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Are Privacy Issues and Data Abuses Really Just a Bug in the Facebook System?

May 14, 2018

In an effort to get out in front of the data privacy scandal threatening to engulf the company, Facebook recently announced a new data abuse bounty program, which promises to pay people who report data abuses. But is this new data abuse bounty program going to result in any real changes to data privacy on Facebook?

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Data Protection News

As Final Stage of Brexit Approaches, Facebook Moves UK User Data to California to Escape EU Privacy Rules

December 25, 2020

Facebook has come up with a clever workaround that takes advantage of Brexit; it's simply going to move local users to California to evade EU privacy rules.

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B.J. Mendelson Talks About Your Privacy, and How to Get It Back

June 26, 2018

B.J. Mendelson discusses the Facebook antics, GDPR, and what people can do to protect their privacy now and moving into the future in his presentation at the campus of George Mason University in Virginia.

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Data Privacy News

California Stepping Up Its Probe Into Facebook Privacy Practices

November 21, 2019

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.

Image of hand removing block from a stack showing the perils of data security breaches as seen from the Cambridge Analytica bankruptcy filing

Data Privacy News

Cambridge Analytica Bankruptcy Shows the Perils of Data Security Breaches

May 9, 2018

After nearly two months of non-stop controversy and scandal over its improper use of Facebook data, Cambridge Analytica finally announced that it was ceasing operations, effective immediately. In doing so, Cambridge Analytica has become the new poster child to highlight the perils of data security breaches.

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Data Privacy News

Clubhouse Joins Facebook and LinkedIn as Target of Data Scraping; Cumulative One Billion User Profiles Have Been Leaked

April 16, 2021

Hot on the heels of high-profile data scraping incidents at Facebook and LinkedIn, the personal information of about 1.3 million users of chat app Clubhouse has been found posted to a hacker forum.

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Data Privacy Insights

Content Governance Is Now More Important for Facebook Investors

June 20, 2018

Platforms are increasingly being held responsible by regulators for content governance of user-generated content, raising concerns for Facebook investors.

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Data Privacy News

Delete Facebook Movement Gains Momentum With Recent Move By CrossFit

June 4, 2019

CrossFit’s decision to delete Facebook and Instagram accounts over data privacy concerns has shocked many but will it lead to more companies following suit and force Facebook to take the issue seriously?

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Data Privacy News

Encryption and Why It Matters in a Data Retention World

October 14, 2019

While U.S., U.K. and Australia called on Facebook not to deploy end-to-end encryption, many privacy advocates had voiced their support to protect users’ privacy and rights to express freely.

Data Privacy News

EPIC Privacy Group to Challenge $5 Billion FTC-Facebook Settlement

August 6, 2019

Privacy advocates went into overdrive, challenging the fairness and adequacy of the Facebook settlement after FTC announced that the social media giant is off the hook with a $5 billion penalty.