Zuckerberg to face angry lawmakers as Facebook firestorm rages
WASHINGTON: Amid a firestorm over Facebook's data privacy scandal, Mark Zuckerberg appears before US lawmakers this week with mounting pressure for new regulations for social media platforms. The 33-year-old chief executive is expected to face a grilling before a Senate panel on April 10, and … Read More
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower says Facebook users’ data could be stored in Russia
The number of Facebook users affected by the recent data sharing scandal could exceed 87 million and records could be stored in Russia, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie said on Sunday. Wylie said that Aleksandr Kogan, whose quiz app harvested the data of tens of millions of … Read More
How to find out if your Facebook data was shared with Cambridge Analytica
How will Facebook tell me if my data was harvested? From Monday, all 2.2 billion Facebook users will receive one of two notices titled “Protecting Your Information” at the top of their news feed. This will include a link to show people the apps they use and the information they …
Consumer groups urge Zuckerberg to commit Facebook to global GDPR
The appeal to Zuckerberg comes a day before the Facebook chief is scheduled to testify before Congress in the wake of a widening data scandal that involves the possible misuse of 87 million profiles by UK consultancy Cambridge Analytica to sway the Brexit vote and the 2016 US presidential … Read …
Facebook will alert you if Cambridge Analytica grabbed your data
Facebook says it will notify 87 million users of its service that they affected by the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which saw the data analytics firm snap up their personal information through the social network to influence voters. The news comes ahead of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's appointment … Read More
Facebook will tell you tonight if your data was stolen
He is expected to be questioned over how Facebook was used to sway the 2016 presidential election. Last week Facebook announced Cambridge Analytica was able to improperly use data on 87 million Facebook users globally, up from 50 million, prompting the Australian privacy commissioner to … Read More
Mark Zuckerberg’s wilful blindness to Facebook’s dark side
When Mark Zuckerberg appears before a US congressional committee on Tuesday, he will doubtless expand on what seems to be Facebook's new mission. The “move fast and break things” mantra of the social network's early days is long gone; now it is more like move slow and fix things. Plenty …
Facebook suspends, investigates CubeYou, another data-harvester
Facebook's slow-motion privacy awakening continued over the weekend, with a data analytics outfit called CubeYou suspended from the "platform" pending investigation over T&C violations. For some time, privacy advocates have warned that cute-and-popular quizzes linked from Facebook – “Which … Read More
Sequoia Fund buys stake in Facebook
The Sequoia Fund has taken a stake in Facebook in the wake of a data scandal that has rocked the company's share price. Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, the manager of the mutual fund, said in a note to clients that it bought a small stake in Facebook at the end …
Facebook is about to tell users if their data was shared with Cambridge Analytica
Facebook on Monday will begin alerting the 87 million users whose data may have been harvested by Cambridge Analytica. The company plans to post a link at the top of users' news feeds that will allow them to see which apps are connected to their Facebook accounts and what information …