Collaborate Disseminate
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
They said Facebook emphasizes the service being free, not that it’s making big bucks off users’ data. They ordered the company to apologize. Continue reading Facebook fined $11m for misleading users about how data will be used
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
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
The Apple website’s privacy and data area lets you download and correct your data. Continue reading Apple privacy portal lets you see everything it knows about you
Government officials from “Five Eyes” countries have declared war on encryption, seeing it as a threat instead of a shield. The US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand are pressuring tech companies to forget about user data privacy and gi… Continue reading Governments commit to fighting encryption, and tech companies will have to cooperate
The multimillion dollar data buy allows Google to link what we buy in brick-and-mortar stores to what ads we clicked online. Continue reading Google quietly bought Mastercard credit and debit card records
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
Facebook is probing whether the firm’s government contracts comply with its policies, which nix use of user data for government surveillance. Continue reading Crimson Hexagon banned by Facebook over user data concern
Data collected by smartphone app Timehop on its entire customer base of 21 million users was compromised following a security incident, the company confirmed on its website on July 4. According to their statements, the breach was detected within two ho… Continue reading Data on 21 million users compromised in Timehop hack