Facebook’s facial recognition system was found to outperform similar systems used by the FBI. Where Facebook has a 98% accuracy rating in identifying faces, the FBI had a success rate of 85%. 00
Facebook’s facial recognition…
In 2015, Facebook canceled Harvard…
In 2015, Facebook canceled Harvard student’s internship after he highlighted a massive privacy issue. 10
Facebook secretly conducted a huge psychological…
Facebook secretly conducted a huge psychological experiment on its users to see if it could alter their emotional state. 10
People who post Facebook status updates…
People who post Facebook status updates about their romantic partner are more likely to have low self-esteem, while those who brag about diets, exercise, and accomplishments are typically narcissists.
A federal court in California ruled earlier this year….
A federal court in California ruled earlier this year that a lawsuit against Facebook can proceed. The suit claims Facebook is illegally collecting biometric data from people “tagged” in photos posted by other users.
A woman created a fake facebook profile of a teenage…
A woman created a fake Facebook profile of a teenage girl and sent a friend request to her husband, then used transcripts of their conversations to get him arrested. He was freed and all charges were dropped when he produced a notarized affidavit, proving he knew it was her all along.
Did you know there was actually a ‘Face-book’ in 1902?
Did you know there was actually a ‘Face-book’ in 1902? This newspaper article was originally published in a U.K. newspaper called the Western Times, describing a book in which ‘everyone who comes to stay has to draw a face in… however badly, and sign his name underneath’
Apple and Facebook have said they will cover the cost of freezing the eggs of female…
Apple and Facebook have said they will cover the cost of freezing the eggs of female employees who want to delay having a baby while they pursue their careers.
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, a native of Brazil…
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, a native of Brazil, renounced his US citizenship to avoid paying $700 million in taxes
In 2006, Mark Zuckerberg turned down a $1 billion deal with Yahoo at the age…
In 2006, Mark Zuckerberg turned down a $1 billion deal with Yahoo at the age of 22 saying:”I don’t know what I could do with the money. I’d just start another social networking site. I kind of like the one I already have.”