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Facebook sues two Ukrainians for using quiz apps to extract user data
Updated : 7 years ago IST
California [USA], Mar 11 (ANI): Facebook has reportedly sued two Ukrainian men for allegedly using quiz apps to extract private data on its users to target ads.
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Germany clamps down on Facebook's user data collection practices
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bonn [Germany], Feb 7 (ANI): In a landmark regulation, Germany has restricted Facebook from combining user data from different, Facebook-owned sources like Whatsapp and Instagram in a bid to limit the social media giant's dominance in the German market for social networks.
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Google+ bug again exposed data from 52.5 million accounts
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
California [United States], December 11 (ANI): Google has discovered another bug in its soon-to-shut social network Google+ which reportedly exposed user data from 52.5 million accounts.
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Facebook contemplated charging for access to user data: Report
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
California [United States], November 29 (ANI): Facebook's miseries post Cambridge Analytica scandal are only mounting. In a latest revelation, the social networking giant allegedly contemplated charging companies for access to its user data.
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Telegram desktop app leaked user data during calls
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 1 (ANI): Telegram's desktop app had a major flaw that put both public and private IP addresses of users vulnerable during voice calls.
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Facebook blocks thousands of apps from accessing user data
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
California [United States], August 1 (ANI): In its latest efforts at combating privacy abuse of its users, Facebook announced that it has cut off API access for hundreds of thousands of inactive apps.
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Facebook admits to sharing user data with companies
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
California [United States], July 2 (ANI): Adding to the woes of privacy advocates and users, Facebook has admitted that it provided companies with special access to user data even after it had restricted it in 2015.
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Cambridge Analytica did not access EU user data, says Facebook
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
California [United States], June 26 (ANI): Cambridge Analytica which wrongfully accessed user data for political campaigns did not use EU user information, Facebook told lawmakers.
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Facebook allowed companies to access user data in special deals: Report
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
California [United States], June 9 (ANI): Facebook engaged in special deals with specific companies to allow them access to user's friends data, a new report has revealed.
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TeenSafe app exposes thousands of Apple accounts
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
California [United States], May 21 (ANI): In a latest user data breach, a teen tracking app has been found violating user safety by putting at risk account details of its owners, including kids.
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Facebook firing employees for snooping on users: Report
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
San Francisco [United States], May 3 (ANI): Following the mega Cambridge Analytica scandal, social media platform Facebook has reportedly fired another employee for allegedly accessing user data.
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Notice issued to Facebook over user data leak
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a letter on Wednesday to the social networking site Facebook seeking information regarding data leak of any Indian citizen.
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