Sentences with phrase «gained access to the personal data»

But even with privacy settings, the app sparked fears that stalkers or criminals could identify strangers and gain access to their personal data just by snapping their photos.

In its biggest crisis ever, Facebook is under fire over its handling of personal data following reports that political research firm Cambridge Analytica wrongly gained access to personal data of more than 50 million Facebook users.

Zuckerberg faced tough questions on user privacy, foreign meddling on the site and abuse of social media tools in the wake of reports that research firm Cambridge Analytica improperly gained access to the personal data of as many as 87 million Facebook users.

In recent days, a series of reports have detailed how Cambridge Analytica, a British data mining firm, gained access to personal data on 50 million Facebook users and relied on it as part of its work for Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016.

The company is facing questions following reports that research firm Cambridge Analytica improperly gained access to the personal data of as many as 87 million Facebook users.

If you rent a «connected» car and charge your smart phone or tablet using a USB cable, the car's system may gain access to personal data on your device.

Facebook is facing questions of its data handling following reports that research firm Cambridge Analytica improperly gained access to the personal data of more than 50 million Facebook users.

The social media giant is under fire over its handling of personal data following reports that research firm Cambridge Analytica wrongly gained access to personal data of more than 50 million Facebook users.

Facebook said Friday a British researcher and his firm, Global Science Research, legitimately gained access to the personal data of Facebook users in 2013 while working on a personality prediction app, but the researcher violated Facebook's rules by passing it on to Cambridge Analytica.

The shady analytics firm is believed to have gained access to personal data from around 50 million of Facebook's users, which it employed to inform online ad spending and influence elections.

The federal investigation and threats followed recent news that the data collection firm Cambridge Analytica, which worked on the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, gained access to the personal data of more than 50 million Facebook users.

Hackers have gained access to the personal data of up to 2.4 million Carphone Warehouse customers, the UK - based mobile retail giant has today admitted.

It was learned late last Friday that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm that worked with Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, gained access to the personal data of roughly 50 million users without their permission.

The shady analytics firm is believed to have gained access to personal data from around 50 million of Facebook's users, which it employed to inform online ad spending and influence elections.

While convenient and efficient, the «Search and Account Recovery» function likely also helped «malicious actors» gain access to the personal data of «most» of Facebook's two billion users, the company has admitted.

In recent days, a series of reports have detailed how Cambridge Analytica, a British data mining firm, gained access to personal data on 50 million Facebook users and relied on it as part of its work for Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016.

The federal investigation and threats followed recent news that the data collection firm Cambridge Analytica, which worked on the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, gained access to the personal data of more than 50 million Facebook users.

After The New York Times and the Guardian's Observer reported Saturday that political data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica improperly gained access to personal data of more than 50 million Facebook users, many other privacy issues with Facebook came out.

Not exact matches

Pizza Hut warned customers that their personal information and payment card data may be at risk after hackers gained access to the company's website and app for a 28 - hour period starting on Oct. 1.

Investors using Second Measure all get access to the same data, but they gain a personal edge by deciding how to use it.

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.

The laws, which take effect on May 25, require companies to explain how they plan to use people's personal information in simple, unambiguous language and detail what other entities will gain access to that data.

WASHINGTON — Revelations that a political data firm may have gained access to the personal information of as many as 50 million Facebook users drew new bipartisan calls on Capitol Hill Monday for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the heads of other social media companies to answer questions from Congress.

Facebook says a researcher, Cambridge University's Aleksandr Kogan, gained access to the data of 270,000 Facebook users in 2013 through a personality quiz app that required Facebook users to grant access to their personal information including friends and «likes.»

Taylor says they also access customer account data of major corporations, like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), AT&T (NYSE: T) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), sometimes gaining access to customer «s personal information.

The regulation is in response to the recent Equifax data breach, in which hackers gained access to sensitive personal information of an estimated 143 million American consumers, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

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.

Researchers defined a security violation as any unauthorized access to confidential data, which could include copying, transferring or selling that information to a third party for personal gains.

Privacy Clearinghouse, which tracks data breaches, reported that from 2005 - 2011, prior to the FERPA changes, there were almost 10,000 breaches of student data, including: hackers gaining access to private information, a school district's accidental online posting of personal student data, and student records being found in a trash bin.

UK - based retailer Carphone Warehouse has admitted that hackers have gained access to the personal records of up to 2.4 million of its customers, along with encrypted credit card data of 90,000 customers.

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Such restrictions may set a dangerous precedent, as governments seek to gain more and more access to an individual's personal and private data.

The investigation was spurred by reports that Facebook allowed political data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica to gain access to the personal information of more than 50 million Facebook users and use that data to craft targeted political advertising campaigns.

The data was given to Cambridge Analytica by Aleksandr Kogan, a professor at Cambridge University, who legitimately gained access to Facebook users» personal data, but then broke the rules by passing it along to a third party.

Jonathan Albright, a research director at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, said that while he welcomed Zuckerberg's explanation of how Cambridge Analytica gained access to the data in question, he was disappointed that the CEO did not address why Facebook enabled so much third - party access to its users» personal information for so many years.

In Your Face, Behind Your Back The New York Times and The Guardian's Observer reported on Saturday that Cambridge Analytica — a political data analytics firm — improperly gained access to more than 50 million Facebook users» personal data.

That would not necessarily mean that companies would be under obligation report every personal data leak, but that they will have to employ measures to prevent manipulation techniques from gaining access to personal information, and if such techniques are occasionally successful, that they notify users and consumers in due course, and that appropriate legal action is authorized to ensure compliance.

The firm said that hackers could use two exploits to gain access to users» personal data, including their real names, usernames and phone numbers, through Snapchat's Android and iOS API.

Orbitz confirmed that attackers gained access to a legacy platform between October 1 and December 22, 2017, and stole personal and financial data belonging to consumers and business partners.

Facebook announced plans Wednesday to add restrictions to how outsiders can gain access to this data, the latest steps in a years - long process to improve its damaged reputation as a steward of the personal privacy of its users.

In case you haven't downloaded the May security patch, your device can be an easy target by those looking for your personal data since the hole allows them to gain access to the unique encryption key for decrypting the device, but they'll still need to figure out your password first.