Facebook has been fined £500,000 by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal that exposed data of 87 million users. The announcement was made by the UK’s data protection regulator, Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham. “The ICO’s investigation found that between 2007 and 2014, Facebook processed the personal information of users unfairly […]
Facebook has been fined £500,000 ($664,000) in the U.K. for its conduct in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. Facebook has been fined £500,000 in the U.K., the maximum fine allowed by the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998, for failing to protect users’ personal information. Political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica improperly collected data of 87 million Facebook users […]
On Friday, Facebook provided a 748-page long report to Congress that confirms the social network shared data with at least 61 tech firms after 2015. This is the worst period in the history of the social network, now Facebook admitted to having shared users’ data with 61 tech firms. The problem is that Facebook allowed tech companies […]
Cambridge Analytica, the commercial data analytics company at the centre of the Facebook privacy scandal, is ceasing all operations. Cambridge Analytica, the commercial data analytics company at the centre of the Facebook privacy scandal, is ceasing all operations. The commercial data analytics company Cambridge Analytica that was the protagonist of the biggest privacy scandal of […]
Jan Koum, one of the WhatsApp founders, reportedly plans to leave the company in the wake of increasing concerns about Facebook’s approach to users’ privacy. Jan Koum, the co-founder of WhatsApp, reportedly plans to leave the company in the wake of increasing concerns about Facebook’s privacy policy. “It is time for me to move on . […]
The researcher Jack Cable (18) has discovered a vulnerability in LinkedIn, the AutoFill functionality, that allowed user data harvesting. While experts and people are discussing the Cambridge Analytica case another disconcerting case made the headlines, the private intelligence agency LocalBlox has left unsecured online an AWS bucket containing 48 million records that were also harvested from Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. […]
After the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg admitted that the company cannot rule out other cases of misuse. In the wake of recent revelations about the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook Chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg doesn’t exclude other data misuse. Sandberg gave two interviews last weeks to National Public Radio and NBC’s “Today […]
Third-party scrapers have exploited an issue in the Facebook ’s search function that allows anyone to look up users via their email address or phone numbers. Facebook revealed on Wednesday that 87 million users have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica case, much more than 50 million users initially thought. Facebook is the middle of a storm, Mark […]
Facebook revealed on Wednesday that 87 million users have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica case, much more than 50 million users initially thought. The social network giant recently unveiled clearer terms of service to ensure transparency to its users about data sharing. Facebook’s chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer provided further details on the case, including new estimations […]
After Cambridge Analytica case, Facebook announced security improvements to prevent future interference with elections. Facebook is under the fire after the revelation of the Cambridge Analytica case and its role in the alleged interference to the 2016 US presidential election. While the analysts are questioning about the interference with other events, including the Brexit vote, Facebook is now looking […]