The smart phone
capabilities to function as a camera and camcorder allowed Facebook to serve as
a real-time family picture album. Facebook also allows Facebook groups to
establish Facebook Pages that operate like websites.
Now Facebook is under
attack. See below:
Facebook is under fire and may face fines — again —
for potentially mishandling users’ data, Tony Romm
Missouri launches investigation into Google’s handling of consumer data, Hamza Shaban
Facebook’s
arrangements with Amazon.com, Apple, BlackBerry and Samsung allowing their
devices to access data from the social network’s users could further expose
Facebook to steep fines and other penalties, experts said.
The practice — which may have occurred
without users’ full knowledge — drew sharp rebukes Monday from lawmakers who
said Facebook has misled them about the way it collects and swaps consumers’
data. And it could spark additional scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission,
which is already investigating Facebook for recent privacy mishaps.
I have no dog in the
fight with Facebook. I don’t post, I just see family photos and Facebook Group
posts from my desktop PC. I don’t have a smart phone. I don’t “twitter”. I
don’t use “social media”.
Oh Google!
The Google algorithm
spies on what we access on the internet and directs ads to us based on what we
access.
This was announced as
an advantage, but is actually annoying. See below:
Missouri’s attorney
general said Monday that he has launched an investigation into whether Google
has mishandled private customer data and manipulated its search results to
favor its own products, a further sign that Silicon Valley’s political fortunes
may be on the descent.
The probe comes after
European antitrust regulators levied a $2.7 billion fine against Google in June
and as Washington is taking a harder look into the influence of dominant
tech companies in American society.
Attorney General Josh
Hawley said that the investigation will focus on three issues: the scope of
Google's data collection, whether it has abused its market position as a
dominant search engine and whether the company used its competitors
content as its own in search results. The state has issued Google a
subpoena seeking information about its business practices.
I have a PC and use
Google to research facts for this Blog.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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