February 11, 2020
Zuckerberg To Meet With EU Regulators Prior To Big Tech...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has scheduled meetings with European Union (EU) regulators ahead of an official proposal presentation to create a new framework for Big Tech, Reuters reported on Tuesday...

January 06, 2020
New Cambridge Analytica Leaks Uncover Election Influence In 68 Countries

A newly revealed massive leak by defunct data firm Cambridge Analytica has been exposed via internal documents, showing voter manipulation in at least 68 countries, according to reports on Monday...

December 24, 2019
Facebook Will Stop Using Phone Numbers For Friend Pushes

In its ongoing attempts to fix its privacy standards, Facebook will no longer use phone numbers to determine who one sees on their “people you may know” list, according to...

December 06, 2019
FTC Issues Opinion On Cambridge Analytica Scandal

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found on Friday (Dec. 6) that British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica lied to people about the data it was collecting from Facebook, and that...

November 25, 2019
Facebook Says Facial Recognition App Was Only Used By Employees

Facebook built a facial recognition app that was intended only for internal use, a company spokesperson told VentureBeat on Friday (Nov. 22).  Business Insider reported on Friday that as early...

November 12, 2019
Facebook Launches ‘Facebook Pay’ For Cross-App Payments

Facebook has announced the launch of Facebook Pay, a payment system meant to operate through Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. “People already use payments across our apps to shop, donate...

November 07, 2019
US: California AG accuses Facebook of not cooperating

According to the Financial Times, California’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra, said on Wednesday that Facebook had failed to co-operate with an investigation into alleged privacy violations, publicly revealing yet another...

November 07, 2019
CA AG: Facebook Lags In Cambridge Analytica Probe Response

California’s attorney general said that Facebook has continued “to drag its feet” when it comes to handing over documents pertaining to the state’s investigation into the social media giant and...

November 05, 2019
Lawmakers Push For New Agency Focused On Big Tech Regulation

Two Democrats have introduced a new bill that would create a federal agency tasked solely with regulating the tech industry. If passed, the Online Privacy Act, sponsored by U.S. Reps....