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The facebook apps, just disable it. facebook is saying with it disabled that is the same as it being deleted, there is no information. users are upset by what is on their smart phones. this is an issue. it is unclear which samsung devices are included but if you dont want it on your samsung device you can disable it even though it is showing up on your phone. jillian: you want to delete apps, not facebook. this viral video, what is it? >> a viral job posting, 28-year-old ceo looking for part-tim...

Border crisis. as our government tries to come up with a security solution mexico has a plan. the country will post guards at 370 crossing points on the mexico guatemala border in addition to beating up security at 12 points of entry. many migrants cross into mexico through two rivers that separate the country. last october thousands of migrants clashed with agents there. how about business news? facebook sparking outrage once again. some samsung users finding out they cannot delete the facebook...

We have not collected data on any facebook users, via facebook apps, other than for the purposes of in game mechanics. what they did with facebook apps, said in a statement mail.ru, one of the top five largest internet companies in the world has built apps for the facebook platform and for other major platforms, including ios and android for years. we found no indication of misuse with mail.ru. >> doesnt matter what the original intent was from the company which may well be benign. once that dat...

The united states. cnn learned that a russian internet company with access to the facebook data of millions of americans without their knowledge. our justice correspondent evan perez tells us now. tell whaus you found out. >> reporter: mail.ru is the name of the company were talking about developing hundreds of facebook apps, one of the largest internet companies in the world and close ties to the russian government. and the way -- because of the way it developed these hundreds of facebook apps ...

Data through apps and games, but the company has denied doing that. in a statement to cnn, the russian company said only 5% of its users are in the u.s. and that we have not collected data on any facebook users via facebook apps other than for purposes of in-games. in a statement it said, mail.ru has built apps for facebook, including ios and aen drindroia years. we phone no indication of misuse with mail.ru. >> doesnt matter original intent from the company which may well be benign. once that d...

With its facebook apps and said, that its one of the top five largest internet companies in the worl has built apps for the facebook platform and for other major platforms. including ios and android for years and we have found no indication of misuse with mail.ru. >> doesnt matter what the original intent was from the company, but once that data is in their possession, its then under the per view of the russian intelligence services. >> erin in another blow to facebook, the british government is...

I started with them in 2013. when i built the app in the first place it was to collaborate with their researchers on paper so the -- i was very much a friendly for them and as far as the terms of service, thats exactly like you said. we said we could transfer and sell the data and that policy was on the facebook platform for a year and a half. nothing was ever said. and if you look at facebook apps right now many of them have language that say we can transfer and sell your data. im talking about...

You. a whistleblower saying the facebook apps listens to users to targets, facebook has long denied that. are you watching and listening? >> i sure am. >> a cheaper ipad for students. heather: the newest release, good morning. >> this was unveiled at an event in chicago. apple targeting schools and educators and students so they have a cheaper ipad that supports the apple pencil and touch more bs and costs less. it would be $329, for schools, $299, and some new software. the iwork suite that com...

Discount, nobody reads the fine print. facebook technically did disclose all of that. i think they did the right thing when they launched the platform, but they never intended that other people would use the data in the way it was being used, nor did they really is a way to educate the users to know whats possible with your data. >> so dennis, online certainly, you see this a lot with people. many on the fence about what to do with their facebook apps. to delete or not to athlete. aside from the...

events, a long-term solution with a legislation that creates law that pertains to individuals such that they know what the setting will, not just for the term of the president but on a permanent basis. >> would you leave this in place while you worked out a long-term solution or nurepeal it? >> well look at it. id come into office, we need to get it done 0 a long-term basis and not a stop gap measure. >> romney didnt offer specifics what long-term decision he has in mind. think of the ...