Facebook Warns Employers Not To Demand Passwords
Facebook is warning employers not to demand the passwords of job applicants, saying that it's an invasion of privacy that opens companies to legal liabilities.
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Facebook is warning employers not to demand the passwords of job applicants, saying that it's an invasion of privacy that opens companies to legal liabilities.
Just how many of your Facebook friends are really friends? The popular social networking site is now giving users the option of demoting people to acquaintances.
PG&E unveiled a first for the utility Thursday - extended range electric pickup trucks, which the company claims have the potential to transform the way electrical outages are managed.
A segment on CBS' "60 Minutes" in November said that members of Congress were profiting from inside information, giving new impetus to legislation that had languished for years. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), was among the prominent legislators featured in the report.
Online game maker Zynga has bought New York-based OMGPop, maker of the popular mobile game "Draw Something."
Kenneth Raasch and his wife Linda are offering to trade their 7,000-plus square foot home in Los Gatos for $29 million dollars worth of Facebook stock, ahead of the social media giant's move to go public.
A cargo ship that maritime officials are calling the largest ever to enter San Francisco Bay was scheduled to pass beneath the Golden Gate Bridge on Wednesday afternoon.
Wal-Mart has agreed to pay a penalty of $2.1 million for charging California costumers at prices higher than those posted, in violation of a 2008 judgment ordering the retail chain to stop.
One of Yahoo's major investors has urged shareholders to vote its four nominees onto the Internet company's board of directors, launching a potentially nasty fight to transform the board.
The new iPad was definitely a hot item when it went on sale. But, some people who bought the device think it may be just a bit too hot. The internet has been atwitter the past couple of days with reports that the lower left hand corner of the tablet was noticeably warmer than its predecessor.
United flight 857 was diverted to Anchorage when several lavatories were found to be inoperable three hours after Sunday's departure. Passengers finally took off for Shanghai on Tuesday.
San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos introduced a resolution Tuesday calling for a moratorium on home foreclosures and related evictions and auctions.
The City of Vallejo is no longer in bankruptcy, and now a sales tax increase which goes into affect April 1st is expected to generate millions more dollars.
Muni's budget crisis is really hitting home for a dozen managers at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency who were laid off last week to save $2 million.
HP is the world's No. 1 maker of personal computers. But consumers are buying fewer PCs in recent years as they increasingly turn their attention to tablets and smartphones.
