘. The company announced the end-to-end encryption for iCloud backups in September to expand security on its platform. The new privacy feature uses two-factor authentication for key stage and…

Oct 12, 2021Oct 12, 2021

Facebook is rolling out a new Audio hub in the US for podcasts, live audio rooms and short clips

by Asma Hussain

Facebook has been heavily focused on improving and adding new audio features to its platform over the past several months. Now, the social media giant is launching a new Audio hub for users in the United States. This hub will…

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Facebook’s Nick Clegg attacks Apple’s ATT privacy feature, again

Facebook is shutting down facial recognition system over privacy and social concerns

Facebook company is now called ‘Meta’ to reflect its efforts in creating a metaverse

Facebook imposes ‘legal hold’ asking employees to preserve internal documents since 2016

With $29 billion ad revenue, Facebook CEO slams Apple’s app tracking system for hurting “millions” of small businesses

Google accused of colluding with Facebook to bypass Apple’s privacy measures

Facebook Messenger introduces new AR ‘Group Effects’ for video calls and Rooms on iOS

Facebook plans to rebrand the company’s name as early as next week

WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption for backups are rolling out, here is how to enable the feature

Facebook is rolling out a new Audio hub in the US for podcasts, live audio rooms and short clips