Collaborate Disseminate
Meta has violated GDPR with illegal personal data collection practices for targeted ads. Learn about this latest violation and Meta’s rocky GDPR history.
The post Meta violates GDPR with non-compliant targeted ad practices, earns over $400 million in f… Continue reading Meta violates GDPR with non-compliant targeted ad practices, earns over $400 million in fines
The massive ICEBUCKET scheme has, so far, impersonated more than 2m people in 30+ countries, defrauding more than 300 brands of ad dollars. Continue reading Bot creates millions of fake eyeballs to rip off smart-TV advertisers
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
Americans don’t know much about Facebook and how its algorithm works, according to a survey from Pew Research Center conducted on 963 US Facebook users. The new study found that 74 percent of Facebook users in the US did not know that Facebook co… Continue reading 74% of Americans Are Clueless about Facebook’s Data Collection Algorithm, Survey Says
What upset the Data Protection Commissioner: none of the 18 million email addresses were those of LinkedIn users. Continue reading LinkedIn rapped for targeting ads at 18 million Facebook users
New Mexico’s AG filed a lawsuit accusing a popular app maker, plus Google’s and Twitter’s ad platforms, of illegally collecting kids’ data. Continue reading 91 “child friendly” Android apps accused of exploitation
Millions of students’ data is being sold after being harvested from college-planning questionnaires or surveys that come with the SAT or PSAT tests. Continue reading High-schoolers’ data put up for sale after being scraped from surveys
It’s just how the internet works, Facebook said. Continue reading Facebook: 3 reasons we’re tracking non-users
Facebook says it’s going to reach into the 20 or so dusty corners where it’s tucked away privacy and security settings and pull them into a centralized spot for users. Continue reading Facebook revamps security, privacy settings following huge data scandal
The exposed data, available free by registering an email address, shows CA used software developed by AggregateIQ to sway US elections.
Continue reading Cambridge Analytica’s secret coding sauce allegedly leaked