Facebook's privacy controls are extensive and can be challenging to use. Although using them won't necessarily stop your friends from passing along to others sensitive information you've entrusted ...

This resulted in the passwords being searchable by employees. Now, in this latest privacy breach, Facebook has confirmed that "last month we stopped offering email password verification as an ...

Chances are, you've got a Facebook account - but do you know which parts of it are private and which parts are open for all to see? Understanding the various visibility rules for your posts can be ...

If you don't have the right privacy settings, a lot of that personal data might be on public display. While you can't control the advertisers and other outside companies that Facebook chooses to ...

A federal judge signaled Thursday that he will likely approve the largest known privacy settlement in U.S. history, despite arguments that the payout is far less than Facebook’s potential $47 billion ...

Facebook will pay a record $5bn fine to settle privacy concerns, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has said. The social network must also establish an independent privacy committee that ...

Facebook says the redesigned privacy tools will be easier to use Facebook says an overhaul of its privacy tools will make it easier for people to find and edit the personal information the company ...

(Reuters) - Meta Platforms has agreed to a A$50 million settlement ($31.85 million), Australia's privacy watchdog said on Tuesday, closing long-drawn, expensive legal proceedings for the Facebook ...

Meta has agreed to a record settlement with Australia’s information commissioner, ending years of legal proceedings over ...

A pair of objectors are appealing the $725 million Facebook settlement connected to the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal. The ongoing legal wrangling will likely delay settlement payouts ...

Vásquez) With Meta agreeing to a $50 million settlement over claims that the company ran roughshod over Australians’ privacy during the Facebook Cambridge Analytica controversy, Australia’s ...

The breaches were first reported by the Guardian in early 2018, and Facebook received fines from regulators in the United States and the UK in 2019. Australia's privacy regulator has been caught ...