Facebook Data

Facebook Demands Academics Disable Ad-Targeting Data Tool

Associated Press | Sunday October 25, 2020

Academics, journalists, and First Amendment lawyers are rallying behind New York University researchers in a showdown with Facebook over its demand that they halt the collection of data showing who is being micro-targeted by political ads on the world’s dominant social media platform.

Facebook Pushes for Data Portability Legislation Ahead of US FTC Hearing

Reuters | Friday August 21, 2020

Facebook on Friday pushed for legislation that makes it easier for users to transfer photos and videos to a rival tech platform, in comments it sent to the US Federal Trade Commission ahead of a hearing on the topic on September 22.

EU-US Data Pact Scrapped by Top Court Following Facebook Complaint by Activist Max Schrems

Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 16, 2020

European Union’s top court invalidated an online data arrangement between Europe and the US over complaints around Facebook by activist Max Schrems, who calls it a “100 percent win.”

Facebook Ordered by Top German Court to Rein in Data Collection

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 24, 2020

A top German court on Tuesday ordered Facebook to stop merging data collected through its Whatsapp and Instagram subsidiaries or other websites unless users explicitly agree, in a legal victory for competition authorities.

Facebook Profile Details of 267 Million Accounts Sold on Dark Web for a Measly $542: Report

Nadeem Sarwar | Tuesday April 21, 2020

Security researchers have discovered that user data extracted from over 267 million Facebook accounts was reportedly sold on the dark web.

Facebook-Powered Virus 'Heat Map' Unveiled

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 21, 2020

Researchers Monday unveiled a coronavirus "heat map" powered by Facebook data which is aimed at helping track the spread of the disease and plan for reopening society.

Zoom for iOS Shares Data With Facebook Even if a User Doesn’t Have a Facebook Account: Report

Darab Mansoor Ali | Friday March 27, 2020

A report claims that Zoom is sending some analytical data to Facebook from iOS users, even if a user does not have Facebook account.

Russian Court Fines Facebook $62,922 Over Data Law Breach: Report

World News | Reuters | Thursday February 13, 2020

A Russian court fined social media company Facebook 4 million roubles ($62,922) on Thursday for its failure to comply with a Russian data law, the RIA news agency reported.

Data Leak Of 267 Million Users Being Investigated By Facebook

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 20, 2019

Facebook on Thursday said it is investigating a report that a database containing names and phone numbers of more than 267 million users was exposed online.

Cambridge Analytica Deceived Facebook Users On Data: US Probe

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 9, 2019

US regulators concluded Friday that British consultancy Cambridge Analytica -- at the center of a massive scandal on hijacking of Facebook data -- deceived users of the social network about how it collected and handled their personal information.

Cambridge Analytica Deceived Facebook Users, US FTC Finds

Reuters | Saturday December 7, 2019

US regulators on Friday said they had found now-defunct British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica deceived consumers about the collection of Facebook data for voter profiling and targeting.

Facebook Says 100 App Developers May Have Accessed Users' Data For Months

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday November 6, 2019

In yet another data breach, Facebook on Wednesday revealed that at least 100 app developers may have accessed Facebook users' data for months, confirming that at least 11 partners "accessed group members' information in the last 60 days".

Did Facebook Data Help Trump? Netflix's The Great Hack Documentary Explores Scandal

Associated Press | Thursday July 25, 2019

The new documentary The Great Hack captures how Facebook's cavalier handling of user data in the Cambridge Analytica scandal posed a threat to democracy.

Facebook Taps Users' Location Data To Defend Its Employees From Threats

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday February 15, 2019

Facebook gathers intelligence from its platform to identify people who threaten the firm or its workers, the social network said Thursday in response to media reports of the security tactic.

Need To Have Tougher Control Over Facebook: German Watchdog

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday February 8, 2019

Facebook users should be asked for consent before there data are collected by the group's subsidiaries like Whatsapp, Instagram and when third-party websites is combined with their social network account, Germany's competition authority said