Facebook Data Breach

Data breach: Third party apps leak personal information from FB, Twitter

India is among largest market for Facebook and Twitter.

Facebook says 100 app developers may have accessed users' data for months

Facebook is facing scrutiny after personal data of 87 million users were harvested by UK-based political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica

Spammers looking to make money behind recent data breach, says Facebook

The people behind the attack were a group of Facebook and Instagram spammers that present themselves as a digital marketing company

Facebook now says data breach affected 29 million users, details impact

The company said it would message affected users over the coming days to tell them what type of information had been accessed in the attack

Learning from troubled past, Germany moves to tame Facebook

Around the world, Facebook and other social networking platforms are facing a backlash over their failures to safeguard privacy, disinformation campaigns and the digital reach of hate groups

Facebook data scandal: Cambridge Analytica files for bankruptcy in US

The British marketing analytics firm, filed for voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York, court filings showed

Facebook to put 1.5 billion users out of reach of new EU privacy law

That removes a huge potential liability for Facebook, as the new EU law allows for fines of up to 4 percent of global annual revenue for infractions

Mark Zuckerberg faces sceptical Capitol with panache

Zuckerberg's appearance, his first before Congress, turned into something of a pointed gripe session

Data misuse: Facebook's problems are my mistake, says Mark Zuckerberg

"I started Facebook, I run it, and I'm responsible for what happens here."

Data breach: Govt may seek more details from Cambridge Analytica, Facebook

Facebook admits the data of a little over half a million Indians was compromised

Facebook to alert 87 million users hit by Cambridge Analytica data breach

A Facebook spokesperson said a possible breach of data of 562,455 users happened after 335 Facebook users in India installed a quiz app, "thisisyourdigitallife" between November 2013 and December 2015

Facebook backs US political advertising bill, sets limits on 'issue ads'

Zuckerberg is scheduled to appear on Tuesday before a joint hearing of two U.S. Senate committees, and on Wednesday before a U.S. House committee

Data breach menace: Facebook suspends Canadian political firm AggregateIQ

British Columbia's privacy commissioner is separately investigating AggregateIQ over whether the company had broken provincial personal privacy rules for its role in the Brexit campaign

Facebook concedes most of its 2 bn users were vulnerable to data theft

Facebook also said data on as many as 87 million people, most of them in the US, may have been improperly shared with research firm Cambridge Analytica

Facebook data breach: Zuckerberg to testify before US Congress on Apr 11

This hearing will be an important opportunity to shed light on critical consumer data privacy issues

Facebook data breach shows social media's incompatibility with human rights

Facebook's actions - or inactions - facilitated breaches of privacy and human rights associated with democratic governance

Facebook boss pushed for growth even if it caused deaths from terror attack

Some Facebook executives have taken to Twitter for a public charm offensive, sending pithy phrases and emoticons to reporters who cover the company

Data breach: Facebook cuts ties to data brokers in blow to targeted ads

Facebook adjusted the privacy settings on its service on Wednesday, giving users control over their personal information in fewer taps

India to wait for response in Facebook data breach: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The ministry raised five questions for Facebook, including whether the personal data of Indian voters and users has been compromised by Cambridge Analytica

Facebook reveals tighter security settings to protect user privacy

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