Facebook Says ‘Most’ of Its 2 Billion Users Could Have Had Their Data Accessed April 4, 2018 By Sarah Frier Facebook Inc. said information on most of its 2 billion users could have been accessed improperly, giving fresh evidence of...
Facebook Will Dodge EU’s Tough New Data Rules – as GDPR Is Effective in May March 22, 2018 By Stephanie Bodoni Markets had already delivered their verdict before the European Union’s data privacy watchdogs could express outrage toward Facebook Inc. And...
New European Privacy Rules (GDPR) Pose Major Challenge for Facebook March 20, 2018 By Douglas Busvine, David Ingram and Salvador Rodriguez Facebook faces substantial business risks from new European Union privacy rules set to take effect in May, a looming reality...
Facebook Must Face Claims Its Photo Tagging Violates Biometric Privacy May 6, 2016 By Kartikay Mehrotra Facebook Inc. users who say the social network’s facial scanning flouts their privacy rights won the first round of a...
Judge Dismisses Facebook Tracking Suit; Finds No ‘Realistic Harm’ October 26, 2015 By Joel Rosenblatt and Robert Burnson Facebook Inc. won dismissal of a $15 billion lawsuit accusing the company of secretly tracking the Internet activity of its...
Facebook’s Facial Recognition Software Draws Privacy Complaints, Lawsuit July 30, 2015 By Rachel Adams-Heard When you are identified in a picture on Facebook, biometric software remembers your face so it can be “tagged” in...
Judge Weighs Alabama City’s Case Over Police Officer’s Facebook Posts October 31, 2013 A Dothan, Alabama judge is considering whether city officials acted appropriately in upholding disciplinary action against a police officer for...
2 Baltimore Attorneys Sue Facebook Over Privacy February 29, 2012 Two Baltimore law firms have filed a lawsuit against Facebook, arguing that the site has violated privacy laws. The Daily...
Facebook Settles Deceptive Practices, Privacy Breach Claims with FTC November 30, 2011 By Alexei Oreskovic and Diane Bartz Facebook has settled complaints that it disregarded its users’ privacy, agreeing to establish a raft of measures to better protect...