Lindsey Conger, Author at StartUp Mindset

Third-party trackers hijacked “Login with Facebook”

Social Media

1 year ago

Facebook is facing yet another scandal after it’s been confirmed that it’s investigating another illegal data exploitation. If you have used “Login With Facebook” on sites, there is a chance your data has [..] read more

Facebook has more information on you than you realize

Technology

Lindsey Conger

1 year ago

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After ten hours of being questioned by Congress, Mark Zuckerberg tried to show that Facebook is open about the data it has collected on users. And this is mostly correct. Facebook has most of its data because the users [..] read more

App Store sees decrease in apps for the first time

Technology

Lindsey Conger

1 year ago

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App Store decreased in size for the first time according to a report released by Appfigures. The total number of iOS apps was reduced by about 5% or from 2.2 million at the start of the year down to 2.1 million by the end of [..] read more

Facebook to restrict access to 3rd party data

Social Media

Lindsey Conger

1 year ago

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Facebook announced it will end Partner Categories, a feature that was released in 2013 that created a partnership between Facebook and major data brokers. Partner Categories allowed third-party data aggregators, such as [..] read more

Mark Zuckerberg Responds to Facebook Data Misuse Scandal

US & World

Lindsey Conger

1 year ago

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has released a formal statement in response to reports that political data firm Cambridge Analytica misused customer data collected from Facebook. He also stated that the social media platform [..] read more

Fortem raises a $15 million Series A from Boeing for its drone-radar tech

Technology

Lindsey Conger

1 year ago

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Fortem Technology raised $15 million in Series A funding round. The round of investing was led by VC firm, Data Collective (DCVC) who has also played an important role in the seed round of funding. Fortem, a start-up based [..] read more

Atom Tickets raises $60 million in new funding

Technology

Lindsey Conger

1 year ago

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Atom Tickets, the Santa Monica-based online ticket selling startup, raised $60 million in new funding during an investment round led by Fidelity Management & Research Co. This funding comes less than two years after [..] read more

Spotify files to go public on the NYSE with an Unusual IPO

Technology

Lindsey Conger

1 year ago

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Spotify filed paperwork to go public with the Security and Exchanges Commission on Wednesday. Spotify did not release when they will go public but the filing did state that Spotify’s shares will be traded under the [..] read more

Third-party trackers hijacked “Login with Facebook”

Facebook has more information on you than you realize

App Store sees decrease in apps for the first time

Facebook to restrict access to 3rd party data

Mark Zuckerberg Responds to Facebook Data Misuse Scandal

Fortem raises a $15 million Series A from Boeing for its drone-radar tech

Atom Tickets raises $60 million in new funding

Spotify files to go public on the NYSE with an Unusual IPO

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