In what may be among the largest data breaches in history, Marriott International said Friday morning (Nov. 30) that as many as 500 million guests’ data was accessed, tied to a breach of the Starwood hotel guest reservation database. As reported by NBC and other...
Facebook was hit with a $660,000 fine, the maximum allowed, by the British Information Commissioner’s Office over its data scandal with now-defunct political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. According to a report in The New York Times, while the fine is small for Facebook, it marks the...
Facebook’s data scandal, in which the now defunct political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica accessed the data on 87 million users without their consent, is getting further scrutiny by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Citing a person familiar with the...
Facebook, reeling from a data scandal with Cambridge Analytica, fired an employee Thursday (May 3) for boasting that he can access the data of its users. Reuters, citing the company, reported that a Twitter user posted a Tinder conversation between herself and the Facebook security...
August 20, 2019
Facebook announced it has launched a new privacy tool so users can prevent their information from being sent to the site for targeted advertising. The new tool, called Off-Facebook Activity, will allow users to see a summary of the apps and websites that send Facebook information about their activity, and clear this information from the […]
November 30, 2018
In what may be among the largest data breaches in history, Marriott International said Friday morning (Nov. 30) that as many as 500 million guests’ data was accessed, tied to...
July 11, 2018
Facebook was hit with a $660,000 fine, the maximum allowed, by the British Information Commissioner’s Office over its data scandal with now-defunct political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. According to a...
July 03, 2018
Facebook’s data scandal, in which the now defunct political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica accessed the data on 87 million users without their consent, is getting further scrutiny by the Securities and...
