FTC launches sweeping privacy study of top tech platforms
The move appears to be a wide-reaching inquiry into everything major tech companies know about their users and what they do with that data.
Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding EU privacy rules
Facebook will shift all its UK users in into user agreements with the headquarters in California, moving them out of reach of Europe’s privacy laws.
Amazon Sued For Wiretapping Drivers’ Closed Facebook Groups
Amazon sued for secretly monitoring workers confidential postings in their closed Facebook groups.
Facebook lawsuits: the biggest tech battle yet, and one that is long overdue
The biggest antitrust case in a generation has been compared to the years-long lawsuit against Microsoft in 1998
Facebook Asks Supreme Court To Decide Whether Tracking Violates Wiretap Law
Facebook is urging the Supreme Court to take up a long-running dispute about whether tracking logged-out users via the “Like” […]
Facebook Pays Russia $50K Fine For Not Localizing User Data
Facebook has paid Russian authorities a 4 million ruble ($53,000) fine over its refusal to comply with controversial data localization […]
Facebook fined $6.1 million in South Korea for sharing user data without consent
The Korea Communications Commission kickstarted the investigation in 2018 before ultimately handing it off to the PIPC a few months […]
Apple Defends Delay of Privacy Feature, Slams Facebook
Apple Inc. on Thursday slammed Facebook Inc. and other internet giants for their ad-targeting practices in response to a letter […]
WhatsApp Ireland sets aside €77.5m for possible data compliance fines
The Irish arm of messaging platform WhatsApp recorded an €11.2 million loss last year after setting aside €77.5 million to […]
Folksam data breach leaks info of 1M Swedes to Google, Facebook, more
Folksam, one of the largest insurance companies in Sweden, today disclosed a data breach affecting around 1 million Swedes after […]
Data Protection Commission hit with massive legal bill after Facebook privacy case
Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems said: “The Irish taxpayer now has to pick up parts of the bill.” The Data […]
Canadian class-action suit against Facebook alleges misuse of personal information
Two Facebook users are seeking damages on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Canadians whose personal data may have been […]