Facebook fined £500K for Cambridge Analytica saga
A £500k is the best the Information Commissioner’s Office could do under the old Data Protection Act. Continue reading Facebook fined £500K for Cambridge Analytica saga
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UK Slaps Facebook with $645K Fine Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
The amount is the max allowed under pre-GDPR regulation, but is barely a financial slap on the risk for the social-media giant. Continue reading UK Slaps Facebook with $645K Fine Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook gets fined £500,000 by U.K. for Cambridge Analytica ordeal
Facebook is getting hit with the maximum penalty allowable under United Kingdom law for a scandal in which the social media website failed to keep user data out of the hands of the political research firm Cambridge Analytica. The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced on Thursday that it is fining Facebook £500,000 ($664,000) for “serious breaches of data protection law.” The ICO initially announced its intent to levy the fine in July. “Facebook failed to sufficiently protect the privacy of its users before, during and after the unlawful processing of this data. A company of its size and expertise should have known better and it should have done better,” said Elizabeth Denham, the U.K.’s information commissioner said, in a statement. The ICO fine is the maximum that U.K. law allowed at the time the Cambridge Analytica ordeal went down, the office said. That’s based on the Data Protection Act […]
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Facebook Fined £500,000 for Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal
Facebook has finally been slapped with its first fine of £500,000 for allowing political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica to improperly gather and misuse data of 87 million users.
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ICO Issues £500,000 Fine to Facebook for Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a fine of £500,000 to Facebook for the the data scandal involving Cambridge Analytica. On 25 October, the ICO confirmed it had issued the fine after notifying Facebook of its intention b… Continue reading ICO Issues £500,000 Fine to Facebook for Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal
Facebook doubles cooling off period to cash in on your FOMO
Facebook has doubled its grace period because so many leavers are getting cold feet. Continue reading Facebook doubles cooling off period to cash in on your FOMO
Younger Facebook users 4 times more likely to delete app, study shows
They also appear to be more privacy-wary, with 64% changing their settings, comparing to just a third of older users. Continue reading Younger Facebook users 4 times more likely to delete app, study shows
Recent App Issues Reveal Facebook’s Struggles to Temper Data Privacy Woes
Facebook has been struggling to keep its data privacy woes at bay this week, between banning apps on its social media platform – and pulling its own app from Apple’s store. Continue reading Recent App Issues Reveal Facebook’s Struggles to Temper Data Privacy Woes
Facebook shuts off user data access for hundreds of thousands of apps
The app review deadline has come and gone and Facebook has now cut off API access to those apps that failed to submit. Continue reading Facebook shuts off user data access for hundreds of thousands of apps
The Shared Security Weekly Blaze – Bluetooth Vulnerabilities, Malicious Apps Removed from Twitter, Gmail Confidential Mode
This is the Shared Security Weekly Blaze for July 30th, 2018 sponsored by Security Perspectives – Your Source for Tailored Security Awareness Training and Assessment Solutions and Silent Pocket. This episode was hosted by Tom… Continue reading The Shared Security Weekly Blaze – Bluetooth Vulnerabilities, Malicious Apps Removed from Twitter, Gmail Confidential Mode