Cambridge Analytica

Facebook paid a $5 billion settlement to the FTC in 2019, after a scandal involving users who had signed up for a personality quiz app.

Facebook asks FTC how to avoid another Cambridge Analytica

Aug 22, 2020

The commission alleges the personal information of Australian Facebook users was disclosed without their permission to an app called “This Is Your Digital Life”.

Australia sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica breach

Mar 09, 2020
by Press Trust of India

Facebook sues data analytics firm OneAudience for harvesting users’ data

Feb 28, 2020
by Indo Asian News Service

Facebook had announced that it would let users sever the connection between their web browsing history and Facebook accounts nearly a year and half ago. The feature is finally out, in some countries at least.

Apps, websites are tracking you via Facebook, but you can disable it soon

Jan 29, 2020
by HT Correspondent

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower releases new FB documents

Jan 18, 2020
by Indo Asian News Service

Facebook engaged in an “abusive practice” by allowing data from 443,000 users in Brazil to be unduly available to developers of the application “This is Your Digital Life,” according to the Ministry of Justice.

Brazil fines Facebook $1.65 million for improperly sharing users’ data

Dec 31, 2019
by Press Trust of India

Security concerns, political adverts and the Cambridge Analytica scandal not withstanding, Facebook and Facebook Messenger have been the most downloaded apps of the decade. Yes, that’s from 2010 to now.

Facebook, Facebook Messenger were the most downloaded apps of the decade

Dec 28, 2019
by HT Correspondent

FaceApp is displayed on an iPhone Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in New York. The popular app is under fire for privacy concerns.

FaceApp is fun but dubious terms of service raises serious privacy questions

Jul 18, 2019
by Marcia Sekhose

US judge tells Facebook to submit Cambridge Analytica data records

Jun 01, 2019
by Indo Asian News Service

Facebook is nearing a settlement over data privacy with US regulators.

Facebook’s settlement with US regulators likely to include WhatsApp

May 09, 2020
by Reuters