Twitter updates TOS and privacy policy to comply with GDPR
The post, titled “Continuing Our Commitments to Privacy & Transparency,” comes in advance of the May 25, 2018, deadline for complying...
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Facebook reopens review process for Instant Games & Messenger apps
After hitting the pause button on app reviews following the Cambridge Analytica firestorm, Facebook has announced that it is reopening...
Senators introduce privacy ‘bill of rights’ to protect consumer data
Earlier this month, US Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced a privacy “bill of rights” to...
More companies announce GDPR compliance efforts as the deadline for enforcement looms
GDPR) — a sweeping set of European Union (EU) rules that govern the handling of EU citizens’ data — goes into effect, we’re seeing a...
Facebook confronts class action lawsuit on behalf of 70M users
Yesterday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified for more than five hours before a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce...
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....
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...
9 steps you can take now to get prepared for GDPR
GDPR), time is running out. When the sweeping European Union (EU) legislation goes into effect on May 25, entities that process the data...
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...
All About the GDPR
While deregulation has been a stateside trend over the past decade, the 28 members of the European Union are gearing up for a massive...
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...
Twitter chief information security officer reportedly exiting
Twitter’s chief information security officer is reportedly leaving the company. According to The Verge, sources say Twitter Chief...
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...
Belgian court to fine Facebook up to $125 million if it doesn’t comply with latest privacy rul
ordered Facebook to stop tracking people without their consent and to delete all the data on non-Facebook users that it said was...
How much will privacy regulation disrupt the local search market in 2018?
Most marketing professionals don’t give much thought to the regulatory climate. In the US, unlike Europe, privacy laws are largely...
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