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

Facebook says it has suspended over 69,000 apps over concerns about their use of personal data in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joined CBSN AM to discuss the latest......»»

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Facebook Inc said on Friday it has suspended tens of thousands of apps on the social networking platform, as part of the company's ongoing app developer investigation it began in March 2018 in response to the Cambridge Analytica row......»»

A Massachusetts judge rejected the tech giant's earlier attempt to withhold the evidence from state officials investigating its privacy practices......»»

The apps, which may have mishandled users.....»»

Facebook said they had investigated millions of apps based on "signals associated with an app's potential to abuse our policies.".....»»

Facebook said they had investigated millions of apps based on "signals associated with an app's potential to abuse our policies.".....»»

Aleksandr Kogan, the computer scientist at the center of the Facebook data harvesting scandal, said Mark Zuckerberg is "totally" a hypocrite in a Monday CNBC interview. Kogan made .....»»

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Facebook just announced it has suspended 200 apps and investigated thousands of others in case.....»»

Facebook suspended 200 apps that had access to large amounts of user data......»»

Facebook bans second app ever as fallout continues over Cambridge Analytica. Under fire for failing to adequately police third-party apps on its servic.....»»

Facebook said little data had been collected by the app since 2012. Under fire for failing to adequately police third-party apps on its service in the wake of the recent C.....»»

With the new iOS 14.5, apps have to seek your permission to track you. Here’s what to tap, and two privacy settings to change immediately......»»

Reports on Downdetector skyrocketed just after 5 p.m. for the popular social media sites with no word on when they'll be back. .....»»

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

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......»»

Greg Sandoval/Business Insider A bunch of popular apps are experiencing technical issues on iOS — an.....»»

The West Coast’s plan for emerging from the coronavirus lockdown relies on millions of tests, tens of thousands of volunteers -- and a certain amount of privacy invasion......»»

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