Facebook Faces Lawsuit for Data Breach Affecting Nearly 30 Million Users June 24, 2019 By Kartikay Mehrotra and Aoife White Facebook Inc. failed to fend off a lawsuit over a data breach that affected nearly 30 million users, one of...
How Much Do Facebook Users Really Care About Privacy? April 29, 2019 By Supantha Mukherjee and Diane Bartz Facebook Inc. is preparing for a record-setting fine from U.S. regulators over privacy issues, but Wall Street shrugged at the...
Facebook, Twitter Face Lawmakers Over Liability, Privacy, Regulation September 6, 2018 By Ben Brody and Sarah Frier The more U.S. lawmakers learn about how Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. work, the more they want to know. In...
Young Consumers Willing to Let Insurers Spy on Digital Data – If It Cuts Premiums June 19, 2018 By Julie Edde The majority of people between 18 and 34 would be willing to let insurance companies dig through their digital data...
Other Social Media Back Facebook in New York Privacy Case August 13, 2014 By Jennifer Peltz Facebook’s fight against prosecutors over nearly 400 search warrants for users’ postings and other data is drawing support from other...
Judge Allows Lawsuit Against LinkedIn Over Use of Email Addresses June 15, 2014 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge said LinkedIn Corp. must face a lawsuit by customers who claimed it violated their privacy by accessing...
U.S. Weighs Scanning Social Media to Prevent Risky Hires November 1, 2013 By Kathleen Miller The U.S. government is studying whether it can scour social media websites for clues about potential risks from workers such...