Security News

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 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...

Adult Sites Lack Privacy, Open the Door for Harassment and Tracking
2019-07-19 20:48

Third-party tracking is rampant on sites like Pornhub, with users' sexual preferences on full view.

Firefox to pile on more native privacy features
2019-07-19 11:28

Mozilla is integrating its Lockwise password manager directly into the browser and expanding its support for the Have I Been Pwned website.

FaceApp privacy panic sets internet alight
2019-07-19 10:26

You grant FaceApp a perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify and adapt your image. Sounds scary.

Bitdefender 2020 gives consumers privacy amid a rising criminal tide
2019-07-19 03:30

Bitdefender, the innovative cybersecurity solutions provider protecting 500 million machines worldwide, is proud to unveil Bitdefender 2020, its new cybersecurity line designed to give consumers...

FaceApp privacy panic: Be careful which apps you use
2019-07-18 09:17

The privacy panic over FaceApp, the selfie-editing mobile app that makes photo subjects younger, older or turns them into members of the opposite sex, has been overblown. The (overblown) issue...

$5b privacy fine against Facebook seen as ‘chump change’
2019-07-16 11:04

It's 200x greater than the largest fine ever for breaking a promise to improve privacy practices.

Privacy Experts: Facebook’s $5B Fine Unlikely to Do Much
2019-07-15 22:07

The FTC has levied its biggest fine ever against the social network, but it's unlikely to have much effect.

$5 Billion US Fine Set for Facebook on Privacy Probe: Report
2019-07-14 01:23

US regulators have approved a $5 billion penalty to be levied on Facebook to settle a probe into the social network's privacy and data protection lapses, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. read more