He said Facebook would no longer allow app developers to
access its users data after three months of inactivity and would reduce the information people are required to give app developers to name, email and profile photo.
Not exact matches
At the time, laxer privacy settings across Facebook meant Kogan had
access to
data from tens of millions more
users after their friends had installed the app.
After news that political research firm Cambridge Analytica was able to gain
access to unauthorized
user data through the guise of a personality quiz, Facebook found itself in hot water.
The company is facing questions from lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic about how it handles personal
user data after a pair of weekend reports by The Observer newspaper in the U.K. and The New York Times alleged research firm Cambridge Analytica improperly gained
access to the
data of more than 50 million Facebook
users.
On Wednesday,
after admitting that its system could have allowed «malicious actors» to gather
data on most of its 2 billion
users, Facebook opted to immediately remove
access to several sets of
data previously accessible to developers via Instagram and Facebook's APIs.
Zuckerberg also announced the social media giant would no longer allow app developers to
access its
users»
data after three months of inactivity and it would reduce the amount of information people are required to hand over to third parties.
Social network Facebook Inc. has restricted
access to its application programming interface (APIs)
after it was revealed that the Cambridge Analytica
data breach has affected 87 million
users, globally, beating the initial estimates of 50 million.
Uber did not explicitly tell drivers that their movements are being tracked, but the company says it is informing
users only when it needs to
access the
data after a company complaint.
The Facebook CEO will testify
after Cambridge Analytica
accessed data from about 50 million Facebook
users.
Facebook shares have fallen around five per cent
after media reports that a political consultancy that worked on President Trump's campaign gained inappropriate
access to
data on 50 million Facebook
users.
The probes follow a weekend of turmoil for Facebook
after reports that Cambridge Analytica gained
access to the
data of more than 50 million
users.
After revelations that Cambridge Analytica
accessed millions of Facebook
users»
data without their knowledge, embattled CEO Mark Zuckerberg is apologizing.
The social media giant's stock has dropped this week
after reports over the weekend said Cambridge Analytica improperly
accessed 50 million Facebook
users» personal
data.
The probes follow a weekend of turmoil for Facebook
after reports that Cambridge Analytica gained
access to the
data of more than 50 million
users.
Both panels, along with Senate Commerce, invited Zuckerberg to appear before them
after reports that Cambridge Analytica, a British big
data firm, obtained
access to private information of millions of Facebook
users under questionable circumstances.
Jessi Hempel, Wired senior writer, and James Cakmak, Monness Crespi, Hardt & Company stock analyst, provide insight to Facebook's challenges
after claims Cambridge Analytica improperly gained
access to
user data.
The disclosure rules for Facebook come as the company is under increasing pressure to change its policies
after it was revealed
data firm Cambridge Analytica received
access to
user information, which in turn aided Donald Trump's presidential campaign in targeting its core supporters.
Facebook is still vying to rebuild its image
after reports surfaced in March that millions of
users» accounts were improperly
accessed by Cambridge Analytica, a
data firm that worked on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
Cambridge Analytica was accused of illegally
accessing Facebook
user data in violation of Facebook terms of service
after the
data was allegedly misused for U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign efforts in 2016.
The event comes more than a month
after news broke that Cambridge Analytica, a
data firm with ties to President Donald Trump's campaign,
accessed information from as many as 87 million Facebook
users without their knowledge.
Facebook Inc faced new calls for regulation from within U.S. Congress and was hit with questions about personal
data safeguards on Saturday
after reports a political consultant gained inappropriate
access to 50 million
users»
data starting in 2014.
Data become accessible to other authorised users only after a predefined embargo period of six months which allows researchers priority to access to their own d
Data become accessible to other authorised
users only
after a predefined embargo period of six months which allows researchers priority to
access to their own
datadata.
March 19, 2018 • Facebook is under intense pressure
after it admitted that Cambridge Analytica, a political
data - mining firm, got
access to massive amount of
user data.
Beyond that initial move to cut off app
access after a three - month period of
user inactivity, Facebook now says it will no longer let apps ask for personal
data like religious views, political affiliation, relationship status, custom friends list, education and work history, and activity on fitness, book reading, music listening, news reading, video watching, and game playing.
Facebook announces plans to restrict
data access after 87 million
users»
data was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica.
Facebook Inc. ignited a firestorm over how it manages third - party
access to its
users» information,
after the social network said a firm with ties to the 2016 Trump campaign improperly kept
data for years despite saying it had destroyed those records.
News broke this weekend that Cambridge Analytica, a
data firm with ties to President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign,
accessed information from 50 million Facebook
users without their knowledge, and might have kept that
data even
after Facebook told the company to delete it.
The proposed class action would represent people who bought Facebook shares from Feb. 3, 2017, when Facebook filed its annual report and cited security breaches and improper
access to
user data, through March 19 of this year, two days
after a New York Times report revealed how
data from Cambridge Analytica obtained through Facebook were used without «proper disclosures or permission.»
Facebook (FB) is under intense pressure to answer these questions — and more —
after it admitted that a company linked to President Donald Trump's campaign had
accessed and improperly stored a huge trove of its
user data.
Both panels, along with Senate Commerce, invited Zuckerberg to appear before them
after reports that Cambridge Analytica, a British big
data firm, obtained
access to private information of millions of Facebook
users under questionable circumstances.
The stakes are extremely high for Menlo Park - based Facebook as it tries to win back its
users» trust
after reports over the weekend that Cambridge Analytica — a London - based
data analytics firm that worked with Donald Trump's presidential campaign — had
accessed the personal information of 50 million Facebook
users without their permission.
Politicians in the United States and in Europe are calling on Zuckerberg to look into how the social network's
user data may have been compromised
after data firm Cambridge Analytica, which had ties to Trump's campaign, reportedly gained
access to information from approximately 50 million Facebook
users.
The growing scrutiny comes
after news broke that Cambridge Analytica, a
data firm with ties to President Donald Trump's campaign, reportedly gained
access to information about 50 million Facebook (FB)
users.
Facebook Inc
said on Friday that it had suspended Canadian political consultancy AggregateIQ from its platform after reports that the data firm may have improperly had access to the personal data of Facebook users.
Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would no longer allow app developers
access to its
users data after three months of inactivity, that it would reduce the information people are required to give app developers, and it would audit all apps with
access to large amounts of
data before 2014, when the platform dramatically reduced the amount of
data shared with third parties.
The F.T.C. investigation is connected to a settlement the agency reached with Facebook in 2011
after finding that the company had told
users that third - party apps on the social media site, like games, would not be allowed to
access their
data.
Facebook Inc said on Friday that it had suspended Canadian political consultancy AggregateIQ from its platform
after reports that the
data firm may have improperly had
access to the personal
data of Facebook
users.
Last month Cambridge Analytica was suspended by Facebook
after the Observer and the New York Times reported that the firm had
access to
user data it shouldn't have had.
And on Friday, Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica
after receiving reports the firm didn't delete
data from an app developer, despite saying it had done so, potentially giving it
access to massive amounts of
user information to allegedly tailor misinformation campaigns.
Facebook's stock price has been plummeting and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is being called to appear before multiple countries» political bodies
after last week's reports that Cambridge Analytica, the
data firm hired by the Donald Trump campaign in the 2016 US election, had
access to 50 million Facebook
users»
data without their consent.
In the past, Europe v Facebook has gone
after Facebook over how the company lets
users access their
data on the network, and over how Facebook uses that
data, with varying amounts of progress made.
For example, it aims to make money from studios who want to target its customers with their marketing efforts, or
access user data to learn about trends; it's taking a cut of ticket sales and concessions at some theaters; it has begun to acquire movies; and it hopes that eventually,
users will slow down their movie - going to their usual once per month (or less),
after the initial rush of having an all - you - can - watch subscription wears off.
The proposed class action would represent people who bought shares of Facebook from Feb. 3, 2017, when Facebook filed its annual report and cited security breaches and improper
access to
user data, through March 19, two days
after a New York Times report revealed how
data from Cambridge Analytica obtained through Facebook was used without «proper disclosures or permission.»
Microsoft today announced that its Microsoft Edge browser is available for download on the iPad and Android tablets, four months
after it was first released for the iPhone and Android smartphones.Designed to create a seamless browsing experience for Windows 10
users who also have Apple or Android devices, the Microsoft Edge browser features content and
data syncing between the iOS version of the app and the PC version.A «Continue on PC» feature lets
users push websites from a PC to a mobile device and vice versa (Windows 10 Fall Creator's Update required) and the «Hub View» features easy
access to favorites, reading list, history, and books.Passwords, favorites, and reading lists are all synced across devices where a
user is signed in to create a personalized browsing
In fact, Facebook and Cambridge Analytica worked side - by - side for the 2016 Donald Trump campaign at its digital operation in San Antonio, Texas — a year
after the tech giant discovered that Cambridge Analytica had
access to the Facebook
users»
data in violation of the company's policies.
After remaining silent for days, Mark Zuckerberg finally addressed Cambridge Analytica's
data breach in
accessing Facebook
users» personal information.
Five days
after it was revealed that political
data - mining firm Cambridge Analytica had
access to personal information from more than 50 million Facebook
users before it worked with Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg went on CNN Wednesday evening (March 21) to talk about the growing scandal.
A day
after Facebook admitted that the personal
data of up to 87 million
users may have been improperly
accessed by Cambridge Analytica, COO Sheryl Sandberg admitted during an appearance on the...
Sandberg says Facebook should have conducted an audit
after learning that a political consultancy's improperly
accessed user data nearly three years ago.
After Cambridge Analytica released a report regarding the
access of millions of Facebook
user's
data, people around the world were shocked to learn how much of their information was stored by the social media network.