Do tech companies have too much power? ACCC Digital Platforms Inquiry
To answer that question, Do tech companies have too much power - the old witty retort, “Is the Pope a Catholic?” comes immediately to mind.
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Fake reviews – the scourge of the internet (update)
Fake Reviews have become the scourge on the internet. As many as 90% are declared ‘unreliable using the same text, hyperbole or suspiciously positive words’.
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Facebook won’t get my goat, but the FTC may get theirs
Facebook’s CEO Mark Elliot Zuckerberg killed a goat and ate
it. Dinner guest, Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter says, “I just ate my salad.”
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Facebook suspends 400 data stealing apps. Dumps its own data-stealing Onavo
Facebook has suspended 400 apps due to concerns around the developers who built them or how the information people chose to share with the app may have been us... (Read More)
Data Transfer Project makes it easier for us to swap data around
Microsoft, Google, Twitter and Facebook have jointly announced the Data Transfer Project. When finished it will enable data to move from one platform to another... (Read More)
Don’t give away too much by oversharing on social media
Oversharing on social media can create huge security issues. It does not matter if you think you are safe – social media has ‘ways of making you talk’.
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Facebook F-up again. How can you trust this company? (opinion)
Facebook F-up again. Will the badly dressed ‘kid in the hoodie’ apologise yet again? Can you trust a company that stumbles from one disaster to another?
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Deloitte 2018 Privacy Index – it is about transparency and trust
The Deloitte 2018 Privacy Index assesses the privacy practices of the top 100 Australian brands. It confirms that consumers choose brands that are transparent a... (Read More)