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India's Cyber Agency Cautions Facebook Users, Advises Greater Privacy After Global Data Leak
India's cyber security agency CERT-In has advised Facebook users to strengthen their account privacy settings after a recent global 'data scraping' incident in the social media platform affected about 61 lakh Indians.
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Data Of 61 Lakh Indian Facebook Users Allegedly Leaked Online: Expert
Personal details such as phone numbers of around 6.1 million (61 lakh) Indians on Facebook have allegedly been leaked online and posted on hacking forums, according to a cybersecurity executive.
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Facebook Says 100 App Developers May Have Accessed Users' Data For Months
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".
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Facebook Allegedly Gave Advertisers Special Access To User Data, Activities
The more than 250 pages of documents, which a British parliamentary committee recently obtained as part of a wide-ranging investigation into Facebook, revolve around a decision Facebook made in 2014 and 2015 to cut off developers' access to posts, photos and other profile information from Facebook users.
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Facebook Privacy Review Now Available in 11 Indian Languages; Privacy Info to Become More Transparent
In the coming weeks, Facebook users will be shown a message that displays information such as use of data for advertising, and more.
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Facebook Data of Over 3 Million Users Said to Have Been Exposed by Personality Quiz App
The data set was collected via the personality quiz app "myPersonality" by academics at the University of Cambridge, as per New Scientist.
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Facebook Fuels Broad Privacy Debate by Tracking Non-Users
Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the world's largest social network tracks people whether they have accounts or not.
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Zuckerberg Barely Talked About Facebook's Biggest Global Problem
Facebook's most vexing global problem is the misuse and abuse of the site in countries outside North America or Western Europe.
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Legislators Are Missing the Point on Facebook
I'm getting increasingly baffled and disappointed by the scandal-cum-congressional-ragefest surrounding Facebook. Instead of piling on Mark Zuckerberg or worrying about who has our personal data, legislators should focus on the real issue: How our data get used.
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Zuckerberg's Testimony Is Over, but Scrutiny Is Just Ramping Up
For 14 years, Mark Zuckerberg was free to use any means he could imagine to build his social network into an Internet and advertising colossus with tens of billions of dollars in revenue. Now Congress is waking up to what that freedom meant for Facebook users.
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Facebook Can't Remain a Benevolent Dictatorship
As lawmakers grill Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg this week, it's clear many are wrestling with whether and how the government should regulate tech companies. A recurring question is whether they have any inherent ideological biases.
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No, Mark Zuckerberg, We're Not Really in Control of Our Data
The Mark Zuckerberg that showed up in a suit in Washington this week is mature. He's sweat-resistant. But he's still hiding something.
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EU Justice Commissioner Held 'Constructive' Talks With Facebook's Sandberg
European Union Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova said she had a "constructive and open discussion" with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg about the Cambridge Analytica scandal on Thursday.
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Facebook Urged by EU to 'Cooperate Fully' in Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal
The European Commission on Thursday called on Facebook to "cooperate fully" with investigators into the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal.
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Facebook to Stop Spending Against California Privacy Effort
Facebook says it will stop spending money to fight a proposed California ballot initiative aimed at giving consumers more control over their data.
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India's Cyber Agency Cautions Facebook Users, Advises Greater Privacy After Global Data Leak
India's cyber security agency CERT-In has advised Facebook users to strengthen their account privacy settings after a recent global 'data scraping' incident in the social media platform affected about 61 lakh Indians.
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Data Of 61 Lakh Indian Facebook Users Allegedly Leaked Online: Expert
Personal details such as phone numbers of around 6.1 million (61 lakh) Indians on Facebook have allegedly been leaked online and posted on hacking forums, according to a cybersecurity executive.
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Facebook Says 100 App Developers May Have Accessed Users' Data For Months
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".
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Facebook Allegedly Gave Advertisers Special Access To User Data, Activities
The more than 250 pages of documents, which a British parliamentary committee recently obtained as part of a wide-ranging investigation into Facebook, revolve around a decision Facebook made in 2014 and 2015 to cut off developers' access to posts, photos and other profile information from Facebook users.
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Facebook Privacy Review Now Available in 11 Indian Languages; Privacy Info to Become More Transparent
In the coming weeks, Facebook users will be shown a message that displays information such as use of data for advertising, and more.
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Facebook Data of Over 3 Million Users Said to Have Been Exposed by Personality Quiz App
The data set was collected via the personality quiz app "myPersonality" by academics at the University of Cambridge, as per New Scientist.
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Facebook Fuels Broad Privacy Debate by Tracking Non-Users
Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the world's largest social network tracks people whether they have accounts or not.
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Zuckerberg Barely Talked About Facebook's Biggest Global Problem
Facebook's most vexing global problem is the misuse and abuse of the site in countries outside North America or Western Europe.
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Legislators Are Missing the Point on Facebook
I'm getting increasingly baffled and disappointed by the scandal-cum-congressional-ragefest surrounding Facebook. Instead of piling on Mark Zuckerberg or worrying about who has our personal data, legislators should focus on the real issue: How our data get used.
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Zuckerberg's Testimony Is Over, but Scrutiny Is Just Ramping Up
For 14 years, Mark Zuckerberg was free to use any means he could imagine to build his social network into an Internet and advertising colossus with tens of billions of dollars in revenue. Now Congress is waking up to what that freedom meant for Facebook users.
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Facebook Can't Remain a Benevolent Dictatorship
As lawmakers grill Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg this week, it's clear many are wrestling with whether and how the government should regulate tech companies. A recurring question is whether they have any inherent ideological biases.
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No, Mark Zuckerberg, We're Not Really in Control of Our Data
The Mark Zuckerberg that showed up in a suit in Washington this week is mature. He's sweat-resistant. But he's still hiding something.
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EU Justice Commissioner Held 'Constructive' Talks With Facebook's Sandberg
European Union Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova said she had a "constructive and open discussion" with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg about the Cambridge Analytica scandal on Thursday.
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Facebook Urged by EU to 'Cooperate Fully' in Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal
The European Commission on Thursday called on Facebook to "cooperate fully" with investigators into the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal.
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Facebook to Stop Spending Against California Privacy Effort
Facebook says it will stop spending money to fight a proposed California ballot initiative aimed at giving consumers more control over their data.
