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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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EU Regulators Rebuff Meta's Offer to Curb Use of Competitors' Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace
Meta Platforms offered to curb the use of competitors' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace online classified service in an attempt to settle an EU antitrust investigation but regulators gave it the cold shoulder, people familiar with the matter said.
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Meta Warned of Potential Breach of EU Antitrust Laws Over Competition in Online Classified Advertising
Meta was warned by the European Commission on Monday that it was likely breaching EU antitrust laws. The social media firm will face an investigation into whether it abused its dominant position and distorted competition in markets for online classified advertising. EU antitrust regulators last month were said to be drawing up charges against Meta ...
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Facebook Fined EUR 265 Million by Irish Data Privacy Regulator After Investigation Into Data Scraping
Facebook has been hit with a EUR 265 million (roughly Rs. 2,250 crore) fine by Ireland's data privacy regulator on Monday. The watchdog was investigating the scraping of personal data that was found in a data set from Facebook between May 2018 and September 2019. This is the fourth fine that the DPC has imposed on one of Meta's companies, and the r...
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EU Antitrust Regulators Said to Draw Up Charges Against Facebook Parent Meta Over Customer Data Usage
Meta could face charges from EU antitrust regulators over the social media firm's use of customer data and the tying of its classified advertisements service to its social network. The European Commission began an investigation into social network company Meta in June 2021, and has asked Meta rivals to remove confidential information from their sub...
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Meta Hit With $18.6 Million Fine by Turkish Competition Board for Breaking Competition Law
Meta has been hit with a TRY 346.72 million (roughly Rs. 153 crore) fine in Turkey, for breaking the country's competition law. The Turkish competition authority found the Facebook parent firm had obstructed competitors by merging data collected through the company's core services Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, it said on Wednesday.
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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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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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Facebook Owner Meta Questions Necessity of Data Requests in EU Antitrust Investigations on Social Media App
Meta Platforms have compared EU antitrust probe regulators on Facebook's data and online marketplace to a fishing super trawler. The company claims it has already handed over more than a million documents to the European Commission since its first request in 2019. Meta has questioned the necessity and proportionality of the data requests and the re...
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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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Facebook Marketplace in EU, UK Antitrust Crosshairs Over Use of Classified Ad Data
European Union and the UK have launched antitrust investigations into Facebook's use of advertising data in its classified ads business, probes that could force it to change its business model on top of hefty fines.
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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 Blocks Medical Data Information Shared By Apps
Facebook has started blocking sensitive health information that third-party apps had been sharing with the social network in violation of its own rules, said New York officials who investigated the situation.
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CBI Files Case Against Cambridge Analytica For Facebook Data Theft
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against UK-based political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica for the alleged illegal harvesting of personal data of 5.62 lakh Indian Facebook users. The agency has also named Global Science Research (GSRL), another company based out of that country, in the same case.
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Facebook’s Move to Collect WhatsApp User Data Under Investigation in Turkey
Turkey is investigating WhatsApp and Facebook after the messaging app asked users to agree to let Facebook collect user data including phone numbers and locations.
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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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EU Regulators Rebuff Meta's Offer to Curb Use of Competitors' Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace
Meta Platforms offered to curb the use of competitors' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace online classified service in an attempt to settle an EU antitrust investigation but regulators gave it the cold shoulder, people familiar with the matter said.
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Meta Warned of Potential Breach of EU Antitrust Laws Over Competition in Online Classified Advertising
Meta was warned by the European Commission on Monday that it was likely breaching EU antitrust laws. The social media firm will face an investigation into whether it abused its dominant position and distorted competition in markets for online classified advertising. EU antitrust regulators last month were said to be drawing up charges against Meta ...
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Facebook Fined EUR 265 Million by Irish Data Privacy Regulator After Investigation Into Data Scraping
Facebook has been hit with a EUR 265 million (roughly Rs. 2,250 crore) fine by Ireland's data privacy regulator on Monday. The watchdog was investigating the scraping of personal data that was found in a data set from Facebook between May 2018 and September 2019. This is the fourth fine that the DPC has imposed on one of Meta's companies, and the r...
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EU Antitrust Regulators Said to Draw Up Charges Against Facebook Parent Meta Over Customer Data Usage
Meta could face charges from EU antitrust regulators over the social media firm's use of customer data and the tying of its classified advertisements service to its social network. The European Commission began an investigation into social network company Meta in June 2021, and has asked Meta rivals to remove confidential information from their sub...
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Meta Hit With $18.6 Million Fine by Turkish Competition Board for Breaking Competition Law
Meta has been hit with a TRY 346.72 million (roughly Rs. 153 crore) fine in Turkey, for breaking the country's competition law. The Turkish competition authority found the Facebook parent firm had obstructed competitors by merging data collected through the company's core services Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, it said on Wednesday.
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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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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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Facebook Owner Meta Questions Necessity of Data Requests in EU Antitrust Investigations on Social Media App
Meta Platforms have compared EU antitrust probe regulators on Facebook's data and online marketplace to a fishing super trawler. The company claims it has already handed over more than a million documents to the European Commission since its first request in 2019. Meta has questioned the necessity and proportionality of the data requests and the re...
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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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Facebook Marketplace in EU, UK Antitrust Crosshairs Over Use of Classified Ad Data
European Union and the UK have launched antitrust investigations into Facebook's use of advertising data in its classified ads business, probes that could force it to change its business model on top of hefty fines.
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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 Blocks Medical Data Information Shared By Apps
Facebook has started blocking sensitive health information that third-party apps had been sharing with the social network in violation of its own rules, said New York officials who investigated the situation.
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CBI Files Case Against Cambridge Analytica For Facebook Data Theft
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against UK-based political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica for the alleged illegal harvesting of personal data of 5.62 lakh Indian Facebook users. The agency has also named Global Science Research (GSRL), another company based out of that country, in the same case.
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Facebook’s Move to Collect WhatsApp User Data Under Investigation in Turkey
Turkey is investigating WhatsApp and Facebook after the messaging app asked users to agree to let Facebook collect user data including phone numbers and locations.
