Facebook Privacy
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Sask. business hacked, lost access for 5 months, but Facebook restored access after media requestRochelle 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.CrimeMar 29, 2023
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Home Depot shared customer data with Meta without consent: Canada’s privacy czarThe investigation only focused on the Canadian arm of the North American big box renovation chain, which operates over 180 stores in Canada.ConsumerJan 26, 2023
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Mark Zuckerberg sued for alleged role in sharing Facebook data with Cambridge AnalyticaThe lawsuit by Washington, D.C.'s district attorney maintains Zuckerberg directly participated in decisions to share user data and was aware of the potential dangers.TechMay 23, 2022
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‘Surveillance capitalism’ by tech giants is a growing threat, warns privacy watchdogPersonal data is a highly valuable asset, and no one has leveraged it better than the tech giants behind web searches and social media accounts, the privacy commissioner said.CanadaDec 9, 2021
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Furey won’t investigate N.S. RCMP’s purchase of tool that can ‘unlock’ private friends listsNova Scotia RCMP confirms it used the Web Identity Search Tool software between 2017 and 2018, but says it did not use it to search privatized friends lists.CrimeDec 14, 2020
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Canadians file class-action suit against Facebook over alleged misuse of personal dataRecipients of the information included the firm Cambridge Analytica, which was involved in U.S. political campaigns.CanadaOct 28, 2020
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Facebook to pay $9.5 million to end Canadian probe into privacy claimsThe Competition Bureau said Facebook gave the false impression that its privacy settings would give users control over who could see and access their personal information.CanadaMay 20, 2020
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Watchdog asking court to declare that Facebook violated Canadians’ privacyIn April, Canada's privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien, along with the B.C. commissioner, released a report that identified major gaps in Facebook's privacy protection practices.CanadaFeb 6, 2020
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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.TechJan 28, 2020
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47 U.S. attorneys general support Facebook antitrust investigationA state-level antitrust investigation into the social networking giant now has the backing of a bipartisan group of 47 attorneys general.TechOct 22, 2019
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