Facebook's the subject of Jason Calacanis' wrath at the moment. The tech pundit and occasional prankster just fired off a heated email to Facebook's execs, and promoted it with a widely publicized blog, alleging it's possible to "force join" someone to a group. [Updated]READ»
Yes, a hacker pulled data from 100 million Facebook profiles and posted it online. But don't worry: This isn't "dangerous," "scary," or the result of a flaw in Facebook's security.READ»
German authorities have launched a legal case against Facebook for violation of the nation's strict user privacy laws. The case hinges on Facebook's retention of data on people who hadn't signed up to Facebook themselves. The ...READ»
As tipped in CEO Mark Zuckerberg's not-quite apology the other day, Facebook's due to address its poor performance on user privacy. And as part of its drive to fix stuff, it's addressing House and Senate staff on Thursday, flexing a ...READ»
After months of complaints on Facebook's gung-ho attitude to its user's private data, Mark Zuckerberg has relented. Facebook will streamline its privacy settings. But did Zuckerberg really do an about-face on privacy or not? Mark ...READ»
Facebook's head of policy let drop in an interview that Facebook is aware of the massive labyrinthine web of privacy settings that mostly serves to confuse users, and said that in response, the company would soon offer "simplistic" (I hope he meant "simple" or "simplified") settings.READ»
Uh oh, it looks like as well as U.S. governmental types, Facebook's own user base is beginning to get angry about the site's recent thrusts to redefine individual Net privacy. Does Mark Zuckerberg actually express concern? Nope.The ...READ»
Facebook's no stranger to digital privacy controversies, and for that matter neither is Google--but it now seems that both companies may be facing a new legal challenge in the E.U. over user-sharing of data about people without their ...READ»
Remember when Canada's officials reprimanded Facebook for playing fast and loose with user's private data? Well, in the light of the recent controversial changes to everyone's Facebook profiles, Canada's privacy commission has ...READ»
Facebook's wicked privacy tweaks, designed to make cash by exposing your personal data to the Web, are triggering some fiery debate. But as these changes click into effect, can you avoid them and stay private? Yes, mostly. Here's ...READ»
Yesterday Facebook launched its attempt to push users into public posts, disguised as a privacy overhaul to safeguard them instead. I called it out for dodgy dealings, and it turns out many users did too. Facebook's changed stuff ...READ»
Facebook turned on the adjustments to its privacy settings today, as promised. Some are good. But others seem ill-considered. Last week I teased Facebook for not delivering quite the service customers wanted. When will Facebook ...READ»
