Cambridge analytica
Mar 09, 2020 14:16
It is unclear how much Facebook could be fined if the Australian action succeeds, but each contravention of Australia’s Privacy Act attracts a maximum penalty of Aus$1.7 million. read more
Feb 28, 2020 10:44
According to the lawsuit, OneAudience improperly accessed and collected user data from Facebook and other social media companies by paying App developers to install a malicious Software Development Kit (SDK) in their apps. read more
Jan 29, 2020 14:12
Ireland, Spain, South Korea get Facebook Clear History tool, more countries on the list read more
Jan 18, 2020 16:27
These new documents details initial exchange in 2015 where Facebook only requested the political consultancy firm by email to delete the data, and casually asked the company to “provide us with confirmation”. read more
Dec 31, 2019 11:22
Facebook engaged in an “abusive practice” by allowing data from 443,000 users in Brazil to be unduly available to developers of the application “This is Your Digital Life,” according to the Ministry of Justice. read more
Dec 28, 2019 13:33
Between 2010 to now, these are the 10 most downloaded apps. How many have you been using? read more
Oct 31, 2019 08:17
Facebook said it wished it had “done more to investigate claims about Cambridge Analytica in 2015.” read more
Sep 21, 2019 06:56
The review was launched in 2018 after revelations that the political consultancy hijacked personal data on millions of Facebook users and included attorneys, external investigators, data scientists, engineers, policy specialists and others, according... read more
Jul 25, 2019 11:16
Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple could face new restrictions on their power as House Judiciary Committee heads an antitrust probe into their conduct and business. read more
Jul 18, 2019 13:22
FaceApp’s terms of service reveals the company has full royalty-free rights to ‘user data’. Here’s what it means. read more
Jul 03, 2019 12:39
For just 10 of the 21 conditions, the Facebook feeds were more informative than basic demographic data such as sex, ethnicity and age. read more
Jun 01, 2019 13:31
Facebook shareholders in September 2018 sued the company to obtain information pertaining to the data leak of 87 million users. read more
May 14, 2019 11:15
The agreement between Facebook and the US government would resolve a probe of whether the company violated a similar consent pact reached in 2011. read more
May 13, 2019 14:19
Harris, Senator from California where all the major US tech giants are based, said that Facebook has experienced massive growth and has prioritised its growth consumers’ interests, especially on privacy read more
May 10, 2019 19:36
Its ambition to be like WeChat is a frightening prospect read more
