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FBI proposal outlines plans for large-scale collection of social media data
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is planning to step up its efforts to monitor social media platforms more aggressively in […]
Even if you’re off social media, your friends could be ruining your privacy
Social networks could use friends to predict what a person would post, researchers find. A new study from researchers at […]
Russia accuses social media giants of flouting data breach laws
The Russian communication watchdog, Roskomnadzor, has begun legal proceedings against Facebook and Twitter for an apparent breach of data laws. […]
On Facebook and Twitter your privacy is at risk
Individual choice has long been considered a bedrock principle of online privacy. If you don’t want to be on Facebook, […]
Is It Ethical to Post Pictures of Your Kids on Instagram?
In France, a child can sue her parents for posting pictures of her on Instagram. On any social media network, […]
Parents are giving tons of their kids’ personal data away
On average, parents will post more than 1,000 images of their children online before they’re old enough to have their […]
Parliament seizes cache of Facebook internal papers
British parliament has used its legal powers to seize internal Facebook documents in an extraordinary attempt to hold the US […]
A #MeToo Story in Britain Prompts Debate Over Privacy Laws
A debate over press freedom, the right to privacy and the validity of nondisclosure agreements has erupted in Britain in […]
Pentagon Wants to Predict Anti-Trump Protests Using Social Media Surveillance
A series of research projects, patent filings, and policy changes indicate that the Pentagon wants to use social media surveillance […]
This powerful new “face search” engine could be a privacy nightmare
Cybersecurity firm Trustwave has released an open source tool to find accounts of large volumes of people across social media […]
German court rules heirs can access Facebook account of deceased relatives
Heirs in Germany have the right to access the Facebook accounts of their deceased relatives, a court said in a […]