James Farrell, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Facebook takes down hundreds of accounts linked to Iranian disinformation campaign

By James Farrell Jan 31, 2019

Facebook Inc. said Thursday that it has removed a total of 783 pages tied to Iran that were engaging in inauthentic behavior. “This activity was directed from Iran, in some cases repurposing Iranian state…

Emerging Tech

Second Chinese Apple employee arrested for stealing self-driving car secrets

By James Farrell Jan 30, 2019

Just over six months since a former Apple Inc. employee was charged with stealing trade secrets relating to the company’s autonomous vehicle technology, another Chinese employee/spy has been caught doing the same thing. According to…

Policy

EU tells tech giants they need to do more to fight fake news

By James Farrell Jan 29, 2019

In the European Union’s first monthly progress report on how some of the world’s leading tech companies are fighting disinformation, you could say the overall score was about a B-. EU commissioner Julian King…

Security

Apple to fix FaceTime bug that lets others listen in before a call starts

By James Farrell Jan 28, 2019

Apple Inc. has been accused of accidentally creating a spying device after news circulated on Monday that the iPhone’s FaceTime app has been letting users hear audio of others even if those people didn’t…

Policy

Google tried to limit activist workers organizing by email

By James Farrell Jan 24, 2019

Just a few months after global walkouts at Google LLC offices, the company is now facing criticism for trying to urge the U.S. government to prevent workers from organizing protests online. As first reported…

Apps

Facebook may shut down more groups and pages suspected of peddling fake news

By James Farrell Jan 23, 2019

Facebook Inc. said today it’s taking more steps to cut down on the dissemination of fake news by proactively axing some pages and groups. The net has widened somewhat, since now Facebook says it…

Policy

Labor Department accuses Oracle of underpaying women and minorities by $400 million

By James Farrell Jan 22, 2019

The U.S. Department of Labor said today that Oracle Corp. underpaid women and people of color, resulting in $400 million in lost wages, according to a federal filing. “Oracle suppressed starting salaries for its…

Apps

Facebook adds a petitions feature to the news feed

By James Farrell Jan 20, 2019

Come Monday, Facebook Inc. will allow users to get together and send their thoughts to officials in a petitions feature called “Community Actions.” According to a TechCrunch report Sunday, users will be able to create a…

Big Data

Tim Cook says consumers must have control over their personal data

By James Farrell Jan 17, 2019

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook has told the U.S. government in no uncertain terms that the public must have more control over the data collected on them throughout their lives. Cook (pictured), who…

Apps

Most Americans don’t know Facebook has made them targets for advertisers

By James Farrell Jan 16, 2019

Despite Facebook Inc.’s attempts to become more transparent about what it does with its users’ data, it seems most Americans remain clueless. That’s the takeaway from a survey that the Pew Research Center published…

James Farrell

Facebook takes down hundreds of accounts linked to Iranian disinformation campaign

Second Chinese Apple employee arrested for stealing self-driving car secrets

EU tells tech giants they need to do more to fight fake news

Apple to fix FaceTime bug that lets others listen in before a call starts

Google tried to limit activist workers organizing by email

Facebook may shut down more groups and pages suspected of peddling fake news

Labor Department accuses Oracle of underpaying women and minorities by $400 million

Facebook adds a petitions feature to the news feed

Tim Cook says consumers must have control over their personal data

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