US Judge dismisses Cambridge Analytica privacy lawsuit against MetaThe social media firm drew global scrutiny in 2018 after disclosing that a third-party personality quiz distributed on Facebook gathered pr...
02 Jun, 2023, 09.24 AM IST
Facebook parent Meta to settle Cambridge Analytica scandal case for $725 millionLawyers for the plaintiffs called the proposed settlement the largest to ever be achieved in a US data privacy class action and the most th...
23 Dec, 2022, 04.31 PM IST
Sway of data analyticaSince digital technology is advanced enough to capitalise on immense data sets of information about us, Big Tech finds itself in a position...
19 Sep, 2022, 11.22 PM IST
Facebook agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica privacy suitThe deal comes as Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg and former chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, who announced her resignation in June, were...
28 Aug, 2022, 08.35 AM IST
How Sheryl Sandberg rose to become Meta's second-in-commandFacebook has since become a behemoth, and Zuckerberg is the same age as Sandberg was when he hired her.
02 Jun, 2022, 07.02 PM IST
Facebook may have to turn a pageHit by regulatory battles and global mistrust, co must make some choices this year
25 Feb, 2021, 09.07 AM IST
Facebook's engineering VP Jay Parikh leaves firmParikh was considered to be instrumental to creating the data center infrastructure on which the company builds its numerous apps and servi...
29 Jan, 2020, 10.55 AM IST
‘Delete Facebook’, thunders WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton; reiterates his stand on deleting the appIt seems like Acton is still standing by his last year’s war cry, ‘#DeleteFacebook’.
12 Nov, 2019, 04.23 PM IST
Tamil Nadu pings Supreme Court to keep social media case aliveTamil Nadu government has asked that the case continue to be heard in the Madras High Court
13 Sep, 2019, 07.05 AM IST
H&M hires the Cambridge Analytica WhistleblowerWylie has signed a consultancy contract with H&M, spokeswoman Ulrika Isaksson said in an emailed response to questions on Wednesday.
31 Jan, 2019, 08.06 AM IST
Mark Zuckerberg claims, despite data leaks, not too many people have un-friended Facebook!Zuckerberg acknowledged this during a Congressional hearing.
12 Apr, 2018, 03.10 PM IST
Data leak: Ravi Shankar Prasad seeks Rahul's apologyThe IT minister said that Cambridge Analytica's role in manipulating elections is clear, and that Rahul Gandhi should apologise for alleged...
11 Apr, 2018, 07.06 PM IST
Give me another chance: Zuckerberg on leading FacebookZuckerberg, who co-founded Facebook in 2004, once again admitted the lapses and asked for another chance to lead the company.
05 Apr, 2018, 09.04 AM IST
Cambridge Analytica scandal: Parliamentary panel to decide on summon to Facebook on April 6Standing committee, headed by BJP MP Anurag Thakur, is scheduled to meet on April 6 when it will be briefed on citizens’ data security and ...
02 Apr, 2018, 07.19 AM IST
Why Apple, Microsoft are healthier than FacebookApple still collects our data — and reserves the right to share it — but the company has a much better track record than newer tech titans.
31 Mar, 2018, 08.26 AM IST
Cambridge Analytica scam fallout: Can #DeleteFacebook lead to #DeleteEcommerce?If CA can create your psychographic profile to mould your political opinion, your prospective employer can use the same profile to assess y...
30 Mar, 2018, 04.23 PM IST
After SpaceX & Tesla, Playboy deletes Facebook account amidst Cambridge Analytica scandalThe #DeleteFacebook movement is now on and in full swing.
29 Mar, 2018, 10.29 AM IST