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Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2018

Facebook reported and blocked attempts to influence campaign ahead of midterms US elections

Facebook removed 32 Facebook and Instagram accounts and pages that were involved in a coordinated operation aimed at influencing the midterm US elections Facebook has removed 32 Facebook and Instagram accounts and pages that were involved in a coordinated operation aimed at influencing the forthcoming midterm US elections. Facebook is shutting down content and accounts “engaged in coordinated […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2018

Facebook faces £500,000 fine in the U.K. over Cambridge Analytica scandal

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 […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2018

Facebook is notifying 800,000 users affected by a blocking bug

Yesterday the social network giant Facebook started notifying 800,000 users affected by a blocking bug. The company has already fixed it. When a Facebook user blocks someone, the blocked user will be not able to interact with him, this means that he will not see his posts, it will not able to start conversations on Messenger or […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2018

The Social network giant Facebook confirms it shared data with 61 tech firms after 2015

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 […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2018

Facebook confirms privacy settings glitch in a new feature exposed private posts of 14 Million users

Facebook admitted that a bug affecting its platform caused the change of the settings of some 14 million users, potentially exposing their private posts to the public. This is the worst period in the history of the social network giant that was involved in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal that affected at least 87 Million users. “We […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2018

NYT: Facebook APIs gave device makers deep access to user data. FB disagrees

Facebook APIs granted access to the data belonging to FB users to more than 60 device makers, including Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Blackberry, and Samsung so that they could implement Facebook messaging functions. After the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, Facebook is now facing new problems because it is accused of sharing user data with over 60 […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2018

Ops … Why is Facebook interested in my culinary tastes on Faasos portal?

During checkout from faasos, I observed that there are several requests going to Facebook, which carries your Faasos details without user’s consent. I reported the issue to Facebook that closed my report saying: “Unfortunately what you have described is not currently covered by this program, We will follow up with you regarding any questions we may […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2018

Probably you ignore that Facebook also tracks non-users across the web

Facebook explained how it is tracking Non-Users across the Internet and for which purposes it is using their metadata. Facebook is still in the middle of a storm for its conduct and the way it approached the privacy of its users after the Cambridge Analytica case. Now Facebook is under scrutiny after Zuckerberg testified in front […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2018

Zuckerberg on Cambridge Analytica case: we made mistakes

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday commented the Cambridge Analytica case, he admitted the company made mistakes. Finally, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday commented the Cambridge Analytica case, he admitted that his company has failed in protecting its users, but he pointed out that the company has already adopted necessary measures to prevent future […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2017

WeChat is set to become China’s official electronic ID system

China’s largest social media network, WeChat, is set to become an official electronic ID system in the country, an ID pilot program was launched in Guangzhou’s Nansha District. WeChat (‘Weixin’ in China) is China’s largest social media network, according to Tencent Holdings, the platform had 980 million monthly active users as of late September. A […]

Facebook reported and blocked attempts to influence campaign ahead of midterms US elections

Facebook faces £500,000 fine in the U.K. over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook is notifying 800,000 users affected by a blocking bug

The Social network giant Facebook confirms it shared data with 61 tech firms after 2015

Facebook confirms privacy settings glitch in a new feature exposed private posts of 14 Million users

NYT: Facebook APIs gave device makers deep access to user data. FB disagrees

Ops … Why is Facebook interested in my culinary tastes on Faasos portal?

Probably you ignore that Facebook also tracks non-users across the web

Zuckerberg on Cambridge Analytica case: we made mistakes

WeChat is set to become China’s official electronic ID system

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