Apple Vs Facebook: A Losing Battle For Facebook Because Privacy Always Wins With Users
3 years, 9 months ago

Apple Vs Facebook: A Losing Battle For Facebook Because Privacy Always Wins With Users

News 18  

It is nothing new. First, Apple is not ending data tracking and secondly, Apple is not putting an end to personalized In a blog post, Facebook says, “Everyone’s News Feed is unique, which means you’re more likely to see content you want to watch, groups you want to join, creators you want to follow, and products and services you want to buy. This discovery is all powered by personalization, and it’s the not-so-secret sauce that helps people discover products and services that match their needs.” And then carries on portraying a very bleak future for small business and also cite their own Facebook 2020 US State of Small Business Report which suggests 47% of small businesses are saying they might not survive the next six months or are unsure of how long they will stay afloat if current circumstances persist. “Our studies show that when running ads on the Facebook family of apps to drive sales on their websites, small businesses saw a cut of over 60% of their sales, on average, for every dollar they spent when they weren’t able to use their own data to find customers on Facebook,” Facebook had said at the time. Facebook can continue to track users across apps and websites as before, App Tracking Transparency in iOS 14 will just require that they ask for your permission first,” Apple CEO Tim Cook has already said in a tweet.

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Op-Ed: It’s too late to envision a future without Facebook — or at least the world it built
2 years, 10 months ago

Op-Ed: It’s too late to envision a future without Facebook — or at least the world it built

LA Times  

The world’s biggest social media site might be tanking. Earlier this month, Facebook shared that it lost a million daily users for the first time in its history, which led to a loss of nearly $240 billion — a quarter of the company’s value. Last week Google announced similar protection for Android phones, which is likely to cost Meta, Facebook’s …

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube lost nearly $10 billion in revenue after Apple introduced privacy change
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube lost nearly $10 billion in revenue after Apple introduced privacy change

India Today  

Apple’s App Tracking Transparency Policy, which requires users to give consent to apps to track their online activities, cost social media apps including Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube nearly $10 billion in revenue, according to an online report. Apple’s App Tracking Transparency gives control to users over whether an app can track their online and iPhone activities and use the …

Facebook invests billions in metaverse efforts as ad business slows
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook invests billions in metaverse efforts as ad business slows

Live Mint  

Facebook Inc said on Monday it will start publishing the financial results of its augmented and virtual reality labs as a separate unit, where it is investing billions in its ambitions to build the "metaverse" and as it reported that its main advertising business faces "significant uncertainty." David Wehner, Facebook's chief financial officer, said the company expected its investment in …

Former Zuckerberg advisor: Facebook’s problem is its business model
3 years, 1 month ago

Former Zuckerberg advisor: Facebook’s problem is its business model

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This interview has been editing for length and clarity. New York CNN Business — Calls for increased regulation of Facebook continue to grow louder after leaked internal documents became public and whistleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony showed that the social media platform has repeatedly failed to rein hate speech and misinformation. On Friday, a consortium of 17 US news …

People or profit? Facebook papers show deep conflict within
3 years, 1 month ago

People or profit? Facebook papers show deep conflict within

Associated Press  

Facebook the company is losing control of Facebook the product — not to mention the last shreds of its carefully crafted, decade-old image as a benevolent company just wanting to connect the world. “A curated selection out of millions of documents at Facebook can in no way be used to draw fair conclusions about us,” Facebook tweeted from its public …

Facebook warns it is 'underreporting' iOS ad results amid Apple privacy changes
3 years, 3 months ago

Facebook warns it is 'underreporting' iOS ad results amid Apple privacy changes

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it is underreporting the results of its advertising business on Apple Inc iOS devices, acknowledging that recent privacy changes from the iPhone maker have made it more expensive and difficult for brands to advertise on Facebook. Facebook said in a blog post it estimates it is underreporting "conversions," an industry term that includes buying of …

FTC says Facebook 'bought and buried' rivals in renewed antitrust fight
3 years, 4 months ago

FTC says Facebook 'bought and buried' rivals in renewed antitrust fight

The Hindu  

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission refreshed its antitrust case against Facebook Thursday, adding more detail on the accusation the social media company crushed or bought rivals and once again asking a judge to force the social media giant to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. "It is unfortunate that despite the court's dismissal of the complaint and conclusion that it lacked the …

Signal Fires Straight At Facebook: They Aren’t Building Technology For You, It’s For Your Data
3 years, 7 months ago

Signal Fires Straight At Facebook: They Aren’t Building Technology For You, It’s For Your Data

News 18  

Signal is having a brilliant 2021. Signal believes that Facebook’s own tools can often reveal the truth about the “dimly concealed within complex, opaquely-rendered systems and fine print designed to be scrolled past.” Signal says they bought some Instagram ads and created multi-variant targeted ad designed to show users the personal data that Facebook collects about and sells access to. …

Apple’s iPhone privacy clampdown arrives after 7-month delay
3 years, 7 months ago

Apple’s iPhone privacy clampdown arrives after 7-month delay

Associated Press  

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple is following through on its pledge to crack down on Facebook and other snoopy apps that secretly shadow people on their iPhones in order to target more advertising at users. “What are the consequences of seeing thousands of users join extremist groups and then perpetuating an algorithm that recommends more?” It’s part of Apple’s attempt …

Apple and Facebook face off over iPhone privacy update
3 years, 7 months ago

Apple and Facebook face off over iPhone privacy update

LA Times  

A new privacy feature, dubbed “App Tracking Transparency,” will allow iPhone users to decide if they want apps such as Facebook to be able to track their usage in other apps. “What are the consequences of seeing thousands of users join extremist groups and then perpetuating an algorithm that recommends more?” It’s part of Apple’s attempt to use the privacy …

Facebook Tweaks Ad Tools to Comply with Apple's Upcoming Privacy Changes
3 years, 8 months ago

Facebook Tweaks Ad Tools to Comply with Apple's Upcoming Privacy Changes

News 18  

Facebook said on Wednesday it is making changes to its advertising tools to comply with an upcoming privacy update by Apple, limiting the effectiveness of data collection features used by advertisers. The world’s biggest social media company has been at loggerheads with Apple’s ‘App Tracking Transparency’ feature, expected to kick in with the latest iPhone software update next week, which …

Facebook tweaks ad tools ahead of Apple's privacy changes
3 years, 8 months ago

Facebook tweaks ad tools ahead of Apple's privacy changes

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc on Wednesday said it has made changes to its advertising tools, a week ahead of Apple’s iOS 14.5 software update. The world’s largest social network and the second-largest seller of online ads is feuding with Apple over the iPhone maker's App-Tracking Transparency feature, which will prohibit collection of certain data from apps unless users opt in. Apple says …

Apple Says What Facebook Needed To Hear Again: “We Are Not Against Digital Advertising”
3 years, 8 months ago

Apple Says What Facebook Needed To Hear Again: “We Are Not Against Digital Advertising”

News 18  

The Apple iOS 14.5 update for your iPhone is expected to roll out anytime now, and the one standout feature among all that is new would be the much-awaited App Tracking Transparency feature. Your bank records, your health records, your conversations with friends and family, business colleagues — all of this information is on your phone,” before adding, “And so …

Google ends sale of ads using individual web tracking data
3 years, 9 months ago

Google ends sale of ads using individual web tracking data

Associated Press  

LONDON — Google says it won’t develop new ways to follow individual users across the internet after it phases out existing ad-tracking technology from its Chrome browser, a change that could shake up the online advertising industry. “There’s a growing idea that if you can’t persuade consumers to part with their data willingly, you probably don’t deserve it,” said Brian …

Facebook is on the offensive against Apple's upcoming data privacy update
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook is on the offensive against Apple's upcoming data privacy update

India Today  

Two of Silicon Valley’s largest tech giants, Apple and Facebook, are in a bitter fight that revolves around the iPhone data of millions of people and whether tech companies should be able to track that data as easily as they do now without people’s consent. Various types of data collected from users are used by companies like Facebook to personalise …

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel Says Apple's New Privacy Measures Are Good for End Consumers
3 years, 10 months ago

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel Says Apple's New Privacy Measures Are Good for End Consumers

News 18  

With Facebook launching criticism of Apple’s upcoming privacy changes, CEO of Snap Inc, Evan Spiegel has said that while it will be disruptive for advertising, it is ultimately the right choice for consumers. In an interview with CNBC, Spiegel said that the new changes announced by Apple are in line with his company’s privacy philosophy as it has never allowed …

Facebook Wants Users To Love Personalized Adverts As The Privacy Battle Against Apple Rages On
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook Wants Users To Love Personalized Adverts As The Privacy Battle Against Apple Rages On

News 18  

Facebook has made its reservations about the new incoming data privacy measures for Apple iPhones, known quite vocally. With iOS 14.5 for the iPhones, Apple will be implementing a new privacy tool that will generate a pop-up which will ask users whether they want the Facebook app on their iPhones to track their usage activities across other apps and websites. …

Facebook's feud with Apple may dent ad revenue
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook's feud with Apple may dent ad revenue

The Hindu  

Apple is all set to roll out its anti-tracking feature, an update that gives iPhone users more control over their data. The Cupertino-based company’s update has not gone down well with Facebook as the Apple’s move could ‘‘significantly’’ hurt Facebook’s ad revenue and user targeting strategy in 2021. The social media giant’s advertising revenue rose 31% in the last quarter …

Facebook now asking Apple users to accept device tracking: Here's why
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook now asking Apple users to accept device tracking: Here's why

India TV News  

The Facebook-Apple war over privacy changes in iOS 14 has been going on for quite some time now. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has argued that iOS 14 privacy changes will impact the growth of millions of businesses around the world. The upcoming privacy changes in Apple iOS 14 updates will inform users about tracking by third-party advertisers and ask them …

Apple CEO Warns Against Misinformation on Social Media, Says Some Apps Prioritise Conspiracy Theories
3 years, 10 months ago

Apple CEO Warns Against Misinformation on Social Media, Says Some Apps Prioritise Conspiracy Theories

News 18  

Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on Thursday criticised polarisation and misinformation on social media, intensifying a conflict between the iPhone maker and Facebook. In remarks delivered at the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference, Cook critiqued apps that he argued collect too much personal information and prioritise “conspiracy theories and violent incitement simply because of their high rates of …

Apple CEO escalates battle with Facebook over online privacy
3 years, 10 months ago

Apple CEO escalates battle with Facebook over online privacy

Associated Press  

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off a series of thinly veiled shots at Facebook and other social media companies Thursday, escalating an online privacy battle pitting the iPhone maker against digital services that depend on tracking people to help sell ads. What are the consequences of seeing thousands of users join extremist groups and then perpetuating …

Chronology Of Apple Vs Facebook: Even FB Employees Don’t Believe They Are Standing Up For Small Businesses
4 years ago

Chronology Of Apple Vs Facebook: Even FB Employees Don’t Believe They Are Standing Up For Small Businesses

News 18  

The Facebook vs Apple saga is turning into a bit of a PR nightmare for the social media giant. The way the App Tracking Transparency feature will work is that when you open an app on your iPhone, for the first time or after an update, you will be asked, “Allow XYZ to track your activity across other companies’ apps …

Android should follow Apple’s privacy move, digital rights group says
4 years ago

Android should follow Apple’s privacy move, digital rights group says

The Hindu  

Electronic Frontier Foundation, an international digital rights group appealed to Google to follow Apple's move of introducing an anti-app tracking feature and to come up with a similar step to protect user privacy. Slams Facebook The non-profit foundation also slammed Facebook for ‘faking’ to be a protector of small businesses and criticising Apple's new policy. "This is a laughable attempt …

Facebook's fight against iOS 14 privacy rules is laughable, distracting, says digital rights group
4 years ago

Facebook's fight against iOS 14 privacy rules is laughable, distracting, says digital rights group

India Today  

Facebook is putting out all the stops to make sure Apple is compelled to abandon the new iOS 14 privacy rules. Now, a digital rights group has said that Facebook’s campaign against Apple is laughable and a ploy to distract users. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, better known as EFF, has said that Facebook’s criticisms against Apple are laughable while siding …

Apple's anti-app tracking policy is all about profit, not privacy, Facebook says
4 years ago

Apple's anti-app tracking policy is all about profit, not privacy, Facebook says

The Hindu  

Facebook slammed Apple's new App Tracking Transparency policy for being more about the iPhone maker's own profit, and not privacy. "They’re creating a policy — enforced via iOS 14’s AppTrackingTransparency — that’s about profit, not privacy," said Dan Levy, VP Ads and Business Products, Facebook in a statement. Facebook says that Apple's new policy will force content creators to explore …

Facebook Accuses Apple of Anticompetitive Privacy Policy, Takes Out Full-Page Newspaper Ad
4 years ago

Facebook Accuses Apple of Anticompetitive Privacy Policy, Takes Out Full-Page Newspaper Ad

News 18  

Facebook accused rival Apple of engaging in anticompetitive practices on Wednesday, firing another shot in a monthslong standoff between the two tech giants over Apple’s planned privacy changes for iOS14. In response, Apple said its new rules will not require Facebook to change its “approach to tracking users and creating targeted advertising” but instead requires Facebook to give users on …

Facebook criticises Apple privacy policy, says 'it limits business' ability to run personalised ads'
4 years ago

Facebook criticises Apple privacy policy, says 'it limits business' ability to run personalised ads'

Firstpost  

Apple brushed aside Facebook’s attacks, saying that that it isn’t preventing people from being tracked if they so desire. Facebook is again pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices, this time saying in full-page newspaper ads that the social media giant is standing up for small businesses. In ads that ran in The New York Times, …

Facebook criticizes Apple privacy policy in newspaper ads
4 years ago

Facebook criticizes Apple privacy policy in newspaper ads

Associated Press  

Facebook is again pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices, this time saying in full page newspaper ads that the social media giant is standing up for small businesses. In ads that ran in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other national newspapers Wednesday, Facebook said Apple’s new rules “limit businesses’ ability to …

Head of Instagram says user privacy is important but business comes first
4 years ago

Head of Instagram says user privacy is important but business comes first

India Today  

Apple’s plan to tighten privacy on its iPhone ecosystem next year is not going well with Facebook. Apple is bringing crucial privacy changes with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 that will inform users and seek their approval for targeted advertising and data gathering, both of which lie at the core of Facebook’s advertising business. The entire debate over user privacy …

Facebook slams Apple for bringing transparency to ad tracking, says old way is good for business
4 years ago

Facebook slams Apple for bringing transparency to ad tracking, says old way is good for business

India Today  

One of the biggest industries of our times, which is online advertising, is built on obfuscation. Facebook claims that the new iOS update would “limit businesses’ ability to run personalized ads and reach their customers effectively.” Apple has responded back by saying that it is not asking companies like Facebook to change its ad targeting practices. App Tracking Transparency in …

Facebook attacks Apple’s iOS changes in full-page newspaper ads
4 years ago

Facebook attacks Apple’s iOS changes in full-page newspaper ads

Hindustan Times  

Facebook Inc. attacked Apple Inc. in a series of full-page newspaper ads Wednesday, claiming the iPhone maker’s anticipated mobile software changes around data gathering and targeted advertising are bad for small businesses. The ads, slated to run in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, carry the headline “We’re standing up to Apple for small businesses everywhere.” …

The Hindu Explains | Why are the the recent accusations against Facebook significant, and what do they entail?
4 years ago

The Hindu Explains | Why are the the recent accusations against Facebook significant, and what do they entail?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On December 9, social networking giant Facebook was sued by the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. agency which seeks to protect consumers and promote competition, as well as by the attorneys general of 46 States, the territory of Guam and the district of Columbia. The plaintiffs — the FTC and attorneys general of all U.S. States …

US antitrust siege of tech widens with lawsuits vs Facebook
4 years ago

US antitrust siege of tech widens with lawsuits vs Facebook

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The giant tech companies whose services are woven into the fabric of social life are now the targets of a widening assault by government competition enforcers. The Federal Trade Commission and 48 states and districts sued the social network giant, accusing it of abusing its market power to squash smaller competitors and seeking remedies that could include a …

The legal battle to break up Facebook is underway. Now comes the hard part
4 years ago

The legal battle to break up Facebook is underway. Now comes the hard part

CNN  

CNN — The groundbreaking lawsuits filed against Facebook on Wednesday by state and federal officials represent the gravest regulatory threat the social media giant has ever faced. The suits threaten to remake Facebook’s social media empire by carving out two of its most popular applications, Instagram and WhatsApp, each with well over a billion users. “It sort of defeats the …

Editorial: Facebook is too big. Breaking it up is just part of the solution
4 years ago

Editorial: Facebook is too big. Breaking it up is just part of the solution

LA Times  

The Federal Trade Commission and the attorneys general of 46 states filed lawsuits Wednesday seeking what amounted to a do-over on Facebook — the chance to reject two acquisitions that helped make the social network the behemoth it is today. Among other noxious pursuits, the social network has been used to incite violence, spread disinformation, vacuum up personal information, manipulate …

Apple says Facebook collects data without any regard for user privacy
4 years, 1 month ago

Apple says Facebook collects data without any regard for user privacy

India Today  

Apple has planned to push ahead with its planned launch of a new privacy feature despite objections from the advertising industry. In a letter to a coalition of privacy groups, Apple’s director of global privacy, Jane Horvath said that App Tracking Transparency that requires users to actively allow developers to track how they use other apps will still be launched. …

Apple Slams Facebook Over 'Disregard for User Privacy,' Defends Delay of New Privacy Feature
4 years, 1 month ago

Apple Slams Facebook Over 'Disregard for User Privacy,' Defends Delay of New Privacy Feature

News 18  

Apple has responded to criticisms over its upcoming App Tracking Transparency feature and further criticised Facebook for its “disregard for user privacy.” In a letter to the Ranking Digital Rights organisation, Jane Horvath, Apple’s senior director of global privacy reiterated that the company believes that “privacy is a fundamental human right,” and the ATT feature is very much in the …

Facebook Used Its Data Monopoly to Kill Competition, Says Antitrust Committee Report
4 years, 2 months ago

Facebook Used Its Data Monopoly to Kill Competition, Says Antitrust Committee Report

News 18  

Facebook has been assessed as a company that has very clearly abused its dominant market position to kill potential competition, and in turn, stifle the market of social media services by not leaving users with much potential alternatives. Hearings for USA’s ongoing investigations against tech giants Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook have taken place multiple times, with the most recent …

Apple iOS 14 will severely impact businesses without target ads says Facebook
4 years, 3 months ago

Apple iOS 14 will severely impact businesses without target ads says Facebook

India Today  

Apple plans to go big on privacy with its upcoming operating system. Audience Network is part of Facebook's broader ad business and Facebook said that the changes on iOS 14 will hurt the third party businesses that use target ads. As a result, some iOS 14 users may not see any ads from Audience Network, while others may still see …

Facebook: Apple privacy changes will muck up online ads
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook: Apple privacy changes will muck up online ads

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — Facebook is pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices — and putting app developers in the middle. Facebook said it expects “less impact” on its own advertising revenue than on the ad-supported businesses that rely on its audience network to promote their apps. It is also asking businesses to create new ad accounts …

Big Tech In Washington's Hot Seat: What You Need To Know
4 years, 4 months ago

Big Tech In Washington's Hot Seat: What You Need To Know

NPR  

Big Tech In Washington's Hot Seat: What You Need To Know Enlarge this image toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Evan Vucci, Jeff Chiu, Jens Meyer/AP Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Evan Vucci, Jeff Chiu, Jens Meyer/AP Updated at 7:17 p.m. Here's what you need to know: Who: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO …

Here’s how big Facebook’s ad business really is
4 years, 5 months ago

Here’s how big Facebook’s ad business really is

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — Each day, more household names join the list of brands suspending advertising on Facebook to protest what they say are the social network’s failures to stop the spread of hate. Of those, the highest-spending 100 brands accounted for $4.2 billion in Facebook advertising last year, according to data from marketing research firm Pathmatics – or …

Facebook loses antitrust case in Germany
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook loses antitrust case in Germany

The Hindu  

Facebook’s fight against German regulators was dealt a blow Tuesday after a top court agreed with antitrust authorities that the company was abusing its dominant market position in its use of users’ data to better target ads. The Federal Cartel Office, or Bundeskartellamt, last year determined Facebook was exploiting its dominance in social media to force users to share data …

Zuckerberg's Performance in Senate Testimony: Takeaways and Implications
6 years, 8 months ago

Zuckerberg's Performance in Senate Testimony: Takeaways and Implications

Live Mint  

Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees was marked by both challenges and moments of clarity. While he faced tough questions about Facebook's privacy policy, data collection practices, and the potential for misuse of its platform, he managed to defend his company's position and assure lawmakers that he is taking steps to address the issues raised. However, …

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