Security News

Facebook Admits Giving Partners Access to Messages
2018-12-20 14:32

A Facebook partnership with Netflix, Dropbox, Spotify, and Royal Bank of Canada gave them access to messages.

Facebook Sued in U.S. Over Cambridge Analytica
2018-12-20 11:48

DC Attorney General Alleges Violation of Consumer Protection LawFacebook violated consumer protection law by failing to protect personal data that consumers thought they'd locked down, the...

Facebook denies sharing private messages without user knowledge
2018-12-20 11:35

Facebook hit back at press reports this week that highlighted a deep network of privileged data-sharing partnerships between the social media company and other large organisations.

Facebook’s Rough History of Failed User Revolts
2018-12-20 00:22

What will ultimately be the driving force for Facebook to value data privacy?

Threatpost Poll: Do You Hate Facebook?
2018-12-19 15:15

Weigh in on Facebook and privacy in our short poll.

Facebook Fights Back on Secret Data-Sharing Partnerships
2018-12-19 13:27

Facebook is under fire again for its data privacy policies.

Facebook photo API bug exposed users’ unpublished photos
2018-12-18 11:32

It affected up to 6.8 million users and up to 1,500 apps. “We're sorry this happened,” said Facebook with what must be acute apology fatigue.

Were your private photos exposed due to Facebook's security bug?
2018-12-17 13:48

Here's how to tell if you were one of the 6.8 million Facebook users whose private photos could have been accessed by third-party apps.

Ireland's Privacy Watchdog Probes Facebook Data Breaches
2018-12-17 13:48

6.8 Million Users' Private Photos Exposed, Triggering GDPR InvestigationIreland's privacy watchdog is probing data breaches at Facebook that exposed users' private data. In the latest breach to be...

Irish Data Authority Probes Facebook Photo Breach
2018-12-17 06:51

The Irish data watchdog on Friday launched an investigation into Facebook, after the social media titan admitted a "bug" may have exposed unposted photos from up to 6.8 million users. read more