Facebook is defending its data sharing tool, saying it was in compliance with a 2011 privacy agreement with the Federal Trade Commission. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Facebook is hoping to work with regulators in the European Union (EU) after new evidence revealed the data scandal with Cambridge Analytica could have impacted 87 million Facebook users, much more than the 50 million the social media company originally said had their data accessed...
Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said Thursday (April 5) that if Facebook users want to opt out of targeted ads, they may have to pay for that ability. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is questioned on user privacy protection next week, many of the members of the House and Senate committees in charge of getting answers are lawmakers who have received campaign contributions from company employees and the Facebook PAC. Get the Full...
When it was discovered that Facebook had allowed its users’ profile data – and that of their social networks – to fall into third-party hands, it caused a bit of an uproar. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Another data issue for Facebook: The company announced that “malicious actors” were able to use search tools to discover the identities and collect information on most of its 2 billion users worldwide. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Reeling from its latest data scandal, social media giant Facebook is taking steps to spell out in plain English how it gathers and uses the data of its users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Following estimates from two newspapers that the Facebook data of more than 50 million users may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica, the social media platform said that figure could be higher. Facebook now says that up to 87 million users may have had...
About two weeks after U.S. legislators asked Mark Zuckerberg to testify about Cambridge Analytica’s alleged misuse of Facebook data, the CEO is scheduled to appear before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on April 11, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...