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Facebook Investigates Crimson Hexagon After Surveillance Allegation

Facebook temporarily suspends another data analytics firm over data policy concerns

6 years ago

Facebook Fined £500,000 Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

British data watchdog slaps Facebook with maximum possible fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal

6 years ago

Zuckerberg Joins Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates As World’s Richest

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg joins Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos as the three richest men in the world

7 years ago

Latest US Probe Focuses On Facebook’s Statements In Data Scandal

The SEC's investigation into Facebook's data policies joins those of the FBI, the FTC and the Justice Department

7 years ago

Facebook Lists Firms Granted Special Data Access

A mammoth document provided to Congress is the latest fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal

7 years ago

Google, Facebook ‘Deceive’ Users On GDPR Data Choices

The internet giants' new privacy controls don't obtain the explicit, informed consent required by European law, consumer groups claim

7 years ago

Facebook Shuts Down ‘Aqulia’ Drone Program

Bye bye to Somerset-based aerospace outfit Ascenta, as Facebook cancels high altitude drone connectivity program

7 years ago

Facebook To Require Labels For Targeted Ads

Advertisers must now tell users when they've been targeted using information from a third-party data broker

7 years ago

Former Cambridge Analytica CEO Nix Grilled By MPs

Alexander Nix admits obtaining Facebook data from Cambridge researcher in testy exchanges with MPs

7 years ago

Court Finds Facebook Page Administrator ‘Jointly Responsible’ For Data Protection

The German operator of a fan page on Facebook must take its share of responsibility for the collection of user…

7 years ago

Apple OS To Block Facebook Web Tracking Tools

Blow for Zuckerberg as Apple says it will block Faceboook's web tracking tools in new Mac OS and iOS

7 years ago

Facebook Denies Claims Mobile Data Sharing Broke Privacy Pledges

Facebook shared users' data with more than 60 mobile device makers without gaining their consent, New York Times claims

7 years ago

Zuckerberg Fails To Impress At European Parliament

MEPs reportedly left underwhelmed after Facebook's CEO long-awaited appearance at 'rambling' EU meeting

7 years ago

Zuckerberg’s Tuesday Meeting With EU To Be Live Broadcast

Anger at closed-door meeting results in revised decision to live broadcast Mark Zuckerberg's visit with EU parliament

7 years ago

Zuckerberg Says Yes To EU Parliament Appearance, But No To UK

The Facebook chief executive says he will appear before the European Parliament, but won't come to the UK

7 years ago

Parliament Says Facebook Answers Not Good Enough

Facebook reveals it tracked users with more than 10 million social plug-ins on third-party sites

7 years ago

Facebook Mulls Advert-Free Subscription Model

Would you pay to use Facebook if it carried no adverts? Facebook executives reportedly ponder the option

7 years ago

Cambridge Analytica ‘Retained Facebook Data Derivatives’

Defunct company covered up its use of valuable predictive models drawn from Facebook information, claims report

7 years ago

Cambridge Analytica Shuts Down Over Data Scandal Fallout

The consultancy said negative publicity has made it impossible to continue doing business

7 years ago

Facebook To Launch Online Dating Service

Zuckerberg lights the candles, dims the lights, and puts Barry White on the stereo with online dating service

7 years ago

WhatsApp Co-Founder Jan Koum Departs Facebook

WhatsApp co-founder departs Facebook amid reports of clashes over personal data and attempts to weaken its encryption

7 years ago

Facebook Moves To Block Privacy Case From Reaching Top EU Court

A ruling by the European Court of Justice could disrupt transatlantic data transfers for thousands of companies

7 years ago

Facebook To Clearly Label Political Ads

Pledge comes as social network's tech boss is grilled by committee of British MPs

7 years ago

Facebook Hit With Lawsuit Over Scam Bitcoin Adverts

MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis aims to 'give Facebook a bloody nose' for false adverts

7 years ago

Facebook Building Team To Design Own Chips – Report

Artifical intelligence move? Facebook is reportedly building a team to design its own semiconductors

7 years ago

Facebook To Exclude Billion Plus People From GDPR Protection – Report

Will they? Won't they? Social network is reportedly to exclude huge chunk of users from GDPR protection

7 years ago

MEPs Pressure Zuckerberg To Face European Parliament

A trip to Europe would show 'respect' as the Cambridge Analytica data scandal continues

7 years ago

Facebook Relaunches Facial Recognition In Europe

The social network is using the GDPR's introduction as the occasion to try its luck a second time with the…

7 years ago

European Watchdogs To Tackle Social Media Data Harvesting

'Sorry is not enough' say European watchdogs as they form working group to data collection by social media

7 years ago

Zuckerberg Says Cambridge Analytica Collected His Own Data

In a second day of congressional testimony, Zuckerberg also reveals Facebook may take action against Cambridge University for its role…

7 years ago