Facebook Privacy Concerns
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Facebook to remove face recognition amid growing concerns about misuseFacebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people.TechNov 2, 2021
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Humans were transcribing Facebook Messenger and Skype audioTranscriptions done by humans raise bigger concerns because of the potential of rogue employees or contractors leaking details.TechAug 14, 2019
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Facebook to be fined close to $5B after privacy breaches: reportThe fine would be the largest the FTC has levied on a tech company. But it won't make much of a dent for Facebook, which had nearly US$56 billion in revenue last year.WorldJul 12, 2019
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‘Completely unacceptable’: Canadian watchdog to take Facebook to court over privacy concerns"If we go before the Federal Court, it will be able to order Facebook to change its practices," Daniel Therrien said in a news conference Thursday.TechApr 25, 2019
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Apple blocks Facebook app that paid users — including teens — to track phone useFacebook says fewer than five per cent of the app’s users were teens and they had parental permission.ConsumerJan 30, 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 gave Airbnb, Netflix preferential access to user data, U.K. lawmakers sayA U.K. Parliament committee accused Facebook on Wednesday of cutting special deals with some advertisers.TechDec 5, 2018
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Zuckerberg apologizes for Facebook data scandal, suggests it may be time to regulate internetMark Zuckerberg says it might be time for governments to build regulations into the company he helped found.PoliticsMar 21, 2018
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Mark Zuckerberg breaks silence on Facebook data scandal, vows changeOfficials from several countries have demanded answers from Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook's data use.TechMar 21, 2018
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