Category: data portability

Facebook lets users transfer photos and videos to Dropbox

Post author By Randall
Post date September 3, 2020
Categories In antitrust, data portability, data transfer project, dropbox, Facebook, gear, koofr, News, photos, Tech, transfer, Videos

[ad_1] The goal, at least partially, is to keep regulators happy. Data portability is required by the EU’s GDPR privacy rules and the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA). Increased data portability could also address some larger antitrust concerns. As Reuters notes, a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hearing on September 22nd will examine the potential benefits […]

Facebook’s new data tool lets you transfer your media to Google Photos

Post author By Randall
Post date December 2, 2019
Categories In data portability, Facebook, facebook photos, gear, Internet, Tech, user data

[ad_1] A new feature allows users to transfer their Facebook photos and videos to another online service, beginning with Google Photos. It comes as part of the Data Transfer Project, an agreement between Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter to make it super easy to transfer information between services. Facebook has attempted to counter the impression […]