Facebook Data

Oft-criticised Facebook data is now being used by researchers to provide daily Coronavirus updates to US cities, states

Facebook and the researchers leading the project say they have overcome those concerns by aggregating the data several times over and funneling it through academics.

Australian privacy regulator files lawsuit against Facebook for sharing personal data of over 300,000 users

The Australian Information Commissioner accused Facebook of breaching privacy law by disclosing 311,127 users’ information for political profiling.

Facebook warns of threats to innovation, freedom of expression ahead of EU rules

In a meeting on 19 February, EU is expected to propose rules to govern the use of AI especially in high-risk sectors such as healthcare and transport.

Facebook will now send you a notification when your data is shared with a third-party app

Facebook says that the feature will be triggered every time a user logs into a third-party app using Facebook Login.

Facebook will no longer feed user phone numbers for 2FA for friend suggestions

Facebook was recently found to be using personal data obtained for 2FA to serve advertisements enraged privacy advocates.

California reveals Facebook probe, accuses company of hampering the investigation

Some states have raised concerns that Facebook and other tech companies engage in anti-competitive practices.

Facebook, Google will now make their user data inter-operable: US Senators

Companies like Facebook would have to allow its users to easily move, or port, their data to another network.

Facebook Funders threaten to quit as company fails to share data for research

Funders say that Facebook has given access to only a portion of what they were told they could expect.

Facebook given a deadline to provide researchers with data to study its impact on democracy

Facebook had granted the 83 scholars selected for the project access to “only a portion of what they were told they could expect,"

Germany temporarily suspends restrictions on Facebook's data collection practices

Facebook appealed the landmark decision by the cartel office that the company abused its market dominance.