Image copyright PA Media Image caption The apps were associated with around 400 developers Facebook says it has suspended tens of thousands of apps as part of an investigation it launched in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal. The suspended apps were associated with about 400 developers, it said. Facebook said not […]
Facebook—the social media company that has been under intense public criticism for not adequately safeguarding the personal information of its 2 billion users—has suspended tens of thousands of apps for a variety of violations, including improperly sharing private data. In a post published on Friday, Facebook VP of Product Partnerships Ime Archibong said the move
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Since the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook has been looking into app developers who have access to user data. Graphic by Pixabay/Illustration by CNET Facebook said Friday that it has suspended tens of thousands of apps for various reasons as part of an investigation the company launched last year in response to a major data privacy
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The suspensions come 18 months after Facebook began investigating the security of people’s data when accessed by developers and other partners. Facebook said in a blog post that it had investigated millions of apps and targeted those that had access to “large amounts of information” or had the “potential to abuse” its policies. The company
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from the whoops-a-daisy dept MoviePass initially seemed like it might be a plausible idea, though recently the outfit has been exposed for being terrible at this whole business thing. The service initially let movie buffs pay $30 a month in exchange for unlimited movie tickets at participating theaters, provided they signed up for a full
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In a blog post explaining ways in which it collects user feedback, Facebook says that tens of thousands of its users opt in to take the company’s user research surveys every week on the platform. The responses to surveys are among the feedback methods that inform company decisions around product updates and ranking algorithms. According
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