• Here’s How to Find Out if Cambridge Analytica Used Your Data

    Here’s How to Find Out if Cambridge Analytica Used Your Data

    It is no secret that Cambridge Analytica used a ton of your private Facebook data.  What exactly your data was used for hasn’t been confirmed, but I think we can all speculate.  The biggest concern with the data is how it got to Cambridge Analytica in the first place.  If you granted access to a…

  • Instagram Changes API Rules – But Will This Solve the Problem?

    Instagram Changes API Rules – But Will This Solve the Problem?

    In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal, Instagram (read Facebook) is tightening up its security measures around third-party apps.  These restrictions will place limits on how much data that the third party apps can retrieve, and now often.  You might not be aware, but there are some third-party apps that do things…

  • ACLU Campaign: Tech Companies Need to Change

    ACLU Campaign: Tech Companies Need to Change

    Facebook is continuing to find themselves in the spotlight.  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and six other campaign groups have responded to their privacy controversy by calling on tech companies to sign a “security pledge”.  The pledge asks companies to make four promises to their customers and users.  The promises are: Limit the amount…