What Zuckerberg’s testimony may mean for CDA’s Section 230
testified before a joint congressional committee to respond to questions arising from the Cambridge Analytica scandal and Russian...
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Facebook & Cambridge Analytica: What we know, what they knew & where that leaves us
Facebook’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, spent nearly five hours yesterday answering questions from over 40 members of the US Senate...
Does Cambridge Analytica have your info? Here’s how to check
As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg heads to Washington, D.C., to testify before Congress about Cambridge Analytica exploiting user data, the...
Facebook announces election-based independent research initiative as part of its continuing hearts a
Today, Facebook announced it had initiated a new independent research project seeking to determine social media’s impact on elections....
Consumer groups file FTC complaint against YouTube for collecting kids’ personal data without
A coalition of 23 consumer groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission charging YouTube with violating the Children’s...
Facebook to require authorization and labeling on all political and ‘issue’ ads, verific
Cambridge Analytica misused Facebook user data. In a blog post Friday, Facebook executives Rob Goldman and Alex Himel announced several...
Facebook is now giving users the option to remove apps in bulk
Facebook has rolled out a new option that allows users to remove apps in bulk from their profile settings. The new feature, which is...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress next week
announced Wednesday. Zuckerberg will face the committee on April 11. It’s the first of three potential hearings where he could face...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company does not plan to apply GDPR globally
said Tuesday that Facebook had no immediate plans to apply all of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) globally, according to a...
Much ado about data
In real life, we often attribute omniscience to people and companies when the truth is much more, well, normal. Such is the case with the...
Facebook’s new Custom Audiences permission tool will require user consent confirmation
Facebook has confirmed a TechCrunch report that it is developing a tool for advertisers to verify they have gained consent to use email...
Facebook’s removing third-party targeting data: What marketers need to know
Facebook announced it will be removing access to data provided by third-party data brokers within its advertising system. It marks a...
Facebook booting data brokers, simplifying privacy tools to bolster user confidence
Seeking to reassure users on privacy following Cambridge Analytica and the subsequent fallout, Facebook has taken two related steps. The...
Report: Facebook on lobbyist hiring spree
As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg considers whether to testify before a Senate committee next month, Facebook is reportedly adding...
Senate Judiciary Committee asks CEOs of Facebook, Google, Twitter to testify on privacy
And now the hearings. Earlier today, the Senate Judiciary Committee announced that it’s seeking testimony from Facebook, Google and...
After a week of crisis and mea culpas from Facebook, assessing the threats and exposure
Since the Cambridge Analytica data mining revelations that broke a little over a week ago, a lot has happened. After initially seeking to...
Facebook quietly removes ad filter to target users based on their relationship preferences
Facebook has quietly removed an ad filter that enabled advertisers to create campaigns targeting users based on their relationship...
Anti-sex trafficking law opposed by many internet companies likely to pass this week
Most people will agree that online sex trafficking should be stopped. However, a new bill aimed at doing that, which is likely to be...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to address Cambridge Analytica data use within next 24 hours
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be making a statement within the next 24 hours, after several days of silence since the company’s data...
Facebook chief security officer reportedly resigns amid data controversy
Following Facebook’s suspension of Cambridge Analytica, the analytics firm charged with exploiting Facebook user data, the social...
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