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December 26, 2018

Facebook tops the list of least-trusted tech companies

Last week, the latest in a long string of Facebook privacy scandals came to light: According to a report in The New York Times, the company skirted its own privacy rules to give more than 150 companies, including Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, and Spotify, special privileges to its users' data.

December 26, 2018

Facebook’s lonely conservative takes on a power position

After more than a year of research and discussion, Facebook Inc. FB -0.71% late this summer shelved a project called “Common Ground” that tried to encourage users with different political beliefs to interact in less-hostile ways. One reason: fears the proposed fix could trigger claims of bias against conservatives, according to people familiar with the decision.

December 22, 2018

Scrub Facebook, best weather apps and more: Tech Q&A

Can you trust the Apple Watch ECG readings? I am concerned about my heart. My dad had a heart attack at my age!

December 20, 2018

Facebook blasted by privacy advocates, lawmakers over data-sharing agreements

Facebook drew widespread, scathing criticism from privacy advocates and lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic on Thursday for not disclosing the extent of its wide-ranging data-sharing deals that gave other tech firms access to private user data and information.

December 20, 2018

Facebook under fire for peddling your private messages – and isn't sorry

The latest Facebook mess feels different.

December 19, 2018

DC sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal

Facebook was sued by the District of Columbia on Wednesday for allowing data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica to improperly access data from as many as 87 million users.

December 19, 2018

Facebook gave tech companies 'intrusive' access to users' private messages and personal data, internal documents reveal

Facebook gave other big tech companies "intrusive access" to the personal data of its 2.2. billion users — in some instances to private messages, usernames and contact information — raising questions about whether the company ran afoul of a 2011 consent agreement with the Federal Trade Commission. 

December 19, 2018

Shocking scale of Russia’s sinister social media campaign against US revealed

Russia's influence campaign during the 2016 presidential election was a sophisticated and multifaceted effort to target the African-American community and sow political division among the public across social media platforms, according to new reports produced for the Senate Intelligence Committee.

December 18, 2018

Facebook blasted by dozens of civil rights groups for 'generating bigotry'

A coalition of civil rights organization slammed Facebook today for "generating hatred and bigotry towards vulnerable communities and civil rights organizations" in a Tuesday letter to CEO and chairman Mark Zuckerberg.

December 18, 2018

Facebook's photo bug: How to see if you were exposed

Facebook has, yet again, goofed.