Security News

Viral FaceApp Unnecessarily Requests Access to Users' Facebook Friends List
2019-07-29 08:18

FaceApp—the AI-powered photo-morphing app that recently gone viral for its age filter but hit the headlines for its controversial privacy policy—has been found collecting the list of your Facebook...

Lawmakers, Privacy Advocates Slam FTC's Facebook Settlement
2019-07-25 18:48

Critics Say the Deal Doesn't Do Enough to Protect Users' PrivacyFacebook's $5 billion privacy settlement with the FTC this week did little to satisfy critics who argue that the social media giant...

Facebook gets its wrist slapped $5b for fumbling our data, confirms FTC
2019-07-25 16:30

The FTC initially wanted a fine worth tens of billions, plus potential jail time for execs.

Facebook Fixing Messenger Kids App Flaw
2019-07-24 18:18

Social Media Firm Sending Out Notifications to 'Thousands' of ParentsFacebook is fixing a design flaw in its Messenger Kids app that allowed children under the age of 13 to enter into group chats...

It's Official: FTC Fines Facebook $5 Billion
2019-07-24 17:18

Mark Zuckerberg Must Ensure Compliance With Commission's OrderThe U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission officially announced a privacy settlement with Facebook that includes a...

Facebook Agrees to Pay $5 Billion Fine and Setup New Privacy Program for 20 Years
2019-07-24 16:19

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today officially confirmed that Facebook has agreed to pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine over privacy violations surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal....

FTC wants Facebook to boost accountability and transparency, imposes $5 billion penalty
2019-07-24 14:39

Facebook has to pay a $5 billion penalty and submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate structure that will hold the company accountable for the decisions it makes about its users’...

FTC Fines Facebook $5B, Adds Limited Oversight on Privacy
2019-07-24 14:17

Federal regulators have fined Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and are instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding CEO Mark Zuckerberg...

Facebook admits to Messenger Kids security hole
2019-07-24 10:32

A hole in the supposed closed-loop messaging system allowed children to join group chats with people their parents hadn’t approved.

Facebook rolls out anti-scam reporting tool in UK
2019-07-17 11:11

Facebook has coughed up £3m to help launch an anti-scam service as well as introducing a tool to report scam ads on its UK site.