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WhatsApp, Meta Win Relief as NCLAT Suspends Data Sharing Ban
Meta had challenged the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) directive issued in November that imposed a ban on data sharing between WhatsApp and other Meta entities for advertising purposes, warning it may have to roll back some features. Meta also criticised the CCI for not having the "technical expertise" to understand the ramifications of it...
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Vietnam's New Internet Law An "Attack On Freedom Of Expression", Say Critics
New Vietnamese internet rules require Facebook and TikTok to verify user identities and hand over data to authorities.
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Meta’s Irish Arm Fined $264 Million by Watchdog Over Data Breach
Ireland’s data protection commission fined Meta Platforms Inc.’s Irish arm following two inquiries into a personal data breach. The breach was reported by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited in September 2018. It impacted data including full names, email addresses, phone numbers, posts on time lines and groups of which the user was a member,
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Meta to Start Training Its AI on Public Data of Facebook, Instagram Users in the UK
Meta confirmed on Friday that it will begin training its artificial intelligence (AI) models on the public data on Instagram and Facebook in the UK. The company first planned to use this data three months ago, however, the plan was halted due to regulatory concerns. However, the social media giant confirmed that it has now received the nod to proce...
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Meta To Start Using Public Posts On Facebook, Instagram In UK To Train AI
Facebook and Instagram users in the UK will start receiving in-app notifications from next week explaining the company's procedure and how users can object to their data being used.
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New Documents Reveal Facebook Snooped On Users' Snapchat, YouTube Data In Secret Project
Facebook launched a secret initiative called 'Project Ghostbusters' in 2016 to intercept and decrypt the network traffic between Snapchat's app and its servers.
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Records Of 200,000 Facebook Marketplace Users Found On Dark Web
This is not the first time that such a data leak has been reported. In 2021, details of 530 million Facebook users were leaked in an online forum.
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Facebook and Instagram Introduce Support for Seamless Shopping via Amazon: How it Works
Facebook and Instagram now allow users to make purchases via Amazon without leaving the apps. A new partnership between Meta and Amazon will allow customers to connect their shopping and social networking accounts, allowing them to choose an item and complete the purchase process inside a window on the Facebook or Instagram apps, according to detai...
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EU Regulator Bans Meta's Use Of Personal Data For Targeted Advertising
The European Data Protection Board said Wednesday it had adopted a binding decision that will result in Facebook and Instagram owner Meta being banned from using the personal data of users for targeted advertisements.
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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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How to Send HD Quality Images on WhatsApp Chats: Easy Steps to Follow
WhatsApp compresses the images, and hence most users opt to other methods for transferring high quality pictures. To resolve this issue, WhatsApp has now made it possible to share HD images through their chats, as announced by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Facebook post.
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Norway To Fine Meta Nearly $100,000 A Day For Defying Data Use Ban
Norway's data protection agency said Tuesday it would start fining Facebook and Instagram owner Meta nearly $100,000 per day for defying a ban on using users' personal information to target ads.
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Meta Asks Norway Court to Halt Daily Fine Imposed by Regulator Over Privacy Breaches
Meta Platforms is asking a court in Norway to stop a fine the Nordic country's data regulator imposed on the owner of Facebook and Instagram for breaching users' privacy, according to a court filing. Meta Platforms will be fined NOK 1 million ($97,700 or roughly Rs. 81 lakh) per day from August 14 over privacy breaches, Norway's data protection aut...
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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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WhatsApp, Meta Win Relief as NCLAT Suspends Data Sharing Ban
Meta had challenged the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) directive issued in November that imposed a ban on data sharing between WhatsApp and other Meta entities for advertising purposes, warning it may have to roll back some features. Meta also criticised the CCI for not having the "technical expertise" to understand the ramifications of it...
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Vietnam's New Internet Law An "Attack On Freedom Of Expression", Say Critics
New Vietnamese internet rules require Facebook and TikTok to verify user identities and hand over data to authorities.
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Meta’s Irish Arm Fined $264 Million by Watchdog Over Data Breach
Ireland’s data protection commission fined Meta Platforms Inc.’s Irish arm following two inquiries into a personal data breach. The breach was reported by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited in September 2018. It impacted data including full names, email addresses, phone numbers, posts on time lines and groups of which the user was a member,
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Meta to Start Training Its AI on Public Data of Facebook, Instagram Users in the UK
Meta confirmed on Friday that it will begin training its artificial intelligence (AI) models on the public data on Instagram and Facebook in the UK. The company first planned to use this data three months ago, however, the plan was halted due to regulatory concerns. However, the social media giant confirmed that it has now received the nod to proce...
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Meta To Start Using Public Posts On Facebook, Instagram In UK To Train AI
Facebook and Instagram users in the UK will start receiving in-app notifications from next week explaining the company's procedure and how users can object to their data being used.
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New Documents Reveal Facebook Snooped On Users' Snapchat, YouTube Data In Secret Project
Facebook launched a secret initiative called 'Project Ghostbusters' in 2016 to intercept and decrypt the network traffic between Snapchat's app and its servers.
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Records Of 200,000 Facebook Marketplace Users Found On Dark Web
This is not the first time that such a data leak has been reported. In 2021, details of 530 million Facebook users were leaked in an online forum.
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Facebook and Instagram Introduce Support for Seamless Shopping via Amazon: How it Works
Facebook and Instagram now allow users to make purchases via Amazon without leaving the apps. A new partnership between Meta and Amazon will allow customers to connect their shopping and social networking accounts, allowing them to choose an item and complete the purchase process inside a window on the Facebook or Instagram apps, according to detai...
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EU Regulator Bans Meta's Use Of Personal Data For Targeted Advertising
The European Data Protection Board said Wednesday it had adopted a binding decision that will result in Facebook and Instagram owner Meta being banned from using the personal data of users for targeted advertisements.
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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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How to Send HD Quality Images on WhatsApp Chats: Easy Steps to Follow
WhatsApp compresses the images, and hence most users opt to other methods for transferring high quality pictures. To resolve this issue, WhatsApp has now made it possible to share HD images through their chats, as announced by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Facebook post.
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Norway To Fine Meta Nearly $100,000 A Day For Defying Data Use Ban
Norway's data protection agency said Tuesday it would start fining Facebook and Instagram owner Meta nearly $100,000 per day for defying a ban on using users' personal information to target ads.
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Meta Asks Norway Court to Halt Daily Fine Imposed by Regulator Over Privacy Breaches
Meta Platforms is asking a court in Norway to stop a fine the Nordic country's data regulator imposed on the owner of Facebook and Instagram for breaching users' privacy, according to a court filing. Meta Platforms will be fined NOK 1 million ($97,700 or roughly Rs. 81 lakh) per day from August 14 over privacy breaches, Norway's data protection aut...
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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...
