If you add up how much money Facebook spent on lobbying during the last four quarters, it appears the social networking giant set a new record in 2011: $1.35 million. Last year, Facebook’s lobbying budget passed the $1 million milestone, according to last quarter’s report filed with the U.S. ... Read more...
After all this talk about Google’s new privacy policy and Facebook’s Timeline, people are now waking up to the fact that LinkedIn too may be making use of your information in ways you don’t want. Google has unified its privacy policies, Facebook is rolling out its Timeline feature, and th... Read more...
Have you seen those barcode-looking things recently but haven’t got the slightest what they’re for? After this post, you’ll see how they might just end up making your life a little bit easier one day! Many of you reading this have undoubtedly seen a QR (Quick Response) code by now (the thing ... Read more...
By: Lana Adams My name is Lana Adams. I am a writer, by definition. I am a twenty-something year old, recent graduate of Temple University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and I am interested in helping people. I want to help people in whatever way that I can, whether it’s informing peop... Read more...
Your Facebook phone may be the equivalent of having a KGB agent tailing you. Mark Zuckerberg will be in your pocket. You might as well wear one of those ankle bracelets for tracking. The Facebook phone is in play—again—and it appears we have another 12 to 18 months to go before mobile a... Read more...
One day in March, pranksters turned the cafeteria at Robert E. Lee High School in Fairfax County into a maelstrom of hurled milk cartons and leftover lunch. Close to 100 teenagers joined the melee, flinging sandwiches and water bottles. Hundreds of others, caught in the crossfire, scr... Read more...
Two US congressmen today asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate recent accusations that Facebook tracks its users even after they log out of the social network, an issue the company says it has since fixed. Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Joe Barton, a Texas Republica... Read more...
Facebook will face a new legal challenge from Europe with the Telegraph reporting that a new law will prohibit the company from using users' information to produce bespoke advertising. The new directive from the European Commission would mean that Facebook would be unable to sell individuals' in... Read more...
Carrier IQ provides software for carriers to track issues on your phone to help make the service you pay for better. So why in the world are so many people spun up about the software? The major news of the week is obviously the Carrier IQ controversy (see ZDNet related links below for lots of cover... Read more...