Why no one really quits Google or Facebook

according to Another week, another set of scandals at Facebook and Google. This past week, my colleagues reported that Facebook and Google had abused Apple enterprise developer certificates in order to distribute info-scraping research apps, at times from underage users in the case of Facebook. Privacy advocates will tell you that the lack of a wide boycott against Google and particularly Facebook is symptomatic of a lack of information: if people really understood what was happening with their data, they would galvanize immediately for other platforms. I have 2,000 contacts on Facebook Messenger — am I just supposed to text them all to use Signal from now on? This is not to say that Facebook and Google shouldn't try to improve their shoddy records on privacy, or rebuild trust with users.

I tried to keep my unborn child secret from Facebook and Google

And so, in February of last year, my partner and I resolved to try and keep the existence of our unborn child a secret from the online economy's data-hungry gaze. (And yes, I realise the irony of me writing an article about a child I am trying to keep a secret from the internet.) Buying everything online using gift cards, it turns out, makes you look a lot like a crook. Your unborn child has no clue what the internet is, but like each and every one of us, it is also the product. Advertisement– Inside the strange world of China's romantic video games– What Jeff Bezo's penis can teach us about online intimacy– Why it's so difficult keeping your unborn child a secret from the internet

Social Media Roundup: Facebook Messenger Dark Mode, LinkedIn Job Insights, Google Duo For Web

As it stated in "Social Media Roundup" is a weekly roundup of news pertaining to all of your favorite websites and applications used for social networking. Published on Sundays, "Social Media Roundup" will help you stay up-to-date on all the important social media news you need to know. Dark Mode In Messenger For AndroidAt the F8 conference last year, Facebook said that it would be adding a dark mode to Messenger. Workplace Passed 2 Million Paid UsersThe Facebook Workplace productivity service has passed 2 million paid users, according to a company blog post. Plus Facebook Workplace connects with third-party cloud platforms including Google Cloud, HubSpot and Salesforce.

The real reason why Facebook and Google won't change

In 2008, when Facebook faced a financial crisis, Zuckerberg hired Google executive Sheryl Sandberg to port over this scheme. (Facebook and Google did not respond to a request for comment.) This extraction imperative explains why Google expanded from search to email to mapping to trying to build entire cities. Each of the issues that Zuckerberg now says he wants to fix have been longtime features of the Facebook experience. One major study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, concluded: "Facebook use does not promote well-being.

collected by :Roy Mark