Google Wanted to Change China, but is China Changing Google?
In the early days of Google, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin probably didn’t ever imagine that their main motto, “Don’t be evil,” would be the center of controversy 20 years later. In 2004, the founders told investors at Google’s initial public offering (IPO), “Google is not a conventional company,” and added that they planned to […]
Can Machine Learning Keep Facebook’s User Data Safe?
After Facebook’s unforgettable data scandal involving a rogue app developer, Cambridge Analytica, and the 2016 Presidential election, the social media company has allegedly been focusing on improving security, user permissions surrounding privacy, and limiting developer freedoms. Located just outside of San Francisco, Facebook recently opened up user data to researchers interested in voters and elections. The company […]