Figure Out Which Facebook Friends Share ‘Fake News’
No matter your political persuasion, the phrase “fake news” is one of the most insufferable—especially if you have a few “Won't somebody think of the children?”-esque friends who are always filling up your Facebook News Feed with reasons why humanity is doomed. Between that, and your other … Read More
Facebook faces global backlash in Australia, Europe and Asia over data misuse scandal
Europe's more loyal users of Facebook and other social media advocates may have felt comforted that major scandals over privacy settings and the platform's business model appeared to mainly affect its U.S. side, such as the recent outcry over how Cambridge Analytica's personal data collection … Read More
Online privacy must improve after the Facebook data uproar
I, like millions of others, have willingly given up some of my privacy to Facebook to achieve a sense of connection across cultures, time zones and generations. But revelations of the alleged sale and misuse of Facebook data by Cambridge Analytica has left me feeling betrayed. Having lived in five … …
Facebook Removes Feature It Says Was Being Used to Scrape User Data From Profiles
Facebook Inc. said data on most of its 2 billion users could have been accessed improperly, giving fresh evidence of the ways the social-media giant failed to protect people's privacy while generating billions of dollars in revenue from the information. The company said it removed a feature that let users … …
Where Users’ Facebook Data May Have Been Compromised [Infographic]
In a blog post, Facebook has disclosed that it believes the data of up to 87 million people was improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, far more than previously believed. An earlier estimate by whistleblower Christopher Wylie put the total number of users impacted at about 50 … Read More
Australia latest to open probe into Facebook data scandal
Australia's privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into Facebook in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data misuse scandal. Yesterday Facebook revealed that more users than previously thought could have had their personal information passed to the company back in 2014 — saying as … Read More
Facebook shares jump after Zuckerberg says data scandal has had no ‘meaningful impact’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told reporters he has not seen a noticeable change in user behavior in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. Shares of the tech giant rose more than 3 percent in premarket trading. Zuckerberg's message gives the first optimistic outlook for the company in … Read …
Here’s all the personal information of yours that Facebook says could have been scraped by …
According to Facebook's help center, information such as your age, language and country are always public since those are things needed to fill out a Facebook profile. Facebook also uses information in your "Public Profile" to help connect you with other users you may know such as friends and family. …
How the Government Could Fix Facebook
These days, it seems the only bipartisan agreement in Washington is to hate Facebook. Democrats blame the social network for costing them the presidential election. Republicans loathe Silicon Valley billionaires like Facebook's founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, for their liberal leanings. Even many … Read More
Mark Zuckerberg refuses to step down or fire staff over Facebook ‘mistakes’
Mark Zuckerberg has rejected calls for heads to roll at Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, saying that he takes full responsibility. Speaking after Facebook's fullest statement yet about the data breach, which the company now says resulted in 87m profiles being extracted from the platform, … Read More