Collaborate Disseminate
A class-action lawsuit against Facebook for the use of its tag suggestions feature looks like it’s finally done churning through the courts. Continue reading Facebook to pay $550m to settle face-tagging suit
The settlement in a case over the social network’s Tag Suggestions feature is the latest financial blow the company has taken over its handling of user privacy. Continue reading Facebook to Pay $550M to Settle Class Action Case Over Facial Recognition
Researchers believe that criminals were able to obtain personal information for millions of Facebook users. Continue reading 267M Facebook Users’ Phone Numbers Exposed Online
From deepfake to data exposures, the Threatpost team talks about the top security trends driving this week’s biggest news stories. Continue reading News Wrap: Deepfake CEO Voice Scam, Facebook Phone Data Exposed
Facebook’s replaced “tag suggestions” with “face recognition” – a setting Facebook says may help to save us from identity thieves. Continue reading Facebook expands use of face recognition
Users never gave consent to have their faces gobbled up, and Facebook never told them what it would do with the biometrics, the suit claims. Continue reading Facebook loses first round in facial recognition class action suit