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Meta’s Irish Arm Fined $264 Million by Watchdog Over Data Breach
Ireland’s data protection commission fined Meta Platforms Inc.’s Irish arm following two inquiries into a personal data breach. The breach was reported by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited in September 2018. It impacted data including full names, email addresses, phone numbers, posts on time lines and groups of which the user was a member,
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Records Of 200,000 Facebook Marketplace Users Found On Dark Web
This is not the first time that such a data leak has been reported. In 2021, details of 530 million Facebook users were leaked in an online forum.
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'Delete' Facebook, Says WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton
Facebook Data Breach: The company is facing flak after reports emerged that Cambridge Analytica, accessed the data of 50 million users.
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Americans Less Likely To Trust Facebook Than Rivals On Personal Data: Poll
The poll, taken Wednesday through Friday, also found that fewer Americans trust Facebook than other tech companies that gather user data.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Admits 'Huge Mistake', Says 'Give Me Another Chance'
Facebook on Wednesday said data on about 87 million people mostly in the US may have been improperly shared with London-based political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.
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Facebook Data Breach: How A Data Firm CEO's Bragging Led To A Chain Of Crises
Facebook Data Leak Controversy: Mark Zuckerberg apologized on Wednesday for mistakes his company made in handling data of 50 million of its users.
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Facebook Data Breach: How A Data Firm CEO's Bragging Led To A Chain Of Crises
Facebook Data Leak Controversy: Mark Zuckerberg apologized on Wednesday for mistakes his company made in handling data of 50 million of its users.
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CBI Files Case Against Cambridge Analytica For Facebook Data Theft
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against UK-based political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica for the alleged illegal harvesting of personal data of 5.62 lakh Indian Facebook users. The agency has also named Global Science Research (GSRL), another company based out of that country, in the same case.
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Russian Court Fines Facebook $62,922 Over Data Law Breach: Report
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.
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Facebook $5 Billion U.S. Privacy Settlement Approved by FTC
The FTC approved privacy settlement requiring Facebook to pay $5 billion to resolve the probe over Cambridge Analytica data scam.
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Facebook Should Get ‘Sweeping Changes’ in FTC Case, Senators Say
Senators also pushed for long-term limits on Facebook’s collection and use of personal information.
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Facebook's Zuckerberg Preaches Privacy, But Evidence Is Elusive
Facebook’s business was built on harvesting detailed user data to show people precisely targeted ads.
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Millions of Facebook Records Found on Amazon Cloud Servers
A cybersecurity firm UpGuard found troves of user information hiding in plain sight on Amazon’s cloud computing servers.
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CBI Seeks More Details From Facebook, Cambridge Analytica Over Data Harvesting
The CBI sought details of data collection exercise.
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Google and Facebook’s Next Big Fight
The EU regulator nicknamed “Mr. GDPR” wants to go way beyond privacy and into antitrust.
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Meta’s Irish Arm Fined $264 Million by Watchdog Over Data Breach
Ireland’s data protection commission fined Meta Platforms Inc.’s Irish arm following two inquiries into a personal data breach. The breach was reported by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited in September 2018. It impacted data including full names, email addresses, phone numbers, posts on time lines and groups of which the user was a member,
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Records Of 200,000 Facebook Marketplace Users Found On Dark Web
This is not the first time that such a data leak has been reported. In 2021, details of 530 million Facebook users were leaked in an online forum.
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'Delete' Facebook, Says WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton
Facebook Data Breach: The company is facing flak after reports emerged that Cambridge Analytica, accessed the data of 50 million users.
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Americans Less Likely To Trust Facebook Than Rivals On Personal Data: Poll
The poll, taken Wednesday through Friday, also found that fewer Americans trust Facebook than other tech companies that gather user data.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Admits 'Huge Mistake', Says 'Give Me Another Chance'
Facebook on Wednesday said data on about 87 million people mostly in the US may have been improperly shared with London-based political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.
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Facebook Data Breach: How A Data Firm CEO's Bragging Led To A Chain Of Crises
Facebook Data Leak Controversy: Mark Zuckerberg apologized on Wednesday for mistakes his company made in handling data of 50 million of its users.
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Facebook Data Breach: How A Data Firm CEO's Bragging Led To A Chain Of Crises
Facebook Data Leak Controversy: Mark Zuckerberg apologized on Wednesday for mistakes his company made in handling data of 50 million of its users.
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CBI Files Case Against Cambridge Analytica For Facebook Data Theft
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against UK-based political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica for the alleged illegal harvesting of personal data of 5.62 lakh Indian Facebook users. The agency has also named Global Science Research (GSRL), another company based out of that country, in the same case.
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Russian Court Fines Facebook $62,922 Over Data Law Breach: Report
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.
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Facebook $5 Billion U.S. Privacy Settlement Approved by FTC
The FTC approved privacy settlement requiring Facebook to pay $5 billion to resolve the probe over Cambridge Analytica data scam.
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Facebook Should Get ‘Sweeping Changes’ in FTC Case, Senators Say
Senators also pushed for long-term limits on Facebook’s collection and use of personal information.
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Facebook's Zuckerberg Preaches Privacy, But Evidence Is Elusive
Facebook’s business was built on harvesting detailed user data to show people precisely targeted ads.
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Millions of Facebook Records Found on Amazon Cloud Servers
A cybersecurity firm UpGuard found troves of user information hiding in plain sight on Amazon’s cloud computing servers.
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CBI Seeks More Details From Facebook, Cambridge Analytica Over Data Harvesting
The CBI sought details of data collection exercise.
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Google and Facebook’s Next Big Fight
The EU regulator nicknamed “Mr. GDPR” wants to go way beyond privacy and into antitrust.
