EU Plans Stricter Consumer Protection Laws for Social Media
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is planning to apply tougher consumer laws to social media networks and email providers like Facebook (FB.O) and Google's Gmail (GOOGL.O) as scrutiny of data protection grows in the wake of an outcry over Facebook's handling of data
Zuckerberg apologizes for data breach, vows curbs
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologized on March 21 for mistakes his company made in how it handled data belonging to 50 million of its users and promised tougher steps to restrict developers' access to such information.
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Facebook Data Row Makes Waves in Romania
The Facebook data row surrounding British analytics company Cambridge Analytica has made waves in Romania, after a consultant revealed that the company scouted him to secretly work for Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party in its triumphant 2016 election campaign.
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Finally Addresses Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook is changing the way its shares data with third-party applications, Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday in his first public statement since the Observer reported that the personal data of about 50 million Americans had been harvested and improperly shared with a political consultancy.
Facebook Loses Nearly $50 Billion In Value
The privacy scandal rocking Facebook has cost the social media company nearly billion in market value over the past two days.
Facebook shares tumbled 6.8 percent Monday and another 2.56 percent Tuesday after news of the Cambridge Analytica data breach. The Facebook stock price is currently at 8.15.
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Cambridge Analytica: CEO Suspended, Zuckerberg Called to Testify in U.K. over Facebook's use of Data
LONDON — The head of Trump-affiliated data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica has been suspended, while government authorities are bearing down on both the firm and Facebook over allegations the firm stole data from 50 million Facebook users to manipulate elections.
Facebook rocked by breach scandal, investigations loom
Facebook shares plunged on March 19 as the social media giant was pounded by criticism at home and abroad over revelations that a firm working for Donald Trump's presidential campaign harvested and misused data on 50 million members.
Facebook Security Chief is Reportedly Leaving the Company in Wake of Russian Disinformation Scandal
Facebook Chief Information Security Officer Alex Stamos is reportedly leaving after disagreements over how the social media network should handle the spread of disinformation. The news was first reported by The New York Times, and later independently reported by Reuters and the Wall Street Journal.
BBC: Cambridge Analytica The Story so far
It's a sensational story containing allegations of sleaze, psychological manipulation and data misuse that has provoked an internationally furious response.
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Facebook 'Sorry' for Blocking Bare-breasted Masterpiece
PARIS: Facebook admitted on Sunday making a mistake after it banned an advert featuring French artist Eugene Delacroix's famous work, 'Liberty Leading the People', because it depicts a bare-breasted woman.