Social Media Privacy

• What happened to… TikTok security concerns?

  On this bonus episode of 'What happened to…?,' Erica Vella looks at ongoing security concerns that surround the short-form video app TikTok.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2023
  
• Sask. business hacked, lost access for 5 months, but Facebook restored access after media request

  Rochelle Annala, owner of Bibs and Boots Fabric in Outlook, Sask., said she got the runaround from Meta after her business's Facebook page was hacked in November 2022.

  Crime

  Mar 29, 2023
  
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• What is ‘surveillance capitalism’? What we know, and why it’s raising privacy fears

  So what is surveillance capitalism, why does it impact your personal data, and what can you do about it? Global News spoke to some internet regulation experts to break it down.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2021
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• U.S. probing TikTok over allegations app violated children’s privacy: sources

  The Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Justice Department are probing allegations TikTok failed to delete videos and personal information about users age 13 and younger as it had agreed to do, among other violations.

  Tech

  Jul 7, 2020
• 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 to expand access to encryption feature on Messenger

  The company is also considering banning the use of Messenger accounts not linked to regular Facebook profiles.

  Consumer

  Nov 5, 2019
• Social media giants under microscope in Ottawa as politicians aim to protect privacy

  Tech giants will be in the hot seat this week as politicians from Canada and 10 other countries gather to consider how best to protect citizens' privacy and their democracies in the age of big data.

  Tech

  May 27, 2019
• Facebook denies that ’10 year challenge’ is a ploy to collect facial recognition data

  Facebook has denied that the "10 year challenge" fad sweeping its social media platform is part of an orchestrated effort to collect user data to train facial recognition algorithms.

  Tech

  Jan 16, 2019
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• 3 in 4 Canadians will use Facebook differently after data mining scandal: study

  Twice as many Canadians (32 per cent) believe Facebook has a negative impact on society than those who believe it has a positive one, and 10 per cent of those polled plan to abandon the platform, at least temporarily.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2018