Facebook has paused election reminders in Europe after data watchdog raises transparency concerns
Big tech’s lead privacy regulator in Europe has intervened to flag transparency concerns about a Facebook election reminder feature — […]
Facebook blocks mobile app advertisers from using device-level data
Facebook quietly updated its terms of service for its Advanced Mobile App Measurement program in January, barring mobile app advertisers […]
Facebook isn’t sharing all off-platform data with users
Facebook is now offering users a feature that lets them see what data it has collected about their activities beyond […]
Facebook postpones launch of dating app
Facebook has been forced into an embarrassing postponement of its new dating service all across Europe 36 hours before Valentine’s […]
Facebook’s Tiny Privacy Fine Is a ‘Warning,’ Watchdog Says
Facebook Inc.’s German unit was handed a fine of 51,000 euros for failing to properly nominate a data protection officer […]
Mobile Device IDs Will Be The Next Ad Tracker To Bite The Dust
Neither Apple nor Google – which is fresh off announcing its plan to kill third-party cookies in Chrome less than […]
German court sides with consumer groups against Facebook data collection
Facebook has suffered a blow against its data collection practices in Europe, with a German court ruling some of the […]
Facebook’s new privacy tool lets you manage how you’re tracked across the web
Mark Zuckerberg’s long-promised “Clear History” button is finally launched globally. Facebook has been determined to give people privacy controls while […]
Facebook is ordered to hand over data about thousands of apps that may have violated user privacy
A Massachusetts judge rejected the tech giant’s earlier attempt to withhold the evidence from state officials investigating its privacy practices. […]
Brazil fines Facebook $1.6 million over improper data sharing
Brazil announced that it had fined Facebook $1.6 million over improperly sharing user data with Cambridge Analytica. In issuing the […]
Facebook separates security tool from friend suggestions, citing privacy overhaul
Facebook will no longer feed user phone numbers provided to it for two-factor authentication into its “people you may know” […]
Massive leak leaves 267 million Facebook users’ data exposed
Security researchers found an online database containing the private information of over 267 million Facebook users exposed on the internet. […]