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Apple bets on users opting in to be tracked, rather than opting out

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Apr 20, 2021
Apple's new App Tracking Transparency feature comes as a blow to advertisers who've depended on default tracking.
This change means apps won’t be able to collect as much data about mobile users or sell it to advertisers.
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What’s a company to do with all that Facebook Data?

by Amy Scott
Dec 19, 2018
The District of Columbia sued Facebook today for sharing users’ personal data with consulting firm Cambridge Analytica before the 2016 election. But that may be the least of the company’s troubles today. A New York Times investigation has revealed that Facebook has been sharing WAY more of its users’ data with other companies than we […]
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Facebook wants to see everything you see

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 19, 2017
The social media company makes the jump to augmented reality on your phone.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote address at Facebook's F8 Developer Conference Tuesday at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.
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