Security News

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...

Facebook Cracks Down On Data Misuse With Expanded Bug Bounty Program
2018-03-27 19:17

Facebook announced that in the coming weeks it will expand its bug bounty program as the company cracks down on data misuse by app developers.

Mozilla Isolates Facebook with New Firefox Extension
2018-03-27 18:27

Mozilla today unveiled the "Facebook Container Extension", a new browser extension designed to help Firefox users reduce the ability of Facebook to track their activity across other web sites. The...

Pink-haired Whistleblower at Heart of Facebook Scandal
2018-03-27 18:11

Instantly recognizable with his pink hair and nose ring, Christopher Wylie claims to have helped create data analysis company Cambridge Analytica before turning whistleblower and becoming "the...

FTC to Probe Facebook Over Privacy Practices
2018-03-27 02:16

A US consumer protection agency said Monday it has opened an investigation into Facebook's privacy practices, another blow to the social network, which is struggling to deal with a growing crisis...