Facebook Data Scandal

• Facebook plans to deepen data sharing between Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp: report

  Following a turbulent year fraught with controversy, the news of Facebook's potential plans to unify the services under its umbrella has been alarming to many.

  Consumer

  Jan 26, 2019
  
• Year in review: From Cambridge Analytica to shares, Facebook had a tough 2018

  From the less controversial changes to its newsfeed to the massive Cambridge Analytica scandal, here’s a look at what Facebook went through this year.

  Tech

  Dec 24, 2018
  
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• Facebook asks U.S. banks to share financial information, banks cite privacy concerns: report

  Facebook is in talks with American banks to add customers' financial information to its Messenger platform, including transactions and chequing account balances, recent reports indicate.

  Consumer

  Aug 6, 2018
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• Facebook cuts off access to data for hundreds of thousands of ‘inactive’ apps

  As it reels from the data scandal that helped lower its stock price and people’s opinions of it, Facebook is taking steps to limit the amount of applications that can see your personal data. 

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2018
• B.C. firm AggregateIQ denies misleading probe into Facebook data scandal

  The company has been accused of lying to MPs on two separate occasions — first from whistle-blower Christopher Wylie, and later from a security researcher.

  Tech

  Jun 12, 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
• 3 out of 4 Facebook users still active despite privacy scandal: Reuters/Ipsos

  Facebook said the number of monthly users in the United States and Canada rose to 241 million on March 31, from 239 million on Dec. 31.

  Data Desk

  May 6, 2018
• Time to swipe left on Tinder? Facebook wants some action in the online dating game

  In simplest terms, one expert said that Facebook's new online dating feature "doesn't really pass the creepy test."

  Consumer

  May 1, 2018
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• Ex-Cambridge Analytica CEO refuses to testify about Facebook data scandal

  Alexander Nix hasn’t been charged with a crime and there are no active legal proceedings against him.

  World

  Apr 17, 2018
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• Cambridge Analytica’s Chris Wylie could appear before Canadian committee by end of month

  Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Chris Wylie will appear before a Canadian parliamentary committee and while no date has been set, Global News has learned that appearance could come within the month. 

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2018