Australia sues Facebook over user data following similar US move
4 years, 3 months ago

Australia sues Facebook over user data following similar US move

Al Jazeera  

Regulator seeking unspecified fine, but Facebook says it has ‘always been clear’ about the information it collects. An Australian regulator has sued Facebook Inc, accusing it of collecting user data without permission and building on government efforts around the world to rein in the social network. The lawsuit echoes a landmark United States Federal Trade Commission action accusing the social media giant of inappropriately maintaining market dominance by using customer data to decide on takeover targets including messaging app WhatsApp and image-sharing app Instagram. The Australian privacy regulator has a separate lawsuit against Facebook accusing it of breaching user privacy with a personality test run by political marketing consultant Cambridge Analytica. Unlike the US lawsuit, which may force Facebook to sell assets, the Australian lawsuit may force the company to change the way it discloses its activities to users, said Rob Nicholls, a University of New South Wales associate professor who specialises in competition law.

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Facebook owner Meta hit with 251 million euros in fines for 2018 data breach
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3 months, 1 week ago

Facebook owner Meta hit with 251 million euros in fines for 2018 data breach

India Today  

European Union privacy watchdogs hit Facebook owner Meta with fines totaling 251 million euros on Monday after an investigation into a 2018 data breach on the social media platform that exposed millions of accounts. Ireland's Data Protection Commission issued the penalties after wrapping up its inquiry into the breach, when hackers gained access to user accounts by exploiting bugs in …

Facebook owner hit with 251 million euros in fines for 2018 data breach
3 months, 1 week ago

Facebook owner hit with 251 million euros in fines for 2018 data breach

Associated Press  

LONDON — European Union privacy watchdogs hit Facebook owner Meta with fines totaling 251 million euros on Monday after an investigation into a 2018 data breach on the social media platform that exposed millions of accounts. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission issued the penalties after wrapping up its inquiry into the breach, when hackers gained access to user accounts by exploiting …

Meta settles Cambridge Analytica lawsuit with Australia’s privacy watchdog, to pay $50 million
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3 months, 1 week ago

Meta settles Cambridge Analytica lawsuit with Australia’s privacy watchdog, to pay $50 million

Firstpost  

The settlement closes an expensive and drawn-out legal saga over the infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal, marking another chapter in Meta’s global reckoning for mishandling user data Australia’s privacy regulator took Meta to court in 2020, accusing the tech giant of failing to safeguard users’ personal information. The settlement closes an expensive and drawn-out legal saga over the infamous Cambridge Analytica …

Meta to pay landmark $50 million settlement over privacy scandal
3 months, 1 week ago

Meta to pay landmark $50 million settlement over privacy scandal

ABC  

Facebook users in Australia could receive a payout after Meta agreed to a historic $50 million settlement with the nation's information commissioner. Australian Information Commissioner Elizabeth Tydd said the settlement was the "largest ever payment" dedicated to addressing the privacy concerns in Australia. "It represents a substantive resolution of privacy concerns raised by the Cambridge Analytica matter, gives potentially affected …

'A high school student': Attorney for Matt Gaetz's alleged victim claims to have witnesses
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

'A high school student': Attorney for Matt Gaetz's alleged victim claims to have witnesses

Raw Story  

"This is illegal under EU antitrust rules. - 'Abusive practices' - Detailing what it termed "abusive practices" by Meta, the commission said that because Facebook Marketplace was tied to Facebook, the former enjoyed a "substantial distribution advantage which competitors cannot match." "All Facebook users automatically have access and get regularly exposed to Facebook Marketplace whether they want it or not," …

Facebook admits to scraping every Australian adult user's public photos and posts to train AI, with no opt-out option
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Facebook admits to scraping every Australian adult user's public photos and posts to train AI, with no opt-out option

ABC  

Facebook has admitted that it scrapes the public photos, posts and other data of Australian adult users to train its AI models and provides no opt-out option, even though it allows people in the European Union to refuse consent. Meta's global privacy director Melinda Claybaugh was pressed at an inquiry as to whether the social media giant was hoovering up …

Facebook faces another user data leak, researchers reveal
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Facebook faces another user data leak, researchers reveal

India TV News  

Cybersecurity researchers have reported an alleged data leak which involve at least one lakh users of Facebook which appeared on a data breach forum. The team from CyberPeace, a New Delhi-based non-profit organisation alleged that 1,00,000 lines of fresh user data from Facebook have surfaced on a data breach forum. “Facebook faces potential reputational damage due to concerns about data …

Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, was planning to start own streaming service, claims lawsuit
1 year ago

Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, was planning to start own streaming service, claims lawsuit

Firstpost  

Meta, whose reputation in safeguarding its customer’s user data and privacy has been shaky at best may be facing a massive trouble. Image Credit: AFP In what may be the single biggest breach of public trust by Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta, Facebook let Netflix see users DMs to help them better programme content, a lawsuit has revealed. In a startling revelation, …

Meta targeted in privacy complaints by 8 EU consumer groups
1 year, 1 month ago

Meta targeted in privacy complaints by 8 EU consumer groups

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms was hit with privacy complaints on Thursday as eight EU consumer groups asked watchdogs to act against the Facebook owner for allegedly breaching the bloc's privacy rules when it hoovers up user data. The complaints by the consumer groups in the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain to data protection authorities in their countries …

Facebook must face $3.8 bln UK mass action over market dominance, tribunal rules
1 year, 1 month ago

Facebook must face $3.8 bln UK mass action over market dominance, tribunal rules

The Hindu  

Facebook must face a collective lawsuit valued at around 3 billion pounds over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetise users' personal data, a London tribunal ruled on Thursday. Legal academic Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, who is bringing the case on behalf of around 45 million Facebook users in the UK, says they were not properly compensated …

Facebook parent Meta sues the FTC claiming 'unconstitutional authority' in child privacy case
1 year, 3 months ago

Facebook parent Meta sues the FTC claiming 'unconstitutional authority' in child privacy case

The Hindu  

The parent company of Instagram and Facebook has sued the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to stop the agency from reopening a 2020 privacy settlement with the company that would prohibit it from profiting from data it collects on users under 18. In a lawsuit filed late Wednesday in federal court in Washington, D.C., Meta Platforms Inc. said it …

Facebook parent Meta sues the FTC claiming ‘unconstitutional authority’ in child privacy case
1 year, 3 months ago

Facebook parent Meta sues the FTC claiming ‘unconstitutional authority’ in child privacy case

Associated Press  

MENLO PARK, Calif. — The parent company of Instagram and Facebook has sued the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to stop the agency from reopening a 2020 privacy settlement with the company that would prohibit it from profiting from data it collects on users under 18. In a lawsuit filed late Wednesday in federal court in Washington, D.C., Meta …

Australia fines Meta $14m for undisclosed data collection
1 year, 8 months ago

Australia fines Meta $14m for undisclosed data collection

Al Jazeera  

Court says Facebook owner collected data unlawfully using a smartphone application advertised as a way to protect privacy. A court in Australia has ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay fines totalling 20 million Australian dollars for collecting user data through a smartphone application without disclosing its actions. Australia’s Federal Court on Wednesday also ordered Meta, through its subsidiaries Facebook …

Facebook faces legal setback in EU court decision on data privacy and ads
1 year, 8 months ago

Facebook faces legal setback in EU court decision on data privacy and ads

Associated Press  

LONDON — Facebook lost a legal challenge Tuesday at the European Union’s top court over a groundbreaking German antitrust decision that limited the way the company uses data for advertising. The European Court of Justice said competition watchdogs can consider whether companies like Facebook comply with the continent’s strict privacy rules, which are normally enforced by national data privacy regulators. …

Q&A: Is Meta data-transfer fine enough to allay privacy concerns?
1 year, 10 months ago

Q&A: Is Meta data-transfer fine enough to allay privacy concerns?

Al Jazeera  

Estelle Masse, senior policy analyst at global digital rights group Access Now, speaks to Al Jazeera about the record penalty imposed on the tech giant. They gave it five months to stop sending European user data to the US and six months to bring its data operations into compliance “by ceasing the unlawful processing, including storage, in the US” of …

Facebook parent Meta hit with record $1.3-billion fine by EU over data privacy
1 year, 10 months ago

Facebook parent Meta hit with record $1.3-billion fine by EU over data privacy

LA Times  

The European Union has imposed a record $1.3-billion privacy fine on Meta over the transfer of user data across the Atlantic. The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3-billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to stop transferring users’ personal information across the Atlantic by October, the latest salvo in a decade-long case sparked by U.S. cyber-snooping fears. Ireland’s …

Meta to Face Record EU Privacy Fine Over Facebook Data Transfer to US
1 year, 10 months ago

Meta to Face Record EU Privacy Fine Over Facebook Data Transfer to US

News 18  

Meta Platforms Inc is set to face a record European Union privacy fine related to data transfer of Facebook’s EU users to U.S. servers for failing to comply with a warning by a top EU court, two sources familiar with the matter said. EU regulators led by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon have been finalising a ban on the …

Facebook must face privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica
1 year, 10 months ago

Facebook must face privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica

LA Times  

CEO Mark Zuckerberg, shown in 2019, and other former Facebook directors either went along with or turned a blind eye to privacy violations, a judge ruled. A judge ruled that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and other former directors of the social media company must face claims they turned a blind eye to rampant privacy violations, including allowing a firm hired …

FTC: Facebook misled parents, failed to guard kids’ privacy
1 year, 10 months ago

FTC: Facebook misled parents, failed to guard kids’ privacy

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators say Facebook misled parents and failed to protect the privacy of children using its Messenger Kids app, including misrepresenting the access it provided to app developers to private user data. “It appeals primarily to children who otherwise would not have their own social media accounts.” Another passage criticized Facebook for “targeting younger children with a new product.” https://apnews.com/video/politics-texas-mexico-national-c57d0d6ec5964f848487f21e7e232ee6?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_02 …

FTC: Facebook misled parents, failed to guard kids' privacy
1 year, 10 months ago

FTC: Facebook misled parents, failed to guard kids' privacy

The Independent  

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Facebook users can apply for their portion of a $725 million lawsuit settlement
1 year, 11 months ago

Facebook users can apply for their portion of a $725 million lawsuit settlement

NPR  

Facebook users can apply for their portion of a $725 million lawsuit settlement Enlarge this image toggle caption Tony Avelar/AP Tony Avelar/AP Facebook users can now apply for their share of a $725 million privacy lawsuit settlement if they had accounts from May 2007 to December 2022. Facebook's parent company, Meta, is doling out the payments to settle a lawsuit …

Are You A Facebook User? You Could Get Some Settlement Cash
1 year, 11 months ago

Are You A Facebook User? You Could Get Some Settlement Cash

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Anyone in the U.S. who has had a Facebook account at any time since May 24, 2007, can now apply for their share of a $725 million privacy settlement that parent company Meta has agreed to pay. Meta is paying to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media platform allowed millions of its users’ personal …

Zuckerberg was warned on social media addiction, filing says
2 years ago

Zuckerberg was warned on social media addiction, filing says

LA Times  

Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University in Washington. Unredacted filings from a lawsuit filed over the weekend revealed that Zuckerberg personally had been warned of the risks of social media addiction among children and teens. California California becomes first state to make firms disclose social media policies California will impose first-of-its-kind requirements on social media companies to publish their policies …

High Court to decide if Facebook is liable for the possible breach of 300,000 Australians' personal data
2 years ago

High Court to decide if Facebook is liable for the possible breach of 300,000 Australians' personal data

ABC  

A personality quiz on Facebook, which led to the now-infamous Cambridge Analytica data breach, will take centre stage in the High Court of Australia as the social media company's owner, Meta, battles it out with the national privacy commissioner. Key points: The Facebook quiz behind the Cambridge Analytica data breach is the subject of a High Court case Facebook, now …

$3.7 billion UK mass action against Facebook over market dominance rejected for now
2 years, 1 month ago

$3.7 billion UK mass action against Facebook over market dominance rejected for now

The Hindu  

Facebook on Monday temporarily fought off a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetise users' personal data. Legal academic Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, who is bringing the case, says Facebook users were not properly compensated for the value of personal data they had to provide to use …

Facebook seeks to block $3.7 billion UK mass action over market dominance
2 years, 2 months ago

Facebook seeks to block $3.7 billion UK mass action over market dominance

Hindustan Times  

Facebook on Monday asked a London tribunal to block a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetise users’ personal data. Lovdahl Gormsen’s lawyers on Monday asked the Competition Appeal Tribunal to certify the case under the UK’s collective proceedings regime – which is roughly equivalent to …

Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case

The Hindu  

Facebook’s corporate parent has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media platform allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s victorious presidential campaign in 2016. The case sprang from 2018 revelations that Cambridge Analytica, a firm with ties to Trump political …

Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook’s corporate parent has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media platform allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s victorious presidential campaign in 2016. The case sprang from 2018 revelations that Cambridge Analytica, a firm with ties …

Facebook owner Meta to pay biggest ever fine of its kind over data privacy
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook owner Meta to pay biggest ever fine of its kind over data privacy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook owner Meta will pay the biggest ever fine over accusations it gave …

Meta agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit for a record $725 million
2 years, 3 months ago

Meta agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit for a record $725 million

Firstpost  

The $725 million settlement in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, will see that Meta, once again, admits to no wrongdoing and get away with irresponsibly handling user data. In a year which saw them lose some of the platform’s most avid advertisers, as well as an abysmal failure of their star Metaverse project, Horizon Worlds, Meta will now have to …

Facebook parent Meta to settle Cambridge Analytica scandal case for $725 million
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook parent Meta to settle Cambridge Analytica scandal case for $725 million

Live Mint  

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users' personal information. The proposed settlement, which was disclosed in a court filing late on Thursday, would resolve a long-running lawsuit prompted by revelations in 2018 that Facebook had allowed …

Facebook parent Meta to pay $725 million to settle lawsuit relating to Cambridge Analytica
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook parent Meta to pay $725 million to settle lawsuit relating to Cambridge Analytica

Hindustan Times  

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users' personal information. The proposed settlement, which was disclosed in a court filing late on Thursday, would resolve a long-running lawsuit prompted by revelations in 2018 that Facebook had allowed …

Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle a privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle a privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica

NPR  

Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle a privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica Enlarge this image toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Facebook parent company Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming it improperly shared users' information with Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm used by the Trump campaign. This is …

Facebook parent Meta to pay $725m in Cambridge Analytica scandal
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook parent Meta to pay $725m in Cambridge Analytica scandal

Al Jazeera  

Proposed settlement is largest in a US data privacy class action and the most Meta has paid to resolve a class action lawsuit. Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc has agreed to pay $725m to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users’ personal information. The proposed settlement, which was …

Facebook shared information that could support genocide allegations in Myanmar, UN investigator says
2 years, 6 months ago

Facebook shared information that could support genocide allegations in Myanmar, UN investigator says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The head of the United …

What does Facebook’s settlement in the Cambridge Analytica lawsuit mean for the platform?
2 years, 6 months ago

What does Facebook’s settlement in the Cambridge Analytica lawsuit mean for the platform?

The Hindu  

The story so far: A San Francisco court filing on August 26 revealed that Facebook has agreed to settle the Cambridge Analytica privacy lawsuit. A probe revealed the extent to which a London-based data analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica, misused data from as many as 50 million Facebook users. Mr. Zuckerberg later apologised for the “breach of trust” while Ms. Sandberg …

Facebook agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica privacy suit
2 years, 7 months ago

Facebook agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica privacy suit

The Hindu  

Facebook has reached a preliminary agreement in a long-running lawsuit seeking damages from the social network for allowing third parties, including the company Cambridge Analytica, to access users' private data. In a lawsuit initiated in 2018, Facebook users accused the social network of violating privacy rules by sharing their data with third parties including the firm Cambridge Analytica, which was …

Facebook parent settles suit in Cambridge Analytica scandal
2 years, 7 months ago

Facebook parent settles suit in Cambridge Analytica scandal

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook’s corporate parent has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social network service allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s victorious presidential campaign in 2016. Terms of the settlement reached by Meta Platforms, the holding company for Facebook and Instagram, …

Meta reaches $37.5 million settlement of Facebook location tracking lawsuit
2 years, 7 months ago

Meta reaches $37.5 million settlement of Facebook location tracking lawsuit

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms Inc. reached a $37.5 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the parent of Facebook of violating users' privacy by tracking their movements through their smartphones without permission. It resolved claims that Facebook violated California law and its own privacy policy by gathering data from users who turned off Location Services on their mobile devices. In June 2018, Facebook …

Meta reaches $37.5million settlement in Facebook location tracking lawsuit
2 years, 7 months ago

Meta reaches $37.5million settlement in Facebook location tracking lawsuit

Daily Mail  

Meta Platforms Inc reached a $37.5 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the parent of Facebook of violating users' privacy by tracking their movements through their smartphones without permission. It resolved claims that Facebook violated California law and its own privacy policy by gathering data from users who turned off Location Services on their mobile devices The users said that …

Meta gathered people’s private medical data to show them ads on Facebook, lawsuit alleges
2 years, 7 months ago

Meta gathered people’s private medical data to show them ads on Facebook, lawsuit alleges

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Meta is being sued for collecting data from US hospitals without users’ knowledge, …

DC sues Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach
2 years, 10 months ago

DC sues Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia on Monday sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a privacy breach of millions of Facebook users’ personal data that became a major corporate and political scandal. The lawsuit maintains that Zuckerberg directly participated in important company decisions and was aware of the potential dangers …

Facebook deliberately blocked pages emergency services to pressurise Australian govt: Reports
2 years, 10 months ago

Facebook deliberately blocked pages emergency services to pressurise Australian govt: Reports

Op India  

Social media giant Facebook deliberately took down several pages of Australian hospitals, emergency services and charities to pressure the country as its lawmakers discussed a law that would make tech giants pay to host news articles. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Facebook deliberately blocked access to pages of hospitals, emergency services, weather services, and charities for …

Australian watchdog sues Meta over scam advertisements
3 years ago

Australian watchdog sues Meta over scam advertisements

The Hindu  

Australia's competition watchdog filed a lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta Platforms on Friday, alleging the social media giant failed to prevent scammers using its platform to promote fake ads featuring well-known people. The The lawsuit filed in the Federal Court also alleges Facebook "aided and abetted or was knowingly concerned in false or misleading conduct and representations by the advertisers," …

Whistleblower says Bill must include tool that forces Facebook to publish data
3 years, 1 month ago

Whistleblower says Bill must include tool that forces Facebook to publish data

The Independent  

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Meta sued for unlawful use of biometric data without user consent
3 years, 1 month ago

Meta sued for unlawful use of biometric data without user consent

The Hindu  

The U.S. state of Texas has sued Meta, formerly Facebook, for using biometric data of several users without their consent to build the company’s AI feature. The company is violating Texas’ Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act and the Deceptive Trade Practices Act by repeatedly doing this, the lawsuit noted. “This is yet another example of Big Tech’s deceitful …

Facebook parent Meta settles decade-old data-privacy lawsuit
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook parent Meta settles decade-old data-privacy lawsuit

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. has settled a decade-old class action lawsuit over the company's use of “cookies” in 2010 and 2011 that tracked people online even after they logged off the Facebook platform. “Reaching a settlement in this case, which is more than a decade old, is in the best interest of our community and our shareholders and we're …

Facebook parent Meta settles decade-old data-privacy lawsuit
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook parent Meta settles decade-old data-privacy lawsuit

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. has settled a decade-old class action lawsuit over the company’s use of “cookies” in 2010 and 2011 that tracked people online even after they logged off the Facebook platform. “Reaching a settlement in this case, which is more than a decade old, is in the best interest of our community and our shareholders and we’re …

Meta’s Facebook to pay $90 million to settle privacy lawsuit over user tracking
3 years, 1 month ago

Meta’s Facebook to pay $90 million to settle privacy lawsuit over user tracking

Live Mint  

Facebook agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuit accusing it of tracking users' internet activity even after they logged out of the social media website. Users accused the Meta Platforms Inc unit of violating federal and state privacy and wiretapping laws by using plug-ins to store cookies that tracked when they visited outside websites containing Facebook …

UK government fines Facebook for failing to reveal what it is doing – again
3 years, 1 month ago

UK government fines Facebook for failing to reveal what it is doing – again

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Competition and Markets Authority will fine Meta £1.5 million because it did not tell the regulator …

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