FCC Defers Cambridge Analytica Investigation to FTC
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has said the FCC does not plan to investigate reports that Dish, Tivo and ComScore may […]
Data firm leaks 48 million user profiles it scraped from Facebook, LinkedIn, others
A little-known data firm was able to build 48 million personal profiles, combining data from sites and social networks like […]
Are you really Facebook’s product? The history of a dangerous idea.
On March 21, at the height of the scandal over Cambridge Analytica’s harvesting of Facebook user data for political targeting, […]
The wealth of our collective data should belong to all of us
The Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes lays out why we all should benefit from the profits produced by our data. Nearly […]
How Well-Intentioned Privacy Regulation Could Boost Market Power of Facebook & Google
With the exception of probably only Google, no firm other than Facebook likely has enough lawyers, lobbyists, and money to […]
How Looming Privacy Regulations May Strengthen Facebook and Google
Facebook and Google are dealing with a privacy backlash and new European rules on data collection. The rules, though, may […]
Competition Is at the Heart of Facebook’s Privacy Problem
Opinion: Until consumers can easily control their data, competitors to Facebook won’t thrive. Consumers are trusting companies with vast amounts […]
Facebook’s data changes will hamper research and oversight, academics warn
Leading researchers sign open letter saying privacy restrictions ‘likely to compound the real problem’. An open letter, signed by 27 […]
Hamburg data protection officer opens non-compliance procedure against Facebook
Hamburg’s data protection ombudsman has opened non-compliance procedures against Facebook, which has been accused of abusing its users’ data, a […]
How firms you have never interacted with can target your Facebook
Advertisers are seemingly able to access accounts with no input from the user. On one of Facebook’s myriad setting screens, […]
A flaw-by-flaw guide to Facebook’s new GDPR privacy changes
Facebook is about to start pushing European users to speed through giving consent for its new GDPR privacy law compliance […]
Facebook’s Blow To Third-Party Data Makes First-Party Data Even More Crucial
Facebook’s move to shut down its Partner Categories program helps it look good in the court of public opinion, shores […]