Fahad HApr 12, 20184 min readWhat Zuckerberg’s testimony may mean for CDA’s Section 230testified before a joint congressional committee to respond to questions arising from the Cambridge Analytica scandal and Russian...
Fahad HApr 11, 20189 min readFacebook & Cambridge Analytica: What we know, what they knew & where that leaves usFacebook’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, spent nearly five hours yesterday answering questions from over 40 members of the US Senate...
Fahad HApr 10, 20182 min readDoes Cambridge Analytica have your info? Here’s how to checkAs Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg heads to Washington, D.C., to testify before Congress about Cambridge Analytica exploiting user data, the...
Fahad HApr 9, 20183 min readFacebook announces election-based independent research initiative as part of its continuing hearts aToday, Facebook announced it had initiated a new independent research project seeking to determine social media’s impact on elections....
Fahad HApr 9, 20183 min readConsumer 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...
Fahad HApr 6, 20183 min readFacebook to require authorization and labeling on all political and ‘issue’ ads, verificCambridge Analytica misused Facebook user data. In a blog post Friday, Facebook executives Rob Goldman and Alex Himel announced several...
Fahad HApr 4, 20182 min readFacebook is now giving users the option to remove apps in bulkFacebook has rolled out a new option that allows users to remove apps in bulk from their profile settings. The new feature, which is...
Fahad HApr 4, 20182 min readFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress next weekannounced Wednesday. Zuckerberg will face the committee on April 11. It’s the first of three potential hearings where he could face...
Fahad HApr 4, 20182 min readFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company does not plan to apply GDPR globallysaid Tuesday that Facebook had no immediate plans to apply all of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) globally, according to a...
Fahad HApr 3, 20186 min readMuch ado about dataIn real life, we often attribute omniscience to people and companies when the truth is much more, well, normal. Such is the case with the...
Fahad HApr 2, 20182 min readFacebook’s new Custom Audiences permission tool will require user consent confirmationFacebook has confirmed a TechCrunch report that it is developing a tool for advertisers to verify they have gained consent to use email...
Fahad HMar 30, 20183 min readFacebook’s removing third-party targeting data: What marketers need to knowFacebook announced it will be removing access to data provided by third-party data brokers within its advertising system. It marks a...
Fahad HMar 29, 20182 min readFacebook booting data brokers, simplifying privacy tools to bolster user confidenceSeeking to reassure users on privacy following Cambridge Analytica and the subsequent fallout, Facebook has taken two related steps. The...
Fahad HMar 28, 20182 min readReport: Facebook on lobbyist hiring spreeAs Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg considers whether to testify before a Senate committee next month, Facebook is reportedly adding...
Fahad HMar 26, 20181 min readSenate Judiciary Committee asks CEOs of Facebook, Google, Twitter to testify on privacyAnd now the hearings. Earlier today, the Senate Judiciary Committee announced that it’s seeking testimony from Facebook, Google and...
Fahad HMar 26, 20183 min readAfter a week of crisis and mea culpas from Facebook, assessing the threats and exposureSince the Cambridge Analytica data mining revelations that broke a little over a week ago, a lot has happened. After initially seeking to...
Fahad HMar 23, 20182 min readFacebook quietly removes ad filter to target users based on their relationship preferencesFacebook has quietly removed an ad filter that enabled advertisers to create campaigns targeting users based on their relationship...
Fahad HMar 22, 20183 min readAnti-sex trafficking law opposed by many internet companies likely to pass this weekMost people will agree that online sex trafficking should be stopped. However, a new bill aimed at doing that, which is likely to be...
Fahad HMar 21, 20181 min readFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to address Cambridge Analytica data use within next 24 hoursFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be making a statement within the next 24 hours, after several days of silence since the company’s data...
Fahad HMar 21, 20182 min readFacebook chief security officer reportedly resigns amid data controversyFollowing Facebook’s suspension of Cambridge Analytica, the analytics firm charged with exploiting Facebook user data, the social...
