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Officials say they are concerned about their ability to fight crime and protect citizens, while privacy advocates remain critical of government interference

Turkey’s data protection authority says it has imposed a 1.6 million Turkish lira ($280,000) fine on Facebook for contravening the country’s data laws. read more

Officials are calling on Facebook not to use encryption in its messaging services that does not provide authorities a way to see what is being sent. read more

Guilty plea to Computer Misuse Act crimes A man who hacked women's Facebook accounts to steal their intimate images has been ordered to carry out 200 hours' unpaid work after admitting three...

400 developers have been naughty with user data, noncompliant with policy, and/or have ignored Facebook's audit, it says.

Not All Apps Posed a Threat, Facebook Executive ClaimsFacebook says it has suspended tens of thousands of apps as part of its ongoing investigation into data misuse that grew out of the Cambridge...

Facebook said it has suspended and banned tens of thousands of apps on its platform after its investigation, launched after Cambridge Analytica, into how they collect and use data.

Facebook said Friday it suspended "tens of thousands" of apps on its platform as a result of its review on privacy practices launched following the scandal involving Cambridge Analytica. read more

France finance minister: Libra won't be allowed onto European soil.

Majority of Phony Postings Originated in Ukraine and IraqFacebook announced this week that it has removed hundreds of fake accounts and pages. The majority of these originated in Ukraine or Iraq...