Facebook Data Sharing

Facebook consumer data at risk? US states announce antitrust probe

New York state Attorney General Letitia James released a statement announcing the action on behalf of seven other states and the District of Columbia

Academic behind Cambridge Analytica data leak sues Facebook for defamation

Facebook, which has since tightened its privacy protections, allowed app developers broad access to its users' data

Facebook faces more questions from CBI on data theft of Indian users

The CBI had registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) in August 2018 after receiving a reference from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Facebook shuts controversial programme to pay Apple users for data

Facebook has been under fire for months over its privacy practices and role in the 2016 US presidential election

Five ways Facebook shared your data with large technology companies

For years, Facebook gave many large technology companies special access to users' information

Facebook again defends sharing users' information with third parties

According to Facebook, it worked with partners to build messaging integrations into their apps so people could send messages to their Facebook friends

Facebook sued in US for misleading users on Cambridge Analytica scandal

Washington, DC, Attorney General Karl Racine said Facebook misled users because it had known about the incident for two years before disclosing it

Facebook gave Netflix, Airbnb special access to user data: UK lawmakers

The data was obtained from Six4Three, an app developer that is currently in a legal dispute with Facebook

Employee morale hits all-time low at Facebook, top executives resign

Only 53 per cent of Facebook employees said the company was making the world better, which is 19 per cent lower than last year

Facebook data leak: CBI initiates enquiry against Cambridge Analytica, GSR

Facebook has reported that they are not aware of any misuse of information

Government refuses to share Facebook's response over data breach scandal

Facebook had in April admitted that nearly 5,62,120 people in India were 'potentially affected' by its global data breach involving Cambridge Analytica

Facebook provided user data access to Airtel, Saavn among other firms

According to the information shared by Facebook, its partnership with Airtel is no longer in force

Facebook had shared data with 52 firms, including Chinese companies: Report

Facebook said that it implemented tougher sharing controls in 2014 and gave third-party app developers one year of time to comply with the new rules

Facebook says privacy-setting bug affected as many as 14 million users

If users did not notice the new default suggestion, they unwittingly sent their post to a broader audience than they had intended

Cut Facebook out: Have you considered making money selling your own data?

At the moment, less than one in six people said they'd be likely to sell their data in a global survey of consumer attitudes published by ForgeRock in March

Did your private Facebook post go public recently? Blame this software bug

The company said the problem has been fixed, adding that it will notify the 14 million users who could have been affected

US lawmakers demand Facebook to come clean over Chinese data sharing

Facebook responded that Zuckerberg spent more than 10 hours responding to lawmakers' questions

How private is your Facebook data? Chinese mobile makers had access to it

Facebook has been responding to a global backlash about how it handles users' data, from lawmakers and privacy advocates in the US and Europe

Data leak: Facebook replies to govt, vows to secure integrity of elections

The UK-based Cambridge Analytica, however, is yet to send its formal response to government's second notice

We do not share vital financial data with Facebook, says WhatsApp

WhatsApp is in clear violation of the guidelines set by the NPCI, according to industry observers