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Facebook-Owner Meta Breaking European Data Privacy Rules in Norway, Regulator Says
Meta has been fined one million crowns (roughly Rs. 8 crore) per day since August 14 for breaching users' privacy by harvesting user data and using it to target advertising at them by Norway regulator Datatilsynet.
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Facebook Parent Meta Seeks to Stop Privacy Breach Fine in Norway Court: Details
Meta Platforms will ask a court in Norway on Tuesday to stop a fine the country's data regulator has imposed on the owner of Facebook and Instagram for breaching users' privacy, in a case that could have wider European implications.
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Indian In Saudi Jail: Lack Of Data From Facebook Blocking Probe, Court Told
The High Court of Karnataka was on Thursday informed that the investigation into the case involving an Indian national currently imprisoned in Saudi Arabia on sedition charges, was not progressing due to the lack of data from Facebook.
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Meta Loses Antitrust Case in Top EU Court Over 2019 German Privacy Breach Checks
Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.
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Meta Investors Appeal to Revive Cambridge Analytica Fraud Case
Meta Platforms investors formally asked a US appeals court to revive a proposed class action accusing the Facebook parent of concealing a serious privacy breach that let a political consulting firm harvest users' personal information. The request came during oral arguments on Wednesday before the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ...
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Meta Said to Settle Cambridge Analytica Scandal Case for $725 Million
Facebook owner Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users' personal information. The proposed settlement, which was disclosed in a court filing late on Thursday, would resolve a long-running lawsuit prompted by revela...
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On WhatsApp Plea Against Probe Into Privacy Policy, All Set For Key Judgment
Delhi High Court will pass judgment on Thursday on petitions filed by WhatsApp and Facebook challenging Competition Commission order for investigation
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Instagram and Facebook Are Stalking You on Websites Accessed Through Their Apps. What Can You Do About It?
Facebook and Instagram were recently in news for reportedly devising a way to track user data in external websites accessed through Meta’s apps. The “code injection” enables user tracking and overrides tracking restrictions that browsers such as Chrome and Safari have in place. While Meta has said it isn’t doing anything users didn’t cons...
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How Online Privacy Has Changed Users’ Data Protection Since US Supreme Court Ruling Against Abortion
Facebook messages of a mother-daughter duo over abortion are being investigated in Nebraska after the US Supreme Court ruling on Roe vs Wade. Since the ruling, there has been a concern on how collected location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuous period and ovulation-tracking apps could be used to prosecute people ...
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Many of Top 100,000 Websites Found to Be Collecting Data Typed by Users Before Hitting 'Submit' Button
Some of the top 100,000 websites are collecting data from their online forms before you hit the Submit button, a study conducted by the researchers from Leuven, Radboud University, and University of Lausanne has shown.
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Facebook Owner Meta Criticises German Antitrust Order to Curb Data Collection, Calls it ‘Clearly Flawed’
Facebook parent Meta has raised its voice against German antitrust order to curb its data collection. The company added that the order is 'clearly flawed' and undermines EU data protection rules.
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Google News Showcase, Use of Personal Data Being Investigated by Germany's Federal Cartel Office
Germany's Federal Cartel Office said it was examining Google's use of personal data and its Google News Showcase product under its new powers to regulate internet companies, and was also considering cases involving Amazon, Apple, and Meta.
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WhatsApp Privacy Case Must Be Decided in a Month, EU Watchdog Says
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) gave the Irish data protection agency a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by Facebook's WhatsApp after its peers objected to its draft finding.
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Google Faces Administrative Case in Russia for Breaching Personal Data Law
Russia has opened an administrative case against Google for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory, a move that could see the tech giant fined, communications regulator Roskomnadzor said.
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Facebook's Marketplace Faces Antitrust Probe In European Union, UK
The European Union and the UK have launched antitrust investigations into Facebook's use of advertising data in its classified ads business, probes which could force it to change its business model on top of hefty fines.
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Facebook-Owner Meta Breaking European Data Privacy Rules in Norway, Regulator Says
Meta has been fined one million crowns (roughly Rs. 8 crore) per day since August 14 for breaching users' privacy by harvesting user data and using it to target advertising at them by Norway regulator Datatilsynet.
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Facebook Parent Meta Seeks to Stop Privacy Breach Fine in Norway Court: Details
Meta Platforms will ask a court in Norway on Tuesday to stop a fine the country's data regulator has imposed on the owner of Facebook and Instagram for breaching users' privacy, in a case that could have wider European implications.
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Indian In Saudi Jail: Lack Of Data From Facebook Blocking Probe, Court Told
The High Court of Karnataka was on Thursday informed that the investigation into the case involving an Indian national currently imprisoned in Saudi Arabia on sedition charges, was not progressing due to the lack of data from Facebook.
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Meta Loses Antitrust Case in Top EU Court Over 2019 German Privacy Breach Checks
Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.
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Meta Investors Appeal to Revive Cambridge Analytica Fraud Case
Meta Platforms investors formally asked a US appeals court to revive a proposed class action accusing the Facebook parent of concealing a serious privacy breach that let a political consulting firm harvest users' personal information. The request came during oral arguments on Wednesday before the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ...
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Meta Said to Settle Cambridge Analytica Scandal Case for $725 Million
Facebook owner Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users' personal information. The proposed settlement, which was disclosed in a court filing late on Thursday, would resolve a long-running lawsuit prompted by revela...
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On WhatsApp Plea Against Probe Into Privacy Policy, All Set For Key Judgment
Delhi High Court will pass judgment on Thursday on petitions filed by WhatsApp and Facebook challenging Competition Commission order for investigation
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Instagram and Facebook Are Stalking You on Websites Accessed Through Their Apps. What Can You Do About It?
Facebook and Instagram were recently in news for reportedly devising a way to track user data in external websites accessed through Meta’s apps. The “code injection” enables user tracking and overrides tracking restrictions that browsers such as Chrome and Safari have in place. While Meta has said it isn’t doing anything users didn’t cons...
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How Online Privacy Has Changed Users’ Data Protection Since US Supreme Court Ruling Against Abortion
Facebook messages of a mother-daughter duo over abortion are being investigated in Nebraska after the US Supreme Court ruling on Roe vs Wade. Since the ruling, there has been a concern on how collected location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuous period and ovulation-tracking apps could be used to prosecute people ...
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Many of Top 100,000 Websites Found to Be Collecting Data Typed by Users Before Hitting 'Submit' Button
Some of the top 100,000 websites are collecting data from their online forms before you hit the Submit button, a study conducted by the researchers from Leuven, Radboud University, and University of Lausanne has shown.
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Facebook Owner Meta Criticises German Antitrust Order to Curb Data Collection, Calls it ‘Clearly Flawed’
Facebook parent Meta has raised its voice against German antitrust order to curb its data collection. The company added that the order is 'clearly flawed' and undermines EU data protection rules.
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Google News Showcase, Use of Personal Data Being Investigated by Germany's Federal Cartel Office
Germany's Federal Cartel Office said it was examining Google's use of personal data and its Google News Showcase product under its new powers to regulate internet companies, and was also considering cases involving Amazon, Apple, and Meta.
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WhatsApp Privacy Case Must Be Decided in a Month, EU Watchdog Says
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) gave the Irish data protection agency a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by Facebook's WhatsApp after its peers objected to its draft finding.
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Google Faces Administrative Case in Russia for Breaching Personal Data Law
Russia has opened an administrative case against Google for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory, a move that could see the tech giant fined, communications regulator Roskomnadzor said.
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Facebook's Marketplace Faces Antitrust Probe In European Union, UK
The European Union and the UK have launched antitrust investigations into Facebook's use of advertising data in its classified ads business, probes which could force it to change its business model on top of hefty fines.
