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Funds Reconsider Facebook Holdings
Funds Reconsider Facebook Holdings
May 18, 2018  |  Facebook

Unsatisfied with Facebook’s moves to step up privacy on its platform, multiple socially-conscious investment firms are unloading or reconsidering holdings in the social media company....

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Suspended Facebook App Left 3M Users’ Data Unsecured
Suspended Facebook App Left 3M Users’ Data Unsecured
May 15, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook announced that it has suspended 200 apps as part of its ongoing investigation into third parties and the way they handle user data. The...

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Data Firm Exposes 48M Social Media User Profiles
Data Firm Exposes 48M Social Media User Profiles
April 19, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

LocalBlox, a small data firm, created personal profiles of 48 million people using data from the likes of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Zillow and others without...

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Facebook Privacy Issues Grow As CEO Confirms It Also Collects Non-User Data
Facebook Privacy Issues Grow As CEO Confirms It Also Collects Non-User Data
April 16, 2018  |  Facebook

As concerns over Facebook’s privacy issues mount, it’s been revealed that the social media site is also collecting the data of non-users. According to Reuters,...

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EU Creates Social Media Working Group To Observe Data Harvesting
EU Creates Social Media Working Group To Observe Data Harvesting
April 13, 2018  |  Facebook

European Union privacy watchdogs are responding to the Facebook data scandal by taking a closer look at the harvesting of personal data from social media...

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Cambridge Analytica’s Interim CEO Resigns
Cambridge Analytica’s Interim CEO Resigns
April 12, 2018  |  Personnel

Cambridge Analytica announced that its acting CEO is stepping down from the position. While Alexander Tayler is leaving his current role, he will “resume his...

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Facebook Defends Data Sharing Tool As FTC Compliant
Facebook Defends Data Sharing Tool As FTC Compliant
April 06, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook is defending its data sharing tool, saying it was in compliance with a 2011 privacy agreement with the Federal Trade Commission. The social media...

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Zuckerberg Will Be Questioned By Recipients Of Facebook Campaign Contributions
Zuckerberg Will Be Questioned By Recipients Of Facebook Campaign Contributions
April 06, 2018  |  Facebook

When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is questioned on user privacy protection next week, many of the members of the House and Senate committees in charge...

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Facebook Continues Fight Against Fake News With New Verification Tools
Facebook Continues Fight Against Fake News With New Verification Tools
April 04, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook continues its fight against fake news, this time with a new feature that can help users decide which sources are worth reading, trusting and...

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