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
A recently discovered trojan, PDFReader, exploits Facebook Ads Manager by using a legitimate-looking digital security certificate to access and grab cookies from victim’s Facebook session. Read More
In a new California lawsuit, Facebook is accused of failing to adequately comply with information and subpoena requests related to the company’s privacy practices. Read More
Another Facebook privacy breach was found through the clean-up of its data privacy practices which involves 100 developers with improper access to Facebook Groups data. Read More
Nearly 7,000 pages of leaked Facebook documents are out in the public. They show how the company used access to data as a reward and shut off the access when rival companies become too powerful. Read More
Facebook Libra cryptocurrency is facing strong pushback in Europe with concerns raised over the systemic risks to the global financial system and potential data privacy issues. Read More
