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Meta hit with a record-breaking $1.3 billion fine over data privacy breaches
Meta failed to comply with the EU's warning about transferring users' data to US servers, and the f…
Pete Syme
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Facebook overpaid the FTC by nearly $5 billion to 'protect Zuckerberg' and 'make his problems go away' after Cambridge Analytica scandal, shareholders claim
Facebook hasn't escaped the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal as shareholders allege a $5 billion "q…
Hannah Towey
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How to find out if your data was exposed in an online breach - and how to protect yourself
Take these steps to find out if you were affected by a breach and protect your accounts if you were.
Aaron Holmes
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Mark Zuckerberg will have to give a 6-hour deposition about Cambridge Analytica as part of a class-action lawsuit
The class-action lawsuit was filed in 2018 on behalf of California Facebook users and will depose Z…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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A federal judge accused Facebook of 'gaslighting' users impacted by data breaches and fined the site and its lawyers nearly $1 million
Facebook was sanctioned as part of a class action suit against the site for sharing user data with …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Facebook data breach continues more than a year after Cambridge Analytica
Data from Facebook continues to leak more than year after the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The soci…
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A major telecom company that partners with AT&T and Verizon said hackers had access to its system for over 5 years, exposing billions of texts
Syniverse, which is used by companies like AT&T and Verizon, revealed that hackers had been inside …
Heather Schlitz
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Here’s why Wipro’s employees are manually scanning your Facebook posts
Facebook is tagging and bagging millions of posts and status updates — and it’s using humans to do …
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How to check if your phone number was leaked in Facebook data breach of 533 million users
A massive Facebook data breach has leaked phone numbers, full names, locations, email address and o…
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France fines Google a record $170 million for making it too difficult to opt out of cookies
The French watchdog also fined Facebook's holding company Meta €60 million (or around $68 million) …
Martin Coulter
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Facebook in the crosshairs yet again – this time, India’s cybersecurity agency issues an advisory to Indian users
India’s cybersecurity agency Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an adviso…
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Today’s top tech news: Another Facebook scandal, a new music streaming app and Flipkart’s grocery foray
This Tech Insider’s daily dose of tech news. This is everything that’s happening in tech that you …
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WhatsApp might introduce fingerprint authentication — But should you really trust Facebook with your biometrics?
Most users that own a smartphone, use WhatsApp for all of their messaging requirements. The Faceboo…
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How to find out in 2 easy steps if your data was exposed in an online breach
The website "Have I been pwned," can tell you if your email account or password has been compromise…
Natasha Dailey
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India's three main surveillance projects NATGRID, CMS and NETRA have been directed to stop collecting data citing breach of privacy
The Delhi High Court has issued a notice today asking India’s central government to stop collecting…
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Facebook is under investigation in the EU for its massive leak of 533 million people's data - and it could face a fine in the billions
Facebook could face a fine of up to 4% of its $86 billion global revenue if found responsible for b…
Aaron Holmes
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OnePlus mishap exposes hundreds of customer emails
Instead of putting email IDs of customers in the "BCC" field, the company ended up copy-pasting …
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The UK privacy watchdog's ruling against Experian is a warning to data brokers that hoover up personal details
The ICO's enforcement notice against Experian over the way it shares consumers' details could signi…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Judge approves $650 million settlement of Facebook privacy lawsuit linked to facial photo tagging
Facebook users claimed the company violated an Illinois law that prohibits a private entity from co…
Victoria Cavaliere
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Clubhouse users should assume they're being recorded, a data-privacy expert said, following a breach that sent conversations to another website
Over the weekend, Clubhouse was breached by an unknown user who streamed audio feeds to an external…