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- Facebook’s So-Called Pivot to Privacy Is a Diversion https://slate.com/technology/2019/03/facebook-privacy-pivot-zuckerberg-messaging-whatsapp-instagram-merging.html 10 comments
- Facebook faces class action suit over EU privacy laws http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32229285 11 comments
- Irish privacy watchdog calls for Facebook changes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16289426 3 comments
- FTC and Facebook are negotiating a record fine for privacy lapses https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/02/14/us-government-facebook-are-negotiating-record-multi-billion-dollar-fine-companys-privacy-lapses/ 5 comments
- Show HN: Move your Flickr photos to Facebook (with privacy) http://export.goyaka.com 6 comments
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- Google has worked with Facebook and Microsoft to discourage them from increasing user privacy https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.564903/gov.uscourts.nysd.564903.152.0_1.pdf 2 comments pdf , privacy
- How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users https://www.propublica.org/article/how-facebook-undermines-privacy-protections-for-its-2-billion-whatsapp-users 2 comments android
- Facebook talked privacy, Google actually built it https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/07/show-dont-tell/ 5 comments technology
- Facebook makes it easier to quit the service amid criticism over privacy https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/07/20/facebook-makes-easier-quit-service-amid-criticism-privacy/ 3 comments technology
- Irish court rejects Facebook bid to delay EU data privacy case https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-privacy-ireland/irish-high-court-refuses-facebook-bid-to-delay-privacy-case-referral-iduskbn1i315j 7 comments europe
- Facebook users aren’t changing their privacy settings, despite uproar https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/13/facebook-users-aren-t-changing-privacy-settings/ 8 comments privacy
- How to Lock Down Your Facebook Privacy Settings https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-lock-down-facebook-privacy-settings/ 4 comments technology
- Big Brother Awards Belgium: Facebook is the privacy villain of the year. The public confirmed Facebook’s title as the ultimate privacy villain of the year https://edri.org/bba-belgium-2016/ 311 comments technology
- Facebook data transfers "violation" of privacy rights http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/facebook-data-transfers-violation-of-privacy-rights-1.2151155 2 comments worldnews
- Facebook sued for violating privacy rights http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/world-news/item/118024-facebook-sued-for-violating-privacy 88 comments technology
- Facebook pays for study that says Apple's iOS 14 privacy changes are bad https://www.imore.com/facebook-pays-study-says-apples-ios-14-privacy-changes-are-bad 152 comments nottheonion
- Canada accuses Facebook of breaking its privacy laws, and plans to take the company to court https://www.businessinsider.com/canada-facebook-brought-privacy-laws-country-court-order-2019-4 107 comments worldnews
- Facebook anticipates an FTC privacy fine of up to $5 billion https://apnews.com/ae0f1c8b66404d36a3db596a463ed191 2 comments technology
- Facebook's privacy mishaps: Zuckerberg could be held accountable, report says https://www.cnet.com/news/facebooks-privacy-mishaps-zuckerberg-could-be-held-accountable-report-says/ 4 comments technology
- Facebook's like buttons on websites track you - even if you don't click them | Care about your privacy & use the 'FaceOff' Extension http://getfaceoff.com/ 52 comments chrome
- Facebook privacy settings are hidden behind an "evil interface" http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/04/facebooks-evil-interfaces 3 comments reddit.com
- Facebook Promises Privacy Reform. Critics Aren't Convinced - In an interview with WIRED, Facebook's chief privacy officers argue that the company has turned a corner. Again. https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-privacy-ftc-changes/ 3 comments technology
- Facebook Is an 'Innovator in Privacy,' Says Guy Who Runs Facebook https://gizmodo.com/facebook-is-an-innovator-in-privacy-says-guy-who-runs-1832773836 124 comments technology
- A Delaware judge is ordering Facebook to turn over internal records regarding data privacy and access to user data https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/judge-orders-facebook-turn-over-records-data-privacy-n1012236 41 comments technology
- A Delaware judge is ordering Facebook to turn over internal records regarding data privacy and access to user data https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/judge-orders-facebook-turn-over-records-data-privacy-n1012236 9 comments law
- Facebook is globally lobbying against data privacy laws https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/02/facebook-global-lobbying-campaign-against-data-privacy-laws-investment 905 comments technology
- Snapchat CEO to Facebook: You may take our features but you'll never take our users’ data privacy. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/snapchat-facebook-evan-spiegel-copy-features-a8375886.html 4 comments technology
- PSA: You Need To Update Your Facebook Privacy Settings Again To Opt Out Of New Targeted Ads https://consumerist.com/2016/06/02/psa-you-need-to-update-your-facebook-privacy-settings-again-to-opt-out-of-new-targeted-ads/ 30 comments privacy
- Facebook CEO Gets Nervous When Asked About Privacy Issues! http://www.thebigblacknewsblog.com/2010/06/facebook-ceo-visibly-uncomfortable-when.html 4 comments reddit.com
- Facebook Loses Bid to Block Ruling on EU-U.S. Data Flows - Company fails to block a privacy decision that could suspend its ability to send information about European users to U.S. https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-faces-irish-ruling-on-suspension-of-eu-u-s-data-flows-11620983614 121 comments technology
- FTC investigating privacy practices of YouTube, Amazon, Facebook & other platforms https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/12/14/ftc-investigating-privacy-practices-of-tiktok-amazon-facebook-and-other-platforms 3 comments technology
- WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum is leaving Facebook after clashing over data privacy https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/30/17304792/whatsapp-jan-koum-facebook-data-privacy-encryption 257 comments worldnews
- 'Call their bluff': Shut down social media platforms, ex-Facebook adviser urges during international grand committee on privacy held in Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/facebook-grand-committee-tuesday-1.5152436 162 comments worldnews
- Facebook Application Privacy Breach Exposed: WSJ reported that Facebook apps consistently share information about you and your friends with advertisers and other third parties, no matter what your privacy settings are http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty/facebook-application-privacy-breach-exposed 11 comments technology
- Facebook wasn’t great at respecting privacy in the first place. It’s gotten much worse. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2015/08/18/facebook-wasnt-great-at-respecting-privacy-in-the-first-place-its-gotten-much-worse/ 11 comments technology
- Facebook parent Meta said on Wednesday that the privacy change Apple made to its iOS operating system last year will decrease the social media company’s sales this year by about $10 billion https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/02/facebook-says-apple-ios-privacy-change-will-cost-10-billion-this-year.html 260 comments upliftingnews
- GDPR: Google and Facebook face up to $9.3 billion in fines on first day of new privacy law https://www.cnet.com/news/gdpr-google-and-facebook-face-up-to-9-3-billion-in-fines-on-first-day-of-new-privacy-law/ 186 comments europe
- Google & Facebook have ensured that Internet privacy is already compromised, so why not use the data they monitor to detect mental illness and prevent suicide? http://www.thevocal.com.au/fight-mental-illness-with-google/ 9 comments privacy
- Facebook, Google and Microsoft want to show users just how much the federal government requests access to data. The actions are attempts to save face on the privacy front following reports of the PRISM program http://gigaom.com/2013/06/11/google-facebook-microsoft-seek-privacy-points-by-asking-permission-to-disclose-data-requests/ 3 comments technology
- Austrian student challenges Facebook's use of personal data: Max Schrems contends that Facebook collects too much information on its users, keeps it too long and uses it for purposes that violate European privacy laws http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/austrian-student-challenges-facebooks-use-of-personal-data-8219155.html 7 comments privacy