… Instead of blaming users for not using these sorts of features and then abandoning the promise of delivery, Meta—and other tech companies—should start by enabling strong privacy protective features by default." It isn’t clear if Meta faced some technical hurdles behind the scenes or whether it’s ju… …
Starting today, end-to-end encryption E2EE is no longer available for direct messages on Instagram, as Meta has removed the privacy feature years after it began testing it. According to Meta, end-to-end encryption on Instagram was going away because "very few people" were using it. …
… Employees immediately condemned the initiative, calling it a privacy violation, and asked whether they could turn off the tracking, to which the company's CTO, Andrew Bosworth, responded, saying, "There is no option to opt out on your corporate laptop." Meta spokesperson told the NYT that safeguard… …
… If you like a feature on Facebook, for example, but Meta wants to scrap it, Meta wins. …
… While it raises privacy, data, and legal concerns, it was reported that deleting the file causes Chrome to re-download the model without telling you. …
… Mozilla and several other entities warned that its proposed age-gating rules will strip vital online privacy and safety tools away from children. …