Mozilla shuts down even more Firefox services(neowin.net)

49 points by bundie 1 year ago | 36 comments

Google loses yet another AI pioneer as Keras creator leaves(neowin.net)

5 points by bundie 1 year ago | 0 comments

Gorhill pulls uBlock Origin Lite from Firefox store(neowin.net)

304 points by croes 2 years ago | 299 comments

Phil Spencer is exiting Microsoft as AI executive takes over Xbox(neowin.net)

63 points by bundie 8 months ago | 40 comments

Google can now read your WhatsApp messages(neowin.net)

392 points by bundie 1 year ago | 252 comments

Neowin guide explaining that Google's Gemini assistant can now access WhatsApp messages on Android and how to disable that access.

Google Cloud outage affects almost all banking and other operations in Europe(neowin.net)

373 points by paweladamczuk 6 days ago | 207 comments

Neowin news article reporting a Google Cloud outage disrupting HSBC, Revolut, Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, Equifax and other European services.

EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram(dig.watch)

643 points by pbrw 3 years ago | 631 comments

Dig.watch news update reporting that the EU data protection regulator banned Meta's personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram, with possible fines up to 4% of turnover.

Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation(axios.com)

540 points by giuliomagnifico 6 months ago | 219 comments

Axios scoop reporting that Meta removed ads on its platforms soliciting plaintiffs for social media addiction lawsuits.

Meta is killing off its AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles(theguardian.com)

340 points by n1b0m 1 year ago | 485 comments

Guardian article reporting that Meta is removing its AI-generated Instagram and Facebook profiles after backlash, including over a persona called 'proud Black queer momma'.

Meta unlawfully ignores the users' right to easily withdraw consent(noyb.eu)

363 points by dotcoma 2 years ago | 103 comments

noyb news post from January 2024 arguing that Meta violates GDPR by making withdrawal of consent harder than giving it under its pay-or-okay model.

Meta's Onavo VPN removed SSL encryption of competitor's analytics traffic(documentcloud.org)

381 points by wordhydrogen 2 years ago | 138 comments

Court filing in Klein v. Meta alleging Facebook's In-App Action Panel program used SSL man-in-the-middle techniques via Onavo to intercept Snapchat, YouTube and Amazon analytics traffic.

Meta confirms 1000s of Instagram accounts were hacked by abusing its AI chatbot(this.weekinsecurity.com)

643 points by speckx 4 months ago | 233 comments

Newsletter article reporting Meta confirmed thousands of Instagram accounts without 2FA were hijacked by tricking its Meta AI chatbot into resetting passwords.