Soon after, Tinder users started noting on Twitter that they had been kicked off the dating app and couldn't log back on, as those who used Facebook Login were caught in an infinite loop that appears to be related to an unknown bug. Since you need a Facebook account to …

It was revealed last month that Facebook has been collecting call records and SMS data from Android devices for years. Facebook has been using what it calls an “opt-in feature” to improve its friend recommendation algorithm by requesting access to contacts, SMS data, and call history on Android … Read More

… of your history when you come back. If you've been worried about some of the deep knowledge Facebook has on you, however, then this is the best way to get everything removed, save for log records that Facebook says will stick around in its databases "but are disassociated from …

Facebook said on Wednesday that it believes most of its users could have had their profile data, such as phone numbers and email addresses, scraped by third parties. The announcement was buried inside a post from Facebook chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer, which discussed changes that … Read More

Facebook is spelling out in plain English how it collects and uses your data in rewritten versions of its Terms of Service and Data Use Policy, though it's not asking for new rights to collect and use your data or changing any of your old privacy settings.The public has seven …

Last week, Facebook redesigned its settings page so it would be easier to find all of the information the company has collected about you. This week, Facebook is trying to better explain how and why it collects that data, so it rewrote its terms of service and data policies to …

In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook has been trying to make it easier for people to understand how their data is used on the service and how to keep their information private. Along those same lines, today the company has released a more straightforward reading of its …

Facebook's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is to testify before the US House Commerce Committee regarding the firm's use and protection of user data. Facebook has faced criticism after it emerged it had known for years that Cambridge Analytica had harvested data from about 50 million of its users. Read More

Representatives Greg Walden and Frank Pallone said the House energy and commerce committee hearing will focus on the Facebook's “use and protection of user data”. Announcement of the hearing date comes as Facebook faces scrutiny over its data collection following allegations that the political … Read More

The backlash against Facebook in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal has prompted a similar movement—except in this case, the target is the social-media platform itself. The #DeleteFacebook campaign gives voice to widespread concern over the lack of privacy in digital environments. Read More