Marketplace enables average users to pay to “Boost” their listing and enable more people to see their listings through the news feed. Facebook Monetises Marketplace, Preps For Newsįacebook is ready to commercialise its Marketplace on its US Platform. In Inc42’s weekly rundown of international stories to educate and entertain you and keep you informed about the startup landscape across the globe, here are the important stories from the tech and startup world from the week gone by. We are not aware of any abuse by these companies,” the company said in a blog statement.
“Contrary to claims by the New York Times, friends’ information, like photos, was only accessible on devices when people made a decision to share their information with those friends. On this, the company responded that it “disagrees with the issues they’ve raised about these APIs.” The report claimed that Facebook has entered into data-sharing partnerships with at least 60 device makers, including Apple, Amazon, BlackBerry, Microsoft, and Samsung, in the past decade. This has potentially caused them to share sensitive friends-only content with the whole world.Īt the same time, a New York Times report claimed that Facebook had agreements which allow phone and other device manufacturers to access to users’ personal information, including that of their friends, without taking their explicit consent. In the latest data breach, Facebook notified 14 Mn users about a security lapse where a bug ‘accidentally’ changed the suggested privacy setting for status updates to the public from whatever users had set it to last.
Meanwhile, the notorious Facebook continued to land itself into trouble over data security and privacy issues throughout the week. Even though Microsoft’s push towards open source (expected from the deal) is highly appreciated at this point, the past experiences of Microsoft with the likes of Skype and Nokia has increased scepticism on the acquisition. However, Microsoft claimed that “GitHub will retain its developer-first ethos and will operate independently to provide an open platform for all developers in all industries.”