Australia begins privacy investigation into Facebook
Australia's Privacy Commissioner said on Thursday she had opened a formal investigation into social media giant Facebook after the company confirmed data from 300,000 Australian users may have been used without authorization. The investigation will consider whether Facebook has breached … Read More
Facebook can’t count, says Cambridge Analytica
Cambridge Analytica has disputed Facebook's claim that it had access to 87 million records from The Social Network™. “Today Facebook reported that information for up to 87 million people may have been improperly obtained by research company GSR,” the company said in a statement. “Cambridge … Read More
Facebook confirms it spies on your Messenger conversations
Facebook revealed this week that it's scanning users' Messenger conversations – including text chats, pictures, and links – in an effort to ensure that people play by its rules. CEO Mark Zuckerberg first spilled the beans in an interview with Vox's Ezra Klein, in which he brought up an incident …
Facebook’s May day
The exchange of data and advertising for free access to services underpins tech firms such as Facebook and Google. Companies providing free access to goods or services that effectively monetise the user as a product have flourished; those that haven't, such as traditional newspapers, have struggled. Read More
Facebook is changing the way it handles your data—here’s how
Facebook released a lengthy update today (April 4) explaining the ways it plans to change its data practices, in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where it believes at least 87 million users' data was improperly shared with the analytics firm that consulted on the Trump election campaign. Read …
The Algorithms Take Over: Will Facebook’s Private Message Scanning Lead To Autonomous …
One of the more understated but intriguing statements in Zuckerberg's Vox interview this past Monday was his public acknowledgement at long last that the company uses computer algorithms to scan all of our private communications on its platform, including Facebook Messenger. While users could … Read More
Facebook Says Data On 87 Million People May Have Been Shared In Cambridge Analytica Leak
said on Wednesday that the personal information of as many as 87 million users may have been improperly obtained by the data analysis firm that helped run President Donald Trump's political campaign, a larger leak than had been earlier reported. The company said most of the affected users were in … …
Data net drew in most of Facebook users
Facebook said that most of its two billion users likely have had their personal information scraped and shared by third-party developers without their explicit permission. The statement dramatically raises the stakes in a privacy controversy that has dogged the company for weeks, spurred investigations in … Read More
Facebook Bolsters Privacy Measures With New Data Access Restrictions
Facebook on Wednesday listed a number of new data access restrictions as the social media company looks to reassure end users that their personal information will remain private. The new measures, detailed in a post by Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer, limit the personal data that apps can collect … Read More
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: ‘I’m responsible for what happened’ with data privacy issues
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking personal responsibility for letting third parties access Facebook user data without permission, and says the company will embark on a three-year push to prevent it from happening in the future. "I started this place, I run it," Zuckerberg said during a call with … Read …