One of the big iOS 14 items is a change to user consent requirements, something that could have major implications for the online ads industry. Read More
Facebook is suing two websites for allegedly abusing its platforms to sell likes on Instagram and for data scraping of private information from users. Read More
An open letter was published to express concerns over Irish DPA’s way of handling cases and also the confidential meetings between the authority and Facebook to discuss “consent bypass”. Read More
With Instagram responsible for 50% of GIPHY's traffic, many are concerned that Facebook may use GIFs as trojans for data collection and personalized ads after the merger. Read More
Facebook has filed a lawsuit in a federal court in California against a software engineer who developed ad cloaking software... Read More
For nine months leading up to Facebook's biggest data breach of 29 million user accounts, Facebook had been repeatedly warned about a security flaw which later ended up being exploited by hackers. Read More
Even though Facebook has closed out its Q4 earnings at historic highs, the company cautioned that cost of compliance with privacy regulations will slow down revenue growth rates in Q1. Read More
Facebook’s ban of deepfake videos appears to be a focus on the wrong threat as the technology has not shown to be advanced or user-friendly enough to create damaging "fake news”. Read More
U.K. study on the collection and exploitation of personal data by Big Tech companies showed that Google's and Facebook's dominance in digital advertising could be harming competition in the market. Read More
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. Read More
