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Facebook Puts an End To Facial Recognition, Pledges To Delete All Data

November 8, 2021
Facebook's opt-in facial recognition system will no longer be available in a matter of weeks, and the templates it relied on to function will be deleted. The decision comes as the social media giant rebrands as "Meta" and looks to keep ahead of regulations.
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Data ProtectionNews

Facebook Refuses to Change Web Tracking Practices, Believes That CCPA Does Not Apply to Them

January 6, 2020
Facebook thinks CCPA does not apply to them as businesses can install their web tracking system Pixel for free and pay only to deliver targeted ads based on the information they harvest.
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Data PrivacyNews

Facebook Responds to U.S. Lawmakers Questions on Data Privacy Practices in 747-Page Document

July 17, 2018
Facebook responds to 1,200 questions posed by U.S. lawmakers on its data privacy practices. It seems that as long as the questions keep coming, Facebook can safely delay and mitigate the risk of regulatory or legal action.
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Data PrivacyNews

Facebook Settles Old Privacy Lawsuit for $90 Million; Proceeds to be Divided Between Users

February 23, 2022
If the court approves the settlement, this long-running privacy lawsuit will finally be put to bed with $90 million (after the usual legal expenses) being parceled out to eligible users and Facebook forced to "sequester and delete" personal data.
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Data PrivacyNews

Facebook Shuts Down NYU Political Ad Targeting Study Over Use of Data Scraping Tool, FTC Steps in

August 10, 2021
Facebook has banned a NYU ad targeting research project that captures information from political ads, but the FTC has undercut its stated reasons for doing so.
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Data PrivacyNews

Facebook Suffers Anticipated $10 Billion Loss, Snapchat Rebounds From Apple Privacy Changes

February 16, 2022
Facebook is anticipating a loss of $10 billion to the Apple privacy changes in 2022, while Snapchat is in the midst of an overperforming Q1 that has seen the company's shares rally to increase 50% in value.
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Data PrivacyNews

Facebook Tells Advertisers It Has Been Underreporting Ad Performance by About 15% Since iOS 14.5 Privacy Update

September 28, 2021
A Facebook blog post directed at its advertising partners reveals that the social media giant has been underreporting iOS ad performance by about 15% in the aggregate since the major privacy update was rolled out on Apple’s mobile operating system in late April.
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Data PrivacyNews

Facebook’s Use of Alternate Location Tracking Methods To Circumvent Apple Privacy Protections Expands to Accelerometer Data

November 5, 2021
Facebook is now using device accelerometer data as an alternate means of pinpointing locations and following app users about their day. This happens even if users both opt out of targeted advertising and disable location tracking within the Facebook app.
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Data PrivacyNews

Faced With Potential Loss of Revenue, Snapchat Explores Ways Around Apple’s New Privacy Rules

April 7, 2021
Snapchat has explored plans to skirt Apple's new privacy rules and continue tracking users, making use of banned device fingerprinting techniques rather than the IDFA identification number.
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Data PrivacyNews

Facial Recognition Bans Begin To Fall Around the US as Re-Funding of Law Enforcement Becomes Politically Popular

August 18, 2022
Some cities and states that were early to ban law enforcement from using facial recognition software appear to be having second thoughts as crime spikes become a major political issue.
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