Sentences with phrase «handling of user data»

However, with increasing scrutiny on the social network's handling of user data — not to mention the whole political propaganda thing — it seems likely that we'll hear more from Facebook, if not Zuckerberg himself, on these issues soon.

-- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is launching an investigation to decide if Facebook's handling of user data, in regards to Cambridge Analytica, is in violation of a 2011 consent decree, Bloomberg reports.

In the second segment of our weekly podcast, we're joined by Konstantinos Komaitis of The Internet Society says that a good first step would be for social media companies to start showing more care in the handling of user data.

The attorneys general of 37 states and territories joined in a letter to Facebook Inc. voicing concern over its handling of user data, further escalating a backlash that has shaken the social media...

In a rare move, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday took nearly an hour's worth of questions from reporters to talk about the social network's handling of user data and its influence on global events.

Amid concerns about its handling of user data, Facebook last month quietly put on hold a project to share data with hospitals, the company confirmed to ZDNet.

The FTC is currently investigating whether Facebook violated a 2011 consent decree on handling of user data.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has already issued a statement addressing the poor handling of user data.

In a wide - ranging interview on Vox's The Ezra Klein Show podcast, Zuckerberg discussed election interference, the handling of user data and privacy, the proliferation of fake news, and what to do when your company — with more than 2 billion users — reaches a size and scale where the consequences for failure have a massive impact.

The Federal Trade Commission confirmed Monday that it opened an investigation of Facebook and the Senate Judiciary Committee called on the company's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, to testify as scrutiny mounts over the social media giant's handling of user data.

The Federal Trade Commission confirmed Monday that it had opened an investigation of Facebook, and the Senate Judiciary Committee called on the company's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, to testify as scrutiny mounts over the social media giant's handling of user data.

The company is at the center of a furor over Facebook's handling of user data.

Since announcing it was suspending Cambridge Analytica, Facebook's handling of user data has dominated national headlines.

Facebook FB -1.34 % Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg released a statement Wednesday, after days of criticism from lawmakers, regulators and others over Facebook's handling of user data:

However, with investigations into Facebook's handling of user data looming on both sides of the Atlantic, investors are concerned.

Perhaps the most urgent question for Facebook is whether its practices ran afoul of a settlement it brokered with the Federal Trade Commission in 2011 in response to previous controversies over its handling of user data.

The revelation put Facebook and Zuckerberg under the microscope for their handling of user data and privacy.

commented on the recent developments around Facebook's handling of user data, calling on Zuckerberg to come to Capitol Hill.

Fan Yuan, the shareholder who filed the suit, accuses Facebook of making «materially false and / or misleading» claims about the company's handling of user data — meaning the instances where Facebook or Zuckerberg himself addressed privacy and security issues and failed to disclose the ongoing Cambridge Analytica fiasco.

Gizmodo reports that complaint shareholder Fan Yuan has accused the company of making «materially false and / or misleading» claims about its handling of user data, and failing to disclose the ongoing situation has reduced the value of Facebook shares.

Facebook's CTO announced a slew of new privacy measures on Wednesday afternoon as a response to the ongoing criticism the social media company has faced regarding its handling of user data.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was brought before Congress April 10 and 11 to answer for the company's handling of user data.

The Cambridge Analytica revelations added to the questions that have been raised about Facebook's handling of user data and security.

Amid concerns over its handling of user data, Facebook Inc. is extending its push into the corporate technology market, adding business - software integrations to Workplace, its fast - growing enterprise collaboration tool.

Fan Yuan, the shareholder who filed the suit, accuses Facebook of making «materially false and / or misleading» claims about the company's handling of user data — meaning the instances where Facebook or Zuckerberg himself addressed privacy and security issues and failed to disclose the ongoing Cambridge Analytica fiasco.

Gizmodo reports that complaint shareholder Fan Yuan has accused the company of making «materially false and / or misleading» claims about its handling of user data, and failing to disclose the ongoing situation has reduced the value of Facebook shares.

What people are talking about today: The outcry over Facebook, political data firm Cambridge Analytica and their handling of user data isn't going away, and there's a steady stream of developments keeping it in the news.

Facebook shares were down 2.8 percent as the company struggled to produce a satisfactory response to criticism of its handling of user data.

After day one of hearings into the company's handling of user data, Zuckerberg may not have won over skeptical lawmakers or angry users.

«There is no excuse for this irresponsible handling of user data,» Hawley said in a statement.

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May 2 (Reuters)- Cambridge Analytica, the firm embroiled in a controversy over its handling of Facebook Inc user data, and its British parent SCL Elections Ltd, are shutting down immediately after suffering a sharp drop in business, the company said on Wednesday.

Cambridge Analytica, the firm embroiled in a controversy over its handling of Facebook Inc user data, and its British parent SCL Elections Ltd, are shutting down immediately after suffering a sharp drop in business, the company said on Wednesday.

More bandwidth will be required to handle the higher demand, data usage and new users involved with the Internet of Things.

Going back to the theme of data transparency, businesses need to make it easy for the average user to understand how their data is being handled.

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.

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.

Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg is set for a second day of grilling by Congress Wednesday after spending five hours fielded questions from Congress the day before on the recent Cambridge Analytica data leak raised questions on the social media network's privacy and how users» data is handled.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch does a second downgrade of Facebook because of its handling of users» data.

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 company has been haunted by criticisms of how it handles users» data in the wake of a scandal that saw millions of people's data shared without their permission to Cambridge Analytica.

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.

The social network is undergoing its worst crisis in its 14 - year history as it faces a torrent of criticism about its privacy practices and the way it handles user data.

Two former federal officials who crafted the landmark consent decree governing how Facebook handles user privacy say the company may have violated that decree when it shared information from tens of millions of users with a data analysis firm that later worked for President Trump's 2016 campaign.

The interview was one of several that Sandberg gave on Thursday explaining how the Cambridge Analytica breach took place and taking responsibility for the company's handling of users» data, which the company has said were «improperly shared.»

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday the social network had no immediate plans to apply a strict new European Union law on data privacy in its entirety to the rest of the world, as the company reels from a scandal over its handling of personal information of millions of its users.

Mozilla has announced it's suspending its advertising on Facebook in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica privacy controversy — saying it has concerns the current default privacy settings remain risky, and having decided to take a fresh look at Facebook's app permissions following the latest user data handling scandal.

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday the social network had no immediate plans to apply a strict new European Union law on data privacy in its entirety to the rest of the world, as the company reels from a scandal over its handling of personal information of millions of its users.

With Facebook facing a wave of public backlash over how it has handled user data over the years — a backlash that was kicked off two weeks ago with the revelation that data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica had worked on targeted election campaigns using personal and private Facebook data — the company today announced a new set of changes to help users find and change their privacy settings, as well as download and delete whatever data has been collected through Facebook's network of social media services.

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologized on Wednesday for mistakes his company made in how it handled data belonging to 50 million of its users and promised tougher steps to restrict developers» access to such information.

With Facebook facing a wave of public backlash over how it has handled user data over the years — a backlash that was kicked off two weeks ago with the revelation that data analytics firm Cambri