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Highlights from second hearing: Zuckerberg is asked how Facebook tracks people around the web and whether minors should have additional privacy protections — These members of Congress did their homework — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made his second of two appearances before Congress on Wednesday … | Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
Author discovers Facebook keeps a permanent record of friends that users delete, and many advertisers he had not interacted with had his contact information — When I downloaded a copy of my Facebook data last week, I didn't expect to see much. My profile is sparse, I rarely post anything on the site, and I seldom click on ads.
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| Brian Barrett / Wired: |
From two days of hearings, a list of all the 43 things Mark Zuckerberg said he or his team will follow up on for Congress — MARK ZUCKERBERG VISITED Capitol Hill this week, spending hours answering questions from Congress about privacy, Russia, algorithms, and more. Also: not answering those questions.
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| Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic: |
The concept of “owning your data” is meaningless if it doesn't include both data users upload, and the data Facebook attaches to users from tools like the Pixel — In his second day of congressional hearings, Mark Zuckerberg began the proceedings in the House of Representatives …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple cuts orders as HomePod inventory piles up; analysts say weekly HomePod sales slipped to ~4% in smart speaker category three weeks after launch — Inventory is piling up, according to some Apple store workers — Low sales push company to cut orders with manufacturer
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| Nico Grant / Bloomberg: |
IDC reports global PC shipments in Q1 2018 remain unchanged YoY; Gartner found a 1.4% decline due to weaker sales in Asia; HP holds on to top PC vendor spot — Commercial upgrades of desktops and laptops buttressed demand — Dell saw the greatest shipment boost of all major vendors
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| Shirley Halperin / Variety: |
Apple promotes Oliver Schusser to vice president of Apple Music & International Content, as Music surpasses 40M paid subscribers worldwide — Oliver Schusser is promoted to head of Apple Music Worldwide, reporting to Eddy Cue. — Fleetwood Mac to Tour With Neil Finn …
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| David Imel / Android Authority: |
Source shares screenshots of Gmail's new redesign that shows aspects of Google's Material Design, a persistent sidebar for plugins, revamped Google Tasks, more — Earlier today, we reported that Google was about to give Gmail a major facelift. — This update is said to include …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram says it's building a tool for downloading “a copy of what you've shared on Instagram”, following Facebook, amid criticism of lack of portability — Yesterday we reported that Instagram lacked data portability, knocking the app for the absence of an equivalent to Facebook's Download Your Information too.
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Sources: Julian Wheatland, chairman of Cambridge Analytica's British affiliate, named company CEO; acting CEO Alex Tayler returns to role as chief data officer — Shakeup comes in wake of video showing company discussing entrapment tactics in political campaigns
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says open racism, including use of slurs, isn't against Reddit's rules and that communities can set their own standards around language — Reddit's Steve Huffman clarifies his more radical approach to free speech on the internet — Reddit CEO Steve Huffman … | Reuters: |
Czech cybersecurity and antivirus firm Avast plans London IPO, seeking around $200M at a ~$4B valuation — LONDON (Reuters) - Avast, the world's largest consumer antivirus supplier by customers, said on Thursday it will apply to list its shares on the London Stock Exchange … | Sahil Patel / Digiday: |
Sources: Snap is testing a commerce feature allowing users to swipe on publishers' Discover channels to buy products from the Snap Store — Snap has been stepping up efforts to curry favor with publishers, especially as publishers continue to feel the impact of Facebook's news feed changes.
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