Facebook Data
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Facebook suspends ‘tens of thousands’ of apps after Cambridge Analytica investigationThe apps, which were made by about 400 developers, were suspended after an investigation looking into apps that accessed users' data. Facebook says the investigation is ongoing and it has looked at millions of apps so far.TechSep 20, 2019
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Facebook stored passwords unencrypted, visible to employees on internal serversBy storing passwords in readable plain text, Facebook violated fundamental computer-security practices.TechMar 22, 2019
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Regret sending that Facebook message? Now you can delete itFacebook has finally promised the feature that internet users have been pining for — the ability to delete a regretful message from their chat history.ConsumerFeb 5, 2019
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Facebook needs to adapt to shifting data regulations, U of C expert saysAs Facebook marks 15 years in business, one University of Calgary instructor says many people still don't know enough about where their information ends up online.TechFeb 2, 2019
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Facebook plans to deepen data sharing between Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp: reportFollowing 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.ConsumerJan 26, 2019
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Facebook says it didn’t violate user privacy. But its definition of ‘permission’ is looseFacebook says its “integration partners” had to get authorization from people to turn on certain features. But people may not have realized just what they were granting permission for.TechDec 19, 2018
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Facebook says it had consent to share users’ data, messages with other tech giantsFacebook downplayed a report that it shared users’ data and personal messages with other tech companies, saying it had users' permission to do so.TechDec 19, 2018
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1 in 4 Facebook users have purged the app from their phones, U.S. survey findsAmericans are changing the way they use Facebook, with more and more young people deleting the app from their phones, according to a new survey.TechSep 5, 2018
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Facebook asks U.S. banks to share financial information, banks cite privacy concerns: reportFacebook is in talks with American banks to add customers' financial information to its Messenger platform, including transactions and chequing account balances, recent reports indicate.ConsumerAug 6, 2018
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Facebook cuts off access to data for hundreds of thousands of ‘inactive’ appsAs 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.CanadaJul 31, 2018
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