Cambridge Analytica and the Dangers of Facebook Data-Harvesting
On Friday night, Facebook suspended the account of Cambridge Analytica, the political-data company backed by the billionaire Robert Mercer that […]
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50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica in major data breach
The data analytics firm that worked with Donald Trump’s election team and the winning Brexit campaign harvested millions of Facebook […]
The Truth Behind Vero’s Privacy Claims and Strange Success
New social network Vero takes its name from the Latin for “truth” and has positioned itself as a privacy-focused social […]
Social networks may have to reveal how they target users with ads
Facebook and Twitter may be forced to reveal detailed information about how and why users were targeted for political advertising, […]
Is Artificial Intelligence the Ultimate Test for Privacy?
Nothing challenges the effectiveness of data protection law like technological innovation. You think you have cracked a technology neutral framework […]
How to Turn Off Facebook’s Face Recognition Features
In recent days, more and more Facebook users started seeing a notification about how the social network uses its facial […]
California Wants to Govern Bots and Police User Privacy on Social Media
The proposed legislation will hold social media and Internet companies accountable for user privacy, and force them to stop the […]
How Tech is Failing Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
What technology risks are faced by people who experience intimate partner violence? How is the security community failing them, and […]
12 Privacy Mistakes that Can Cost You Your Job in 2018
Countless people have lost their jobs due to easily-avoidable privacy mistakes. Don’t make the following privacy mistakes in 2018, or […]
Facebook begins privacy push ahead of tough new European law
Facebook will introduce a new privacy center this year that features all core privacy settings in one place, ahead of […]
Don’t check Facebook before hiring
“Yes, they’re accessible but they’re not necessarily meant for everybody,” says Donovan Molloy about public bodies checking social media of […]
User generated content, social media and privacy
We need consumer protection law for the digital age to protect people from offensive invasions of privacy and the unchecked […]