This does not necessarily mean that physical campaigning will disappear. Politics remains fundamentally human. Voters still value personal interaction, community engagement and…
In the days of apartheid, unions fought for more than just wages, they wanted a new society. Now it seems they have abandoned their roots
Steven Hill thinks “digital operating permits” could be the key to reining in tech giants and protecting their users.
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta recently signed into law the Data Protection Bill. Passed after several years of debate and delay, the new law places restrictions on the…
Boris the BabyBot has been dreamt up by researcher and writer Murray Hunter, who focuses on surveillance and data privacy
A Netflix documentary The Great Hack detailed the connections between Cambridge Analytica, the US election of Donald Trump and Brexit
It finds out all about you without your knowledge, to control you for its profit
The suit filed in Superior Court in Washington seeks an injunction to make sure Facebook puts in place safeguards to monitor users’ data
The law was approved in Spain’s upper house of parliament with 220 votes in favour and 21 against
The announcement by Elliot Schrage came after Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg pledged a "thorough" review of its use of a conservative consulting firm
In the latest scandal, the platform realised that it was reporting up to 900% increases in the number of people watching videos
In yet another scandal, Facebook has admitted that up to 50 million user accounts around the world had been breached by hackers
The process of setting up the new body to help safeguard our democracy has met with obstacles
Despite the creation of dozens of fact-checking initiatives in recent years, efforts to stem the proliferation of false information remain weak
Britain’s data regulator says it will fine Facebook half a million pounds for failing to protect users’ data
Social media sites aren’t the only online systems that can secretly influence people’s votes
Some analysts say the concerns about cybercrime are overblown, and that sophisticated cybercriminals can easily hide their tracks
The social media chief executive will answer questions in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal
The British marketing analytics firm is going to file for insolvency in Britain and the US after failing to recover from the Facebook data scandal
Mark Zuckerberg said the social network will soon include a new dating feature – while vowing to make privacy protection its top priority
