Meta’s Ex-COO under legal fire: Did Sheryl Sandberg really delete critical emails in Cambridge Analytica case?A Delaware judge has imposed sanctions on former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg for allegedly deleting emails related to the Cambridge Analytica ...
26 Jan, 2025, 12.20 AM IST
Facebook-parent Meta settles with Australia's privacy watchdog over Cambridge Analytica lawsuitAustralia's privacy regulator has been caught up in the legal battle with Meta since 2020. The personal data of 311,127 Australian Facebook...
17 Dec, 2024, 09.58 AM IST
Meta pushes back on US FTC's bid to amend 2020 privacy settlementMeta disclosed the bugs in July 2019, the Facebook-parent said in a filing on Thursday, adding it had spent $5.5 billion on its privacy pro...
05 Apr, 2024, 08.18 AM IST
Data privacy: Make it your core business valueIndian consumers now expect businesses to prioritise data privacy. This requires a new strategy. Communicate to customers how their data is...
01 Sep, 2023, 11.03 PM 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
CAIT asks government to ban WhatsApp, Facebook over new privacy policyIn the communication to Prasad, CAIT has demanded that "government should immediately restrict WhatsApp from implementing the new policy or...
11 Jan, 2021, 10.25 AM IST
New privacy policy will not impact how people communicate privately with friends or family: WhatsAppThe update will make it easier for people to make purchases and get help from businesses on the messaging platform, a company spokesperson ...
09 Jan, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
Australia's privacy watchdog sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica breachThe commission alleges the personal information of Australian Facebook users was disclosed without their permission to an app called "This ...
09 Mar, 2020, 11.31 PM IST
WhatsApp announces privacy education partnershipLuis Miranda, founder director of Indian School of Public Policy said she is glad to be partnering with WhatsApp and TTC Labs to help her s...
24 Jul, 2019, 04.14 PM IST
Google opens German centre to improve data privacyData privacy and security at Google and its tech rivals including Facebook are increasingly in the spotlight.
14 May, 2019, 05.31 PM IST
Facebook accord with US to elevate privacy oversight to boardThe board changes would come in addition to a record penalty of $3 billion to $5 billion, which Facebook disclosed last week.
03 May, 2019, 11.17 PM IST
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to testify before US Congress over data privacy: SourceFacebook said the company had received invitations to testify before Congress and that they were talking to legislators.
28 Mar, 2018, 06.43 AM IST
Facebook-WhatsApp deal may face detailed CCI scrutinyFacebook's $19 billion deal (Rs 1,16,000 crore) to acquire WhatsApp may face a detailed scrutiny by the country's fair trade regulator CCI.
09 Mar, 2014, 02.24 PM IST
Privacy groups ask US Federal Trade Commission to halt Facebook-WhatsApp dealPrivacy groups have approached US FTC to put on hold FB's $19 bn acquisition of WhatsApp, investigate how the co plans to use subscriber da...
07 Mar, 2014, 07.34 PM IST
- Facebook gives user info to advertisers: Harvard Univ professor
In the backdrop of a flurry of complaints against Facebook related to its privacy settings, a Harvard Business School professor has claimed...
23 May, 2010, 11.33 AM IST
- MySpace to simplify privacy settings: Report
It said users will have the option of making their profile public to only their MySpace friends, any MySpace users over the age of 18, or e...
18 May, 2010, 06.43 AM IST
- Facebook hires ex-Bush admin regulator to defend privacy practices
Social networking site Facebook has appointed a former senior Bush administration regulator, Tim Muris, with a view to defend its privacy p...
10 May, 2010, 05.00 PM IST