August 12, 2019
EU Could Hand Down Facebook Privacy Decisions By Year End
The European Union’s Facebook investigations under the bloc’s new privacy laws could wrap up by the end of this year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Aug. 12). The social...
August 01, 2019
UniCredit: No Proof That Cap One Accessed Customers’ Data
UniCredit, in a memo to its staff on Thursday, said that an internal investigation showed no evidence that a recent data breach at Capital One involved any of its own...
July 26, 2019
Libra A Sizzle … For Scammers?
And now, the Libra lure. Amid the controversy of a cryptocurrency proposed by Facebook, news comes this week that, per an investigation by The Washington Post, roughly a dozen accounts...
July 24, 2019
FTC Files Suit Against Cambridge Analytica For Facebook Privacy Breach
The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has filed a suit against data analytics company Cambridge Analytica. In addition to the administrative complaint, the agency also revealed that it filed...
July 24, 2019
US: FTC hits Facebook with $5B fine and new privacy...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) formally announced its US$5 billion settlement with Facebook on Wednesday morning, July 24, which is the culmination of a years-long investigation into the Cambridge Analytica...
July 24, 2019
Facebook: FTC Pact Means ‘Shift’ In Privacy Approach
For Facebook, it’s a $5 billion fine and a “fundamental shift” in how the social media giant addresses privacy practices. As reported on Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission...
July 24, 2019
Facebook Vows To Revamp Privacy Approach
For Facebook, it’s a $5 billion fine and a “fundamental shift” in how the social media giant addresses privacy practices. As reported on Wednesday (July 24), the Federal Trade Commission...
July 24, 2019
Facebook Could Pay $100M To Settle SEC Investigation
Facebook is expected to settle on Wednesday (July 24) with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into its privacy practices. The SEC is expected to slap Facebook with a fine...
July 23, 2019
US: FTC to announce $5B settlement with Facebook as early...
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected to announce a roughly US$5 billion settlement with Facebook as early as this week of its investigation into the social media company’s...