Cambridge Analytica created ‘Sex Compass’ and other apps to harvest Facebook data
The number of users affected by the scandal could skyrocket.
On Apr 17, 2018 by Phillip Tracy
Facebook tries to explain why it scrapes data from non-users
It also called out a handful of its rivals.
On Apr 16, 2018 by Phillip Tracy
Facebook’s new privacy review notice is meant to protect itself—not you
New regulations require consent to collect data.
On Apr 12, 2018 by Phillip Tracy
Here’s what we learned from Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional testimonies
Monopolies, privacy blunders, and whether Facebook listens to your phone calls.
Mark Zuckerberg admits his personal data was stolen in Cambridge Analytica scandal
The revelation came during his 2-day testimony before Congress.
On Apr 11, 2018 by Phillip Tracy
Facebook is paying internet sleuths to find data firms risking user privacy
You could earn a fat paycheck for uncovering the next scandal.
On Apr 11, 2018 by Christina Bonnington
Viral Facebook hoax falsely tells users they ‘will be hacked’
Typing ‘BFF’ will tell you nothing about account security.
On Apr 10, 2018 by Grace Speas
Facebook could owe $7.5 trillion for failing to protect your privacy
The theoretical fine would put the social network out of business.
On Apr 10, 2018 by Phillip Tracy
Users would need to pay if Facebook stopped collecting data, exec says
She also hinted that more data breaches are coming.
On Apr 6, 2018 by Phillip Tracy
Facebook caught deleting Mark Zuckerberg’s messages without notifying users
The social giant claims it’s for security reasons.
Facebook: If you have an account, your information was likely compromised
‘We’ve seen some scraping.’
On Apr 5, 2018 by Phillip Tracy
Facebook admits to scanning Messenger conversations
Want your privacy back? Enable end-to-end encryption.
On Apr 4, 2018 by Phillip Tracy
Facebook: Cambridge Analytica took data from 87 million users
Previous reports said 50 million people were affected.
Amazon’s voice recognition patent would be the final blow to our privacy
The online marketplace claims it takes privacy seriously.
Facebook now lets you remove third-party apps in bulk
There is still no ‘delete all’ option.
On Apr 3, 2018 by Phillip Tracy
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