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In the 2010s, personal data belonging to millions of Facebook users was collected without their consent by British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, predominantly to be used for political advertising. [1] [a] The data was collected through an app called "This Is Your Digital Life", developed by data scientist Aleksandr Kogan and his company ...
The advent of the Web 2.0 has caused social profiling and is a growing concern for internet privacy. [2] Web 2.0 is the system that facilitates participatory information sharing and collaboration on the Internet, in social networking media websites like Facebook and MySpace. [2] These social networking sites have seen a boom in their popularity beginning in the late 2000s. Through these ...
The number one reason for users to quit Facebook was privacy concerns (48%), being followed by a general dissatisfaction with Facebook (14%), negative aspects regarding Facebook friends (13%), and the feeling of getting addicted to Facebook (6%). Facebook quitters were found to be more concerned about privacy, more addicted to the Internet, and ...
Meta Platforms is breaking European data privacy rules in Norway, the country's data regulator told a court on Wednesday, in a case that could have wider European implications. Meta has been fined ...
Meta Platforms will ask a court in Norway on Tuesday to stop a fine the country's data regulator has imposed on the owner of Facebook and Instagram for breaching users' privacy, in a case that ...
Facebook estimates an FTC fine of $3 billion to $5 billion over its data privacy practices. It would be the largest-ever FTC fine on a U.S. tech company.
In 2021, an internal document leak from the company then known as Facebook (now Meta Platforms, or Meta) showed it was aware of harmful societal effects from its platforms, yet persisted in prioritizing profit over addressing these harms. The leak, released by whistleblower Frances Haugen, resulted in reporting from The Wall Street Journal in ...
Facebook Inc will pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices