Facebook's facial recognition violates user privacy, watchdog groups plan to tell FTC
Already under siege over loose privacy controls and Russian manipulation, Facebook is about to be challenged on another issue: facial recognition.
Already under siege over loose privacy controls and Russian manipulation, Facebook is about to be challenged on another issue: facial recognition.
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Apr 6, 2018
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Facebook's acknowledgement that most of its 2.2 billion members have probably had their personal data scraped by "malicious actors" is the latest example of the social network's failure to protect its users' data.
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Apr 6, 2018
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Facebook revealed Wednesday that tens of millions more people might have been exposed in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal than previously thought and said it will restrict the user data that outsiders can access.
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Apr 4, 2018
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Facebook's new privacy policy aims to explain the data it gathers on users more clearly—but doesn't actually change what it collects and shares.
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Apr 4, 2018
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"We've made a bunch of mistakes." ''Everyone needs complete control over who they share with at all times." ''Not one day goes by when I don't think about what it means for us to be the stewards of this community and their ...
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Mar 30, 2018
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Facebook's decision to stop working with third-party data collectors might earn it public-relations points, but it does little to protect your privacy.
Internet
Mar 29, 2018
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Three Facebook Messenger app users have filed a lawsuit claiming the social network violated their privacy by collecting logs of their phone calls and text messages.
Internet
Mar 28, 2018
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Facebook is giving its privacy tools a makeover as it reels from criticisms over its data practices and faces tighter European regulations in the coming months.
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Mar 28, 2018
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An Indian billionaire who promised to help fund a rival to Facebook said Wednesday he had been "overwhelmed" with the response as the world grapples with concerns about data privacy.
Business
Mar 28, 2018
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In the aftermath of revelations about the alleged misuse of Facebook user data by Cambridge Analytica, many social media users are educating themselves about their own digital footprint. And some are shocked at the extent ...
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Mar 27, 2018
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