Tag Archives: privacy
Facebook ups security after Zuckerberg’s page hacked
BEIJING, Jan. 27 — Online social network service Facebook rolled out additional measures for its members to protect their online privacy. The security enhancements came on Wednesday immediately after Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s fan page was hacked. A … Continue reading
Google fires engineer for snooping on users
BEIJING, Sept. 16 — Google confirmed Wednesday that it fired an employee earlier this year for violating its policies on accessing the accounts of its users. David Barksdale, a 27-year-old engineer in Google’s Seattle offices, used his position to break … Continue reading
Facebook doing “reasonable job” for user privacy
BEIJING, June 4 — Online social networking service Facebook said it is doing a “reasonable job” of giving users control over their account privacy, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. At the Wall Street Journal’s All Things Digital conference Thursday, … Continue reading