Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws
Facebook has targeted politicians around the world promising investments and incentives while seeking to pressure them into lobbying on Facebook’s […]
Irish data protection authority has 15 open investigations on tech companies
The Ireland Data Protection Commission said in a report that as of Dec. 31 it had 15 ongoing investigations of […]
Health apps are sharing sensitive information with Facebook
Facebook is getting ahold of sensitive personal information that smartphone owners submit to entirely separate mobile apps, thanks to a […]
Facebook Promised A Clear History Tool. Where Is It?
Last May, Facebook promised to create a “Clear History” function it said would give users more control over their data. […]
Lawmakers want to question Facebook about the privacy of groups
Lawmakers are looking to question Facebook about its privacy practices after allegations that the service revealed sensitive health information in […]
Facebook Is about to Get a Massive Fine. It Probably Won’t Change Anything
The U.S. government will hit Facebook with a record-breaking multibillion-dollar fine over privacy violations. Yet experts warn that despite the […]
Facebook Hires Up Three of Its Biggest Privacy Critics
In December, Facebook hired Nathan White away from the digital rights nonprofit Access Now, and put him in the role […]
UK politicians put renewed regulation pressures on Facebook
MPs in Britain have once again voiced the need for Facebook to have stricter regulations, calling for urgent measures to […]
Facebook faces multibillion FTC fine over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach
The fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal could be about to cost Facebook dear, with reports the social network is […]
Facebook monitors and tracks the locations of users it deems a threat
Facebook monitors and tracks the locations of its users when the company’s security team finds that they are making credible […]
EU wanted to use Facebook’s lobby power in US
The European Commission wanted Facebook’s help in convincing the White House and US lawmakers to fulfill the requirements of the […]
Facebook to appeal German data decision
Facebook has said it will appeal a decision by Germany’s main competition authority that serves to restrict its collection and […]