Collaborate Disseminate
The lawsuit alleged that the IBM-owned Weather Channel mobile app did not let users know it was selling their geolocation data. Continue reading IBM Settles Lawsuit Over Weather Channel App Data Privacy
A new Data Protection Agency would overhaul federal regulation efforts around data privacy – but experts are skeptical that the U.S. government can get it right. Continue reading Privacy Experts Skeptical of Proposed Data Protection Agency
Facebook is suing two Ukrainian men who were able to scrape data from 63,000 users’ profiles by enticing users to download a malicious browser extension. Continue reading Facebook Alleges Two Ukrainians Scraped Data From 63K Profiles
A Facebook partnership with Netflix, Dropbox, Spotify, and Royal Bank of Canada gave them access to messages. Continue reading Facebook Admits Giving Partners Access to Messages
What will ultimately be the driving force for Facebook to value data privacy? Continue reading Facebook’s Rough History of Failed User Revolts
The bug allowed 1,500 apps built by 876 developers to view users’ unposted “draft” photos. Continue reading Facebook Flaw Exposes Private Photos for 6.8M Users
Security executive Alex Stamos called on Facebook to change its strategy around data in an internal memo – and privacy experts agree. Continue reading Facebook Security Exec Calls for Tightened Data Privacy
Facebook is launching an investigation into whether Crimson Hexagon’s collection of public user data was a violation of its data policies. Continue reading Facebook Suspends Analytics Firm Over Surveillance Concerns