California Probing Facebook, Says Social Media Company Stonewalling November 7, 2019 By Diane Bartz and Paresh Dave California revealed for the first time an 18-month investigation into Facebook Inc.’s privacy practices and accused the social media giant...
U.S. Announces $5 Billion Fine Against Facebook, Other Privacy Settlement Terms July 24, 2019 By David Shepardson Facebook Inc. will pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices and the...
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Says He Backs Regulation of Internet Content, Privacy April 2, 2019 By Selina Wang, Sarah Frier and Matthew G. Miller Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg called for new global regulations governing the internet, recommending overarching rules on hateful...
Facebook Broke Data Privacy Rules, so Self-Regulation Must End: UK Lawmakers February 19, 2019 By Paul Sandle Facebook intentionally breached data privacy and competition law and should, along with other big tech companies, be subject to a...
Emails Released in U.K. Probe Show How Facebook Wielded Users’ Data December 7, 2018 By Nate Lanxon and Sarah Frier Facebook Inc. wielded user data like a bargaining chip, providing access when that sharing might encourage people to spend more...
What Comes Next in Facebook’s Major Data Breach October 2, 2018 By Matt O'Brien and Mae Anderson For users, Facebook’s revelation of a data breach that gave attackers access to 50 million accounts raises an important question:...
First Facebook Investor Suit Filed Over Plunge in Shares July 30, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel Facebook Inc. and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg were sued on Friday in what could be the first of many...
Terrorist Attack Victims Seek to Restart Lawsuit Against Facebook After Zuckerberg Testimony April 17, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel A lawyer for victims of terrorist attacks in Israel on Monday urged a federal appeals court to revive their lawsuit...
Cautious Facebook CEO Tells Congress ‘Details Matter’ On Any Privacy Regulation April 11, 2018 By David Ingram and Dustin Volz Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday told lawmakers that his own personal data was included in that of...
Facebook Drone’s ‘Structural Failure’ Under Investigation November 22, 2016 By Sarah Frier A U.S. safety agency is investigating an accident involving a massive experimental drone Facebook Inc. is developing to bring the...