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Facebook wants to provide regular updates on what they are doing and the progress they’re making.

What is Facebook doing to protect election security? They answer

Leaders from Facebook spoke with members of the press to review their ongoing election efforts.

31 Mar 2018 9:30 AM

Apple users worldwide will see a new data privacy information page when they update the software from March 29 on their iPhones.

Apple unveils new privacy tools ahead of EU law

Tech companies have long been scrutinised for how they protect their customers’ data and Facebook is currently embroiled in a huge scandal.

30 Mar 2018 11:18 AM

Wylie appeared before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Committee of the British parliament.

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower's evidence made public by British lawmakers

Wylie alleges that the data was used to help to build profiles of American voters and build support for Trump in the US election.

29 Mar 2018 7:29 PM

The company acknowledges that privacy settings and other important tools on its social media platform are pretty hard to find.

Facebook redesigns its privacy tools

The company promises to take additional steps in the coming weeks to put people more in control of their privacy.

29 Mar 2018 4:31 PM

Free products sell your privacy

We need digital economy where our data and our attention is not for sale to the highest-bidding authoritarian or demagogue.

28 Mar 2018 1:37 AM

Scrutiny of Facebook has intensified following reports that it failed to prevent the data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica from amassing personal information about millions of users - possibly used to aid Donald Trump's campaign - and that the social network has been collecting Android users' phone call and text message histories without notice.

Will Mark Zuckerberg be able to boldly fix Facebook crisis?

The Federal Trade Commission announced it was investigating Facebook for its privacy practices.

27 Mar 2018 10:03 AM

The feature was first introduced on Facebook Messenger in 2015 and added later on Facebook Lite. (Representational Image)

Facebook questioned about gathering Android call, text data

Facebook has been found to store years of contact names, telephone numbers, call lengths and text messages.

26 Mar 2018 8:52 AM

Company officials have apologized after connections between President Donald Trump's campaign and the data mining firm Cambridge Analytica surfaced.

Oregon attorney general considers Facebook investigation

Rosenblum credited Facebook for having its government affairs point person reach out to her.

24 Mar 2018 9:18 AM

Siri is able to read and dictate the messages when the option is enabled, i.e. when content is hidden from notifications.

Latest iOS 11 bug robs users of their privacy

iOS 11’s Siri reads messages from third party apps, even when the content is hidden in notifications.

22 Mar 2018 7:57 PM

Privacy experts said the disclosure that a researcher had sold Facebook data collected via a personality quiz to the consulting firm Cambridge Analytica is a prime example of the kinds of practices that the new General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is supposed to prevent or punish.

Privacy issues emerge as major business risk for Facebook

Shares in Facebook fell on March 19 by 7 per cent, their biggest drop since 2014.

20 Mar 2018 9:07 AM

Facebook said the root of the problem was that researchers and Cambridge Analytica lied to it and abused its policies.

Facebook critics want regulation, investigation after data misuse

Facebook insisted the data was misused but not stolen, because users gave permission.

18 Mar 2018 11:18 AM

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the biggest overhaul of personal data privacy rules.

Facebook to hand privacy controls to users ahead of EU law

Facebook to roll out a new privacy centre globally that will put the core privacy settings for Facebook in one place.

24 Jan 2018 7:40 AM

The app allows users to clearly visualize what is happening in the background behind apps, OS & websites in real time.

Redmorph forays in India with a privacy and security app

‘The Ultimate Privacy and Security Solution’, a standalone privacy and security app for Indian smartphone users.

18 Jan 2018 8:59 PM

Facebook says it will highlight posts you are most likely to engage with and make time spent on social media more “meaningful.” (Photo:AFP)

A look at Facebook’s changes in what you see over the years

To try to keep you glued to Facebook, it regularly updates the formula that decides what posts you see.

13 Jan 2018 8:54 AM

Using machine learning algorithms and a combination of information gathered from six different sensors found in smartphones, researchers succeeded in unlocking Android smartphones.

Pay attention! your smartphone sensors can reveal your PIN to hackers

Instruments in smartphones such as the gyroscope and proximity sensors represent a potential security vulnerability, researchers reveal.

29 Dec 2017 6:36 PM

Researchers said the exchanges were also attacked using fake email accounts.

Multi-stage cyber attacks net North Korea millions in virtual currencies: study

The attackers access the user’s bitcoin wallet either on the computer or on the bitcoin exchange’s server researcher says.

20 Dec 2017 9:17 AM

WhatsApp, bought by Facebook in 2014, said it would begin sharing some user data with the social media group in 2016, drawing warnings from European privacy watchdogs about getting the appropriate consent.

French privacy watchdog raps WhatsApp over Facebook data sharing

The French data protection authority - CNIL says WhatsApp did not have the legal basis to share user data with Facebook.

20 Dec 2017 8:41 AM

Twitter said that it would shut down accounts affiliated with non-government organisations that promote violence against civilians and ban usernames that constitute a violent threat or racial slur.

Twitter to put warnings before swastikas, other hate images

The new policies ban users who associate either online or offline with organizations that promote violence against civilians.

19 Dec 2017 8:12 AM

While the new guidelines are now in play, the social media company continues to work out internal monitoring tools and it is revamping its appeals process for banned or suspended accounts.

Twitter suspends white nationalists as it enforces new rules

The company has emphasized that it takes into account many factors before making any enforcement decision.

19 Dec 2017 7:44 AM

In June, China introduced a new national cybersecurity law that requires foreign firms to store data locally and submit to data surveillance measures.

China's Xi says country will not close door to global internet

Google and Facebook are banned in China, along with Twitter Inc and most major western news outlets.

04 Dec 2017 8:42 AM

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