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 […]
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EU privacy watchdogs to look into harvesting of data from social media
European Union privacy watchdogs will look deeper into the harvesting of personal data from social networks for economic or political […]
Facebook faces mounting scrutiny
The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica story continues to expand as the number of those affected by the data sharing kerfuffle now reportedly […]
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Said to Agree to Testify Before Congress Over Data Privacy
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, has agreed to testify in Washington over how his social network handled people’s data, according […]
Investigators complete seven-hour Cambridge Analytica HQ search
Investigators from Britain’s data watchdog have spent nearly seven hours searching the London offices of Cambridge Analytica. Eighteen enforcement officers […]
Article 29 Working Party investigating Facebook-Cambridge Analytica
Reaction and developments generated by last weekend’s revelations that Cambridge Analytica processed and did not delete Facebook user data continue […]
UK investigates Facebook over data breach, to raid Cambridge Analytica
Britain is investigating whether Facebook did enough to protect data after a whistleblower said a London-based political consultancy hired by […]
FTC investigating whether Facebook violated 2011 consent decree
The news involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica continues to rapidly evolve since reports came out last weekend exposing the improper […]
WhatsApp will not share user data with Facebook until it complies with GDPR
Facebook, its popular messaging app WhatsApp, and the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have reached a truce in their long-running […]
Facebook’s data collection faces antitrust charge in Germany
Facebook is using its position as the dominant social network to illegally track users across the internet and reinforce its […]
UK’s ICO to investigate use of data analytics for political purposes
Elizabeth Denham, UK Information Commissioner, has announced today that she has launched a formal investigation into the use of data […]