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Meta Bans Accounts Tracking Private Jets for Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk
Meta has removed several accounts across Threads and Instagram that were used to track celebrities’ private jets. The accounts, which rely on publicly available information to track a jet’s location and CO2 emissions, among other details, were banned without warning this week after Meta updated its privacy policy.
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Donald Trump Warns Of TikTok Risks, But Fears Ban Makes Facebook Stronger
Trump acknowledged that TikTok has both positive and negative aspects but highlighted the potential consequence of a ban boosting the size of Meta-owned Facebook.
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Facebook Parent Meta Fined AUD 20 Million for Undisclosed User Data Collection
An Australian court ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay fines totalling AUD 20 million (nearly Rs. 110 crore) for collecting user data through a smartphone application advertised as a way to protect privacy without disclosing its actions. The fine wraps up one strand of Meta's legal issues in Australia related to its handling of user infor...
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Unable to Move Forward in Probe Against WhatsApp, Facebook: CCI Tells Delhi High Court
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) told the Delhi High Court that it was not able “move an inch” in its investigation into WhatsApp's privacy policy of 2021 on account of a court order granting time to Facebook and the instant messaging platform for filing replies in connection with the probe.
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Even if TikTok and Other Apps Are Collecting Your Data, What Are the Actual Consequences?
TikTok collects vast amounts of personal data from its users, like other social media companies, in order to serve them ads. However, unlike other apps, TikTok’s corporate roots extend to authoritarian China, which carries implications for users of the app. From censorship to privacy issues, here are the risks of apps like TikTok collecting your ...
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Facebook Lacks Information on Collected User Data, Including How It Is Used: Leaked Document Shows
Facebook is reportedly unable to identify where most of the data it collects from its users is located, or how it is used within the company, a leaked document reveals. The report was created by privacy engineers on Facebook’s Ad and Business Product, and details the challenges the company could face in complying with various privacy regulations ...
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Facebook, WhatsApp Gets Extended Time to Respond to CCI Notices in Privacy Policy Issue
The Delhi High Court extended the time for filing replies by Facebook and WhatsApp to two notices issued to them by CCI which has ordered a probe into the instant messaging app’s new privacy policy.
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WhatsApp Fined EUR 225 Million by Irish Data Privacy Watchdog
WhatsApp is hit with a record EUR 225 million (roughly Rs. 1,950 crores) fine in Ireland following an inquiry into the instant messaging app's transparency around sharing personal data with other Facebook companies.
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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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Social Media Is Broken: MIT Report Suggests Solutions to Fix It
Vast powers concentrated in the hands of a few corporations, the spread of fake information and news, threats to privacy, election process and democracy were some of the key issues researchers, policymakers, and users in the US underscored about the social media ecosystem recently. Check out details here.
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Facebook, WhatsApp Urge Delhi High Court to Stay CCI Notice in Privacy Policy Matter
Facebook and WhatsApp urged the Delhi High Court to stay the Competition Commission of India (CCI) notice asking them to furnish certain information in relation to a probe ordered by it into the instant messaging app's new privacy policy.
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WhatsApp Says Still Discussing Data Collection Update in Turkey
WhatsApp said on Friday that it was still discussing the rollout of its updated privacy policy in Turkey, despite a statement from Turkey's Competition Board saying the update would not be issued.
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Mark Zuckerberg Downplays Risk of Apple’s Privacy Policy Changes, Facebook Rallies
Facebook shares rallied on Friday, with the stock extending a recent advance after CEO Mark Zuckerberg downplayed the risk that the social-media company could see as a result of an upcoming change to Apple’s privacy policies.
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WhatsApp, Centre Gets Supreme Court Notice on Plea Over Lower Privacy Standards for Indian Users
The Supreme Court asked the Centre and WhatsApp to reply to a fresh plea alleging lower standards of privacy for Indians in comparison to European users saying it is the duty of the judiciary to protect citizens' privacy.
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"You May Be A Trillion Dollar Company But...": Supreme Court To WhatsApp
The Supreme Court today told social media firm Facebook and its messaging app, WhatsApp, that it will have to intervene to protect people's privacy in the wake of the latter's new policy in this regard. Issuing a notice to the Centre, along with the two platforms, the court is now set examine the popular service's fresh course on this front.
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Meta Bans Accounts Tracking Private Jets for Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk
Meta has removed several accounts across Threads and Instagram that were used to track celebrities’ private jets. The accounts, which rely on publicly available information to track a jet’s location and CO2 emissions, among other details, were banned without warning this week after Meta updated its privacy policy.
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Donald Trump Warns Of TikTok Risks, But Fears Ban Makes Facebook Stronger
Trump acknowledged that TikTok has both positive and negative aspects but highlighted the potential consequence of a ban boosting the size of Meta-owned Facebook.
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Facebook Parent Meta Fined AUD 20 Million for Undisclosed User Data Collection
An Australian court ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay fines totalling AUD 20 million (nearly Rs. 110 crore) for collecting user data through a smartphone application advertised as a way to protect privacy without disclosing its actions. The fine wraps up one strand of Meta's legal issues in Australia related to its handling of user infor...
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Unable to Move Forward in Probe Against WhatsApp, Facebook: CCI Tells Delhi High Court
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) told the Delhi High Court that it was not able “move an inch” in its investigation into WhatsApp's privacy policy of 2021 on account of a court order granting time to Facebook and the instant messaging platform for filing replies in connection with the probe.
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Even if TikTok and Other Apps Are Collecting Your Data, What Are the Actual Consequences?
TikTok collects vast amounts of personal data from its users, like other social media companies, in order to serve them ads. However, unlike other apps, TikTok’s corporate roots extend to authoritarian China, which carries implications for users of the app. From censorship to privacy issues, here are the risks of apps like TikTok collecting your ...
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Facebook Lacks Information on Collected User Data, Including How It Is Used: Leaked Document Shows
Facebook is reportedly unable to identify where most of the data it collects from its users is located, or how it is used within the company, a leaked document reveals. The report was created by privacy engineers on Facebook’s Ad and Business Product, and details the challenges the company could face in complying with various privacy regulations ...
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Facebook, WhatsApp Gets Extended Time to Respond to CCI Notices in Privacy Policy Issue
The Delhi High Court extended the time for filing replies by Facebook and WhatsApp to two notices issued to them by CCI which has ordered a probe into the instant messaging app’s new privacy policy.
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WhatsApp Fined EUR 225 Million by Irish Data Privacy Watchdog
WhatsApp is hit with a record EUR 225 million (roughly Rs. 1,950 crores) fine in Ireland following an inquiry into the instant messaging app's transparency around sharing personal data with other Facebook companies.
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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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Social Media Is Broken: MIT Report Suggests Solutions to Fix It
Vast powers concentrated in the hands of a few corporations, the spread of fake information and news, threats to privacy, election process and democracy were some of the key issues researchers, policymakers, and users in the US underscored about the social media ecosystem recently. Check out details here.
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Facebook, WhatsApp Urge Delhi High Court to Stay CCI Notice in Privacy Policy Matter
Facebook and WhatsApp urged the Delhi High Court to stay the Competition Commission of India (CCI) notice asking them to furnish certain information in relation to a probe ordered by it into the instant messaging app's new privacy policy.
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WhatsApp Says Still Discussing Data Collection Update in Turkey
WhatsApp said on Friday that it was still discussing the rollout of its updated privacy policy in Turkey, despite a statement from Turkey's Competition Board saying the update would not be issued.
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Mark Zuckerberg Downplays Risk of Apple’s Privacy Policy Changes, Facebook Rallies
Facebook shares rallied on Friday, with the stock extending a recent advance after CEO Mark Zuckerberg downplayed the risk that the social-media company could see as a result of an upcoming change to Apple’s privacy policies.
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WhatsApp, Centre Gets Supreme Court Notice on Plea Over Lower Privacy Standards for Indian Users
The Supreme Court asked the Centre and WhatsApp to reply to a fresh plea alleging lower standards of privacy for Indians in comparison to European users saying it is the duty of the judiciary to protect citizens' privacy.
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"You May Be A Trillion Dollar Company But...": Supreme Court To WhatsApp
The Supreme Court today told social media firm Facebook and its messaging app, WhatsApp, that it will have to intervene to protect people's privacy in the wake of the latter's new policy in this regard. Issuing a notice to the Centre, along with the two platforms, the court is now set examine the popular service's fresh course on this front.
