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Facebook Data Privacy Policies Bashed By Critics After Cambridge Analytica Incident
2018-03-19 17:53

Facebook is in hot water after acknowledging that a consulting group – that has worked on several high profile political campaigns, including that of President Donald Trump's – used the social...

Cambridge Analytica: Firm at the Heart of Facebook Scandal
2018-03-19 15:14

At the center of a scandal over alleged misuse of Facebook users' personal data, Cambridge Analytica is a communications firm hired by those behind Donald Trump's successful US presidential bid....

Facebook Suspends Trump Campaign Data Firm Cambridge Analytica
2018-03-19 12:43

Facebook says it has suspended the account of Cambridge Analytica, the data analysis firm hired by Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, amid reports it harvested the profile information of...

Facebook Attempts to Explain Data Leak, Denies 'Breach'
2018-03-19 10:33

Political Data-Mining Firm Reportedly Obtained 50 Million Users' Private DetailsFacebook is under fire after reports suggested data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica obtained private information for...

Facebook Flaws Exposed Friend Lists, Payment Card Data
2018-03-13 15:36

A researcher last year discovered some information disclosure vulnerabilities in Facebook that exposed users’ friend lists and partial payment card information. The social media giant patched one...

BlackBerry Sues Facebook Over Messaging Apps
2018-03-06 20:20

Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry sued Facebook on Tuesday, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for messaging apps. read more

A Simple Bug Revealed Admins of Facebook Pages — Find Out How
2018-02-28 14:33

Facebook Page admins are only publicly displayed if admins have chosen to feature their profiles. However, there are some situations where you might want to contact the Facebook page admins or...

Facebook Flaw Exposed Page Administrators
2018-02-27 12:52

Facebook recently patched an information disclosure vulnerability that exposed page administrators, researcher Mohamed Baset reported this week. Baset claimed he discovered the issue, which he...

Facebook to verify election ad buyers by snail mail
2018-02-20 13:37

The plan came a day after a federal indictment describing a Russian conspiracy to interfere in the 2016 election.

Facebook Will Verify the Physical Location of Ad Buyers with Paper Postcards
2018-02-20 12:34

It's not a great solution, but it's : The process of using postcards containing a specific code will be required for advertising that mentions a specific candidate running for a federal office,...