Video conferencing app Zoom sharing users data to Facebook: report
5 years ago

Video conferencing app Zoom sharing users data to Facebook: report

The Hindu  

Popular video conferencing iOS app Zoom is quietly sending users information to Facebook without alerting them, even if users do not have a Facebook account, the media reported. According to network traffic analysis carried out by Motherboard, Zoom for iOS is sending data to Facebook without making any mention of the practice in its privacy policy. “Zoom notes that it may collect data related to a user’s Facebook profile, but does not explicitly mention sharing data on users who don’t have a Facebook account,” said the report. Zoom has become enormously popular as a video conferencing solution for both work and more social settings owing to the new coronavirus pandemic as most people are now working from home globally.

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Govt raises red flags over video conference app Zoom, calls it unsafe
4 years, 11 months ago

Govt raises red flags over video conference app Zoom, calls it unsafe

Live Mint  

The Union home ministry has raised alarm bells, flagging video conferencing software Zoom as unsafe and vulnerable to cyber crimes. The MHA in its latest advisory through its Cyber Coordination Centre on Thursday has red-flagged the video conferencing facility as “unsafe”, days after India’s Computer Emergency Response Team had raised concerns over potential cyber attacks through Zoom. Motherboard found that …

Zoom has 200 million users, app announces 90-day feature freeze to focus on privacy
4 years, 11 months ago

Zoom has 200 million users, app announces 90-day feature freeze to focus on privacy

India Today  

Zoom became immensely popular over the last couple of weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic that sent the world into a complete lockdown. CEO and founder Eric S. Yuan in a longish blog post said that Zoom will freeze new features for 90 days to resolve the safety and privacy issues. We have strived to provide you with uninterrupted service …

Zoom, the video conferencing app everyone is using, faces questions over privacy
5 years ago

Zoom, the video conferencing app everyone is using, faces questions over privacy

CNN  

CNN Business — The coronavirus outbreak has seen millions of people ordered to stay in their homes flock to Zoom, using the video conference app for everything from brunches and birthday parties to religious events and even a UK cabinet meeting. New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to Zoom on Monday asking whether the company “is taking …

Zoom faces lawsuit over Facebook data controversy
5 years ago

Zoom faces lawsuit over Facebook data controversy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Video conference app Zoom illegally shared personal data with Facebook, even if users …

Zoom updates iOS app amid criticism, stops sharing data with Facebook
5 years ago

Zoom updates iOS app amid criticism, stops sharing data with Facebook

India Today  

Video conferencing app Zoom saw a sudden spike in adoption as a large chunk of workforce moved to collaborate remotely during lockdown. Zoom uses a Facebook integration for login, which was also reportedly being used to share data with the social media company. Zoom has now issued an update to its iOS app to stop sending confidential and private data …

Zoom video conferencing app sharing users' data with Facebook: Here's why you should be worried
5 years ago

Zoom video conferencing app sharing users' data with Facebook: Here's why you should be worried

India TV News  

As the coronavirus cases keep rising throughout the globe, more people are being assigned work from home. Reports suggest that the Zoom iOS app has been sending users' data to Facebook even if they don't have an account on the platform. According to an investigation by Motherboard, Zoom does not provide sufficient information to users related to its data collection …

Zoom's iOS app shares data with Facebook even if users don't have an account
5 years ago

Zoom's iOS app shares data with Facebook even if users don't have an account

India Today  

The coronavirus pandemic has proved to be a boon for many tech companies and video conferencing software Zoom is one of them. A report now claims that Zoom’s iOS app sends data to Facebook despite the fact some users don’t even have an account on the social media platform. However, many tech experts have said that it is not something …

Facebook caught sharing private user data with telecom companies, phone makers: Report
5 years, 10 months ago

Facebook caught sharing private user data with telecom companies, phone makers: Report

Firstpost  

Facebook’s apps harvest and package eight different categories of information for use by 100 companies. The social media giant has been found to be offering private data of users to 100 different telecom companies and phone makers in 50 countries without their knowledge or consent. All this is allegedly being done through a corporate data-sharing programme announced by Facebook last …

Facebook tracks Android users even if you don't have Facebook app installed, or don't have FB account
6 years, 2 months ago

Facebook tracks Android users even if you don't have Facebook app installed, or don't have FB account

India Today  

Facebook loves to collect data. Now some research has shown that Facebook also collects data of Android users who don't have Facebook app installed on their phones, or don't even have Facebook account. Privacy International security researchers, Frederike Kaltheuner and Christopher Weatherhead, recently conducted a research to study how Facebook collects data about non-users, the people who have made a …

Facebook tracks data of Android users even if they do not have an account
6 years, 2 months ago

Facebook tracks data of Android users even if they do not have an account

Firstpost  

At least 61 percent apps automatically transfer data to Facebook the moment a user opens the app. It was found that, “At least 61 percent of the tested apps automatically transfer data to Facebook the moment a user opens the app. App developers share data with Facebook through the Facebook Software Development Kit, a set of software development tools that …

Facebook regulators assessing claims of it sharing user data without permission
6 years, 3 months ago

Facebook regulators assessing claims of it sharing user data without permission

Firstpost  

Facebook said it did not give companies access to personal data of users without their permission. Facebook ’s lead regulator in the European Union on Wednesday said it was assessing a report in the New York Times that the social network allowed some tech companies far greater access to data than it had disclosed. That's not true – and we …

Facebook claims it shared data with Netflix, Spotify with user permission
6 years, 3 months ago

Facebook claims it shared data with Netflix, Spotify with user permission

Firstpost  

Facebook says that the preferential data access was given to these apps with user permission. Facebook Inc said it did not give some companies access to people’s data without their permission, after the New York Times reported on Tuesday that the social network allowed some large technology companies greater access to user data. Facebook also gave companies like Netflix and …

Report: Facebook Underreported Amount Of User Data Third Parties Had Access To
6 years, 3 months ago

Report: Facebook Underreported Amount Of User Data Third Parties Had Access To

NPR  

Report: Facebook Underreported Amount Of User Data Third Parties Had Access To A new New York Times story finds that Facebook has underreported the amount of personal user data it allowed outside companies to access. Now, The New York Times is reporting that the social media giant allowed third parties access to users' personal data, largely without their consent. DANCE: …

Facebook wielded data to reward, punish rivals, emails show
6 years, 3 months ago

Facebook wielded data to reward, punish rivals, emails show

Live Mint  

London/San Francisco: Facebook Inc. wielded user data like a bargaining chip, providing access when that sharing might encourage people to spend more time on the social network -- and imposing strict limits on partners in cases where it saw a potential competitive threat, emails show. Alerted to the possible competitive threat by an engineer who recommended cutting off Vine’s access …

Facebook struck deals over data and burnt rivals, show internal emails
6 years, 3 months ago

Facebook struck deals over data and burnt rivals, show internal emails

Hindustan Times  

Internal emails from Facebook, including some from CEO Mark Zuckerberg, have led British lawmakers to conclude that the social media giant had deals with third party apps that continued to allow access to personal data of users. A British parliamentary panel released a cache of Facebook emails revealing sharing of user data An influential UK parliamentary committee looking into fake …

Facebook admits its camera-equipped listening device can collect your data for ads
6 years, 5 months ago

Facebook admits its camera-equipped listening device can collect your data for ads

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook's decision to launch a camera-equipped listening device for people's living rooms, just …

Facebook says it disagrees with report claiming it shared user data with smartphone makers
6 years, 9 months ago

Facebook says it disagrees with report claiming it shared user data with smartphone makers

India Today  

Facebook is trouble again. Just weeks after the company co-founder Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by the European Union parliamentarians over the company's data privacy practices, a new report suggests that the social media giant allowed nearly 60 device makers including Apple, Samsung, Amazon, BlackBerry, HTC and Microsoft to access personal information of users and their friends. As per the report, …

Facebook Defends Giving Device-Makers Access To Users' Data For Years
6 years, 9 months ago

Facebook Defends Giving Device-Makers Access To Users' Data For Years

NPR  

Facebook Defends Giving Device-Makers Access To Users' Data For Years Enlarge this image toggle caption Regis Duvignau/Reuters Regis Duvignau/Reuters Updated at 7:35 p.m. Sponsor Message Facebook denies that claim, issuing a statement saying that information from users' contacts "was only accessible on devices when people made a decision to share their information with those friends." The new accusations center on …

Facebook knows about users from third party apps and websites too
6 years, 11 months ago

Facebook knows about users from third party apps and websites too

Live Mint  

Following the US Congressional hearing last week where CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled about Facebook’s data gathering and sharing practices, the social media network is trying to limit the damage by explaining how its various data collection policies work. In an official blog post, published on 16 April, Facebook throws light on the purpose and nature of data it is …

Users’ own data, but they license it to Facebook: CEO Mark Zuckerberg
6 years, 11 months ago

Users’ own data, but they license it to Facebook: CEO Mark Zuckerberg

The Hindu  

Users own and control the data they share on Facebook, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly told American lawmakers, who remained skeptical of this argument through two Congressional hearings on the company’s privacy policy on Tuesday and Wednesday. Opt-in rather than opt-out Several lawmakers also pushed for privacy and data access controls on Facebook that are designed to be …

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