GAMAM, on the other hand, represents Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft. GAFAM simply stands for Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft. Later on, Mark started working on Facebook and the platform quickly grew to become the dominant beast that it is today.įacebook is a member of GAFAM alternatively known as GAMAM. Yes, it caused an uproar from both students and administration and had to be terminated. On this app, two women from Harvard would be randomly selected and a vote is cast to see who’s the most beautiful. The idea behind Facebook may have sprung from Mark’s first project-FaceMash. In a day, the platform already had over a thousand sign-ups. When Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook back in 2004, it was solely to be used to connect Harvard students with each other. Both are huge social media channels owned by Facebook Corporation. We’ll get to talk about the details later but think of Instagram and Whatsapp. It’s worth noting that all of these projects started before Apple’s court battle with the Department of Justice began, the Guardian reports.Īpple is currently fighting the FBI over a request to create an encryption backdoor in the iPhone to allow the US government entry into a handset belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters.ĭo you think technology companies should do more to keep our data safe? Let us know in the comments.There is one peculiar character about Facebook the company tends to purchase or merge with any company that seems to threaten its business model. Snapchat, meanwhile, is reportedly “working on a secure messaging system”, while Google is exploring an encrypted email project. It’s also said that Facebook is “considering beefing up security of its own Messenger tool”.įacebook has over 1.5 billion monthly active users
WhatsApp, for instance, is said to be planning a rollout of encryption for voice calls.Īround one billion users use the Facebook-owned app monthly at present, which means the new encryption system will impact around a seventh of the global population. Three of the world’s leading technology firms are set to ramp up their privacy efforts in the near future, a report claims.Īccording to the Guardian, Facebook, Google, and Snapchat are all planning significant improvements to their security technology. As the war over encryption between Apple and the FBI rages on, Silicon Valley is taking a stand.
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