Security News

Facebook Bolsters Privacy Measures With New Data Access Restrictions
2018-04-04 21:29

Facebook on Wednesday listed a number of new data access restrictions it is implementing as the social media company looks to prioritize privacy for end users.

Facebook to Offer 'Clearer' Terms on Privacy, Data Use
2018-04-04 20:23

Facebook said Wednesday it is updating its terms on privacy and data sharing to give users a clearer picture of how the social network handles personal information. The move by Facebook follows a...

Facebook Says 87 Million May be Affected by Data Breach
2018-04-04 20:15

Facebook said Wednesday personal data on as many as 87 million users was improperly shared with British political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. The new figure eclipses a previous estimate of 50...

How Will Facebook Incident Affect Open Banking Movement?
2018-04-02 14:33

What impact with the Facebook data privacy controversy have on the social media company, and other tech giants, eventually competing with banks? James Wester of IDC sizes up the open banking implications.

Would Facebook and Cambridge Analytica be in Breach of GDPR?
2018-04-02 13:35

The Cambridge Analytica (CA) and Facebook accusations over the U.S. 2016 presidential election campaign, and to a lesser extent between CA and the UK's Brexit VoteLeave campaign, are -- if proven...

Facebook to extend bug bounty to cover data leakage, sever ties to data brokers
2018-04-01 00:00

The Social Network™ all-but-admits its previous legalese for developers was useless Facebook has outlined a set of changes to its platform that impact developers and data brokers.…

Facebook Details Election Security Improvements
2018-03-30 16:37

While under heavy fire for the user privacy blunder involving U.K. firm Cambridge Analytica, Facebook took its time this week to present some of the steps it is taking to protect elections from...

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
2018-03-29 20:50

In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, news articles and commentators have focused on what Facebook knows about us. A lot, it turns out. It collects data from our posts, our likes, our...

Facebook Limits App Access to Users Data
2018-03-29 04:01

Facebook has announced a series of changes to its developer platform to implement tighter user privacy controls and limit how apps can access to user data. The changes were initially mentioned...

Facebook Announces New Steps to Protect Users' Privacy
2018-03-28 12:39

Facebook said Wednesday it will overhaul its privacy settings tools to put users "more in control" of their information on the social media website. The updates include improved access to...