March 28, 2018 Facebook data scandal prompts redesign of settings, privacy pages As Facebook’s data scandal continues to weigh on the company’s stock price and the public expresses weariness over its commitment to protecting users, the social network announced a redesign aimed at streamlining and improving its privacy settings.
March 28, 2018 We want Zuckerberg: UK lawmakers urge embattled Facebook CEO to appear before them Embattled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly going to testify in front of U.S. lawmakers regarding the Cambridge Analytica scandal, but so far has rebuffed similar calls from the other side of the Atlantic.
March 27, 2018 Facebook thinks it knows whether you're liberal or conservative: Here's how to find out Facebook is facing a backlash on two continents from users, advertisers and lawmakers for having allowed Cambridge Analytica to allegedly amass information on 50 million of its users.
March 27, 2018 How Facebook was able to siphon off phone call and text logs The news that Facebook's Android app has been collecting call and text histories is yet another black eye for the social media giant. But just why was Facebook able to siphon off records of who its users were contacting — and when — in the first place?
March 27, 2018 ‘Silicon Valley’ takes a jab at Facebook during season 5 premiere In the premiere episode of season 5 of HBO's Silicon Valley, a clever Easter egg can be found in the opening credits, taking a jab at Facebook, and the controversies the company has been facing of late.
March 26, 2018 Americans less likely to trust Facebook with personal data, poll says Only 41 percent of Americans trust Facebook to obey existing U.S. privacy laws, while 50 percent of Germans fear that the social network is having a negative impact on democracy, according to new surveys.
March 26, 2018 Facebook data scandal: Academics refused to carry out 'unethical' Cambridge Analytica research Two Cambridge University academics with expertise in using Facebook data for science claim they were approached by Cambridge Analytica to carry out work for the firm but refused on ethical grounds.
March 26, 2018 Facebook denies it collected phone call, SMS data despite media reports In a blog post, Facebook said that logging the call and text history on Facebook Lite and Facebook Messenger on Android devices is an "opt-in" feature.
March 25, 2018 Mark Zuckerberg takes out full-page newspaper ads to say 'sorry' for Cambridge Analytica scandal Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took out full-page advertisements in major U.S. and British newspapers to apologize for a "breach of trust" after it was discovered Cambridge Analytica improperly harvested user data.
March 25, 2018 Apple's Tim Cook calls for regulation on data, says Facebook incident is 'dire' Apple CEO Tim Cook called for stronger privacy regulations to prevent the abuse and misuse of data in the aftermath of the leak of Facebook user information.
