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UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Slap Fines on Facebook and Equifax

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Facebook was fined £500,000 by the UK's Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for its role in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.

Ex-Facebook security boss: U.S. elections risk becoming ‘World Cup of information warfare’

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Ex-Facebook security boss: U.S. elections risk becoming 'World Cup of information warfare'

Did Cambridge Analytica access your Facebook information? How to check and protect yourself

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Starting this past Monday, Facebook started to inform users if…

Android Phone Numbers Leaked By Facebook App

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An interesting article from information week: Facebook has…

Phishers try flattery with Facebook Page owners

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An interesting article in Naked Security on Phishers try…

Facebook, Google and Apple Appear before Senate Subcommittee on Mobile Device Location Privacy Issues

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On May 19, Facebook, Google and Apple appeared before a Senate subcommittee on Capitol Hill lead by Senator John Rockefeller, D-West Virginia, and Senator John Kerry, D-Massachusetts, to discuss claims they are not adequately safeguarding their customers’ location privacy on mobile devices.

Facebook “Dislike” Button a Scam

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Facebook users are being targeted again in a scam that offers them a chance to install a "dislike" button. This scam has been making its way around Facebook this past weekend and it is said thousands of users have been affected, effected and infected. The scam asks users if they would like to install a "dislike" button on their Facebook page, once they select the link the user are tricked into allowing a rogue application to access their profile page, which then begin post spam messages. The rouge application also attempts to lure the user into completing an online survey, for which the responsible party of the scam are paid money.

Facebook Fixes Privacy Issue – Full Disclosure of User Information

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On august 11, 2010, a researcher post information about a bug in Facebook's login process that revealed the full name, email address and profile picture of all 500 plus million Facebook account holders regardless of your privacy setting. The bug has recently been repaired by Facebook, but posed enormous privacy threat for Facebook users prior to the fix being implemented.