Facebook Security

• What is Facebook’s new ‘Off-Facebook Activity’ tool and can you shut it off?

  A new tool launched worldwide Tuesday shows users a list of information that businesses share with Facebook and your interactions with them. 

  Tech

  Jan 28, 2020
  
• Facebook hack: Find out if you were affected, and what it means

  As Facebook hack details slowly emerge, here's how to tell if your account was compromised.

  Tech

  Oct 15, 2018
  
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• Facebook revises number of accounts hacked, says 29 million were affected

  An additional 1 million accounts were accessed, but hackers didn’t get any information from them.

  Tech

  Oct 12, 2018
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• Irish data regulator opens Facebook probe that could cost company over $1 billion in fines

  The Irish Data Protection Commission said Wednesday that it will look into whether the U.S. social media company complied with European regulations that went into effect earlier this year covering data protection.

  Tech

  Oct 3, 2018
• Toronto law firm hits Facebook with class action lawsuit after security breach

  The social media company announced last week that about 50 million user accounts worldwide had been accessed by hackers, with another 40 million left vulnerable during the attack.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2018
• Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to EU lawmakers for Facebook data scandal

  Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg apologized to European Union lawmakers on Tuesday, as the social media giant continues damage-control after a massive data scandal.

  Tech

  May 22, 2018
• Scott Thompson: Put down your device and just have sex

  'Hey honey, want to see a movie tonight? Speaking of movies, do you mind if I shoot our porn video over to Facebook for protection?'

  Nov 10, 2017
• 1 in 5 adults secretly access Facebook accounts that aren’t theirs: study

  Accessing a friend's Facebook account is as easy as picking up their phone or computer, researchers found.

  Lifestyle

  Jan 23, 2017
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• 6 tips to keep your Facebook clean, secure and private

  Got hundreds of Facebook friends you hardly know? Now is a good time to do some digital cleanup, while the year is still fresh.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2016