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Facebook Goes Offline To Educate Users On Privacy Issues

2018 was a rough year for Facebook.....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkDec 14th, 2018

Facebook says ‘tens of thousands’ of apps suspended over privacy issues

For more than a year, Facebook Inc. suspended “tens of thousands” of apps from about 400 developers that improperly pried into the personal information of its users, the company said in a blog post late Friday......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 21st, 2019

Facebook users care less about privacy than regulators

Facebook Inc is preparing for a record-setting fine from U.S. regulators over privacy issues, but Wall Street shrugged at the looming penalty after the company added users and trounced profit expectations for the first quarter......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 25th, 2019

Facebook will push privacy alert to users worldwide ahead of GDPR

Facebook's latest push to educate users about privacy will be unavoidable......»»

Category: topSource: cnnMay 24th, 2018

Facebook will push privacy alert to users outside EU ahead of GDPR

Facebook's latest push to educate users about privacy will be unavoidable......»»

Category: topSource: cnnMay 24th, 2018

Facebook and Amazon are now the top lobbying spenders in the US

Tech giants gave around $3.2 million in 2020 to lawmakers and regulators who look into privacy and antitrust issues, according to a report. .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 25th, 2021

Facebook is cracking down on violence and misinformation in Groups

Facebook will begin telling users when a Group has violated the company's Community Standards as they are about to join. The new Facebook groups privacy settings. Facebook F.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 18th, 2021

Facebook privacy settlement approved: Nearly 1.6 million Illinois users will ‘expeditiously’ get at least $345

A California federal judge issued final approval Friday in a $650 million Facebook class action privacy settlement, with an order to get at least $345 to each of nearly 1.6 million Illinois class members “as expedi.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneFeb 27th, 2021

Facebook privacy settlement gets final approval. Nearly 1.6 million Illinois users will ‘expeditiously’ get at least $345.

A California federal judge issued final approval Friday in a $650 million Facebook class action privacy settlement, with an order to get at least $345 to each of nearly 1.6 million Illinois class members “as expedi.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneFeb 26th, 2021

Why WhatsApp’s New Privacy Rules Have Sparked Alarm

Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp began alerting its 2 billion users in early January to an update of its privacy policy -- and if they wanted to keep using the popular messaging app, they had to accept it. The new terms caused an outcry among technolog.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 22nd, 2021

MarketWatch First Take: Apple’s privacy changes are affecting more than just Facebook

On Thursday, Snap, Pinterest and Unity Software each said they anticipate some issues or headwinds resulting from Apple's upcoming changes to its privacy settings, seemingly supporting Facebook's argument that the changes will hurt app makers......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 4th, 2021

Facebook is trying to pre-empt Apple"s big privacy update by asking users for permission to track them

Apple and Facebook have been publicly fighting about an upcoming iOS privacy update since the summer. Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Chip Som.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytFeb 2nd, 2021

War Of Labels: How Facebook Plans To Tackle Apple"s New Privacy Rules

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) said on Monday that it will show iPhone users prompts of its own to counter the privacy-oriented prompts Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) plans to include in the smartphone’s iOS14 operating system read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaFeb 2nd, 2021

Apple plans new privacy control, spars with Facebook over tracking iPhone users

Apple says it will roll out a new privacy control, a long-awaited feature known as App Tracking Tran.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneJan 28th, 2021

Mark Zuckerberg said Apple is becoming Facebook"s biggest competitor. He also accused Apple of misleading users on privacy and abusing its dominance.

Zuckerberg said Apple misleads users about its privacy commitments by failing to offer end-to-end encryption by default for iMessage. Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerb.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 28th, 2021

WhatsApp"s new T&Cs didn"t really change anything about sharing your data with Facebook, but you should still use Signal if you care about privacy

WhatsApp was already sharing your data with Facebook - where it went wrong was by giving users an ult.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytJan 26th, 2021

Privacy-focused Facebook competitor MeWe says it"s gained more than 2 million users in the past week

Alt-right fringe groups have flocked to alternative so.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytJan 22nd, 2021

Facebook rival MeWe adds 2.5M privacy-seeking users in a week, USA Today says

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallJan 20th, 2021

India is reportedly asking WhatsApp to reverse a controversial change to its privacy policy that critics said would have shared personal user data with Facebook

India, WhatsApp's biggest market, holds more than 400 million of the app's 2 billion users, per Reuters. Indian Prime Minister Narendra M.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytJan 19th, 2021

Messaging app Signal is back up and running after being down for more than 24 hours

The messaging app saw a massive spike in new users after Facebook-owned WhatsApp announced a controversial new privacy policy. Signal came back online Saturday evening after an outage that started Friday morning. Thomas Trutsch.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytJan 17th, 2021

WhatsApp Delays Roll-Out Of New Privacy Rules, While Telegram Gains 25M Users In 3 Days

Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) WhatsApp messaging service says it is delaying a new privacy policy update. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaJan 16th, 2021