… The fact that Meta has made a U-turn on this already puts the privacy of some of our messages at risk, and it also creates an extremely unwelcome precedent for other tech companies that may take a similarly cowardly approach to government pressure. …
… Unsurprisingly, Meta AI was the worst offender. Meta AI still collects the most user data among the analyzed apps, gathering 33 out of 35 possible data types — nearly 95% of the total. …
… Meta has not connected these two decisions publicly, but the timing is worth sitting with. WhatsApp still has E2EE on by default, and Meta was quick to point users there, which is fine for now. But this week is a good reminder that privacy features on ad-supported platforms are not guarantees. …
… Major companies offering large language models, such as Google, Meta, and OpenAI, fail to clearly link their opt-out forms from their homepages or privacy policies, according to the report, and several require consumers to submit multiple separate forms to complete a single request. …
Meta alerts iPhone users who downloaded spyware-laced version of WhatsApp Marcus Mendes | Apr 1 2026 - 2:42 pm PT | Apr 1 2026 - 2:42 pm PT Italy’s Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata ANSA reports that Meta has issued an alert to approximately 200 users who were tricked into downloading a fake versi… …
… Users can now use Meta AI to touch up photos directly in a chat. …
Meta AI is analyzing teen faces but a 12yo kid with a fake mustache fooled it U Ben Lovejoy | May 7 2026 - 4:13 am PT | May 7 2026 - 4:13 am PT Meta’s latest attempt to comply with age verification requirements in Europe, Brazil and the US is to roll out AI-powered tech to analyse the faces of teen… …
… Meta reported that figures for “Family daily active people” — the term Meta has coined for all collective users of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, or Messenger — declined by 20 million this quarter compared to the previous three months. …
… Official Apple Store on Amazon Apple’s iPhone cases : iPhone 17 | iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max | iPhone Air Wireless CarPlay adapter 2026 update AirTag holders and accessories Mac Pro-style Mac mini casing NordVPN – privacy-first VPN with no logs and independent audits to verify Image: 9to5Mac/Meta/ J… …
… Jurors … determined Meta and Google “acted with malice, oppression, or fraud” in the way the companies operated their platforms. …