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Data leak exposes 48M user profiles, scraped by startup from Facebook, Zillow and others, researcher says

A cybersecurity firm called UpGuard has tied Facebook — as well as other popular consumer sites — to another data leak.… Read More

TLDR: Day 2 of Zuckerberg’s testimony, protest at Amazon HQ, Snap Spectacles

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TLDR: Congress releases Zuckerberg’s testimony, ?ear-cleaning headphones, ?Elon Musk shows off SpaceX tool

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Mark Zuckerberg says he’s not stepping down from Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg still believes he is the right person to run Facebook. He said so on a press call Wednesday… Read More

Facebook now says data from up to 87M users was shared with Cambridge Analytica, far more than previously reported

The number of Facebook users whose data was illegitimately shared with Republican-backed political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica was bigger than… Read More

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Congress about data privacy

News Brief: CNN reports that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has decided to testify before Congress about data privacy, following reports… Read More

FTC investigating Facebook as social network’s public trust and stock price plummet

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is opening an investigation into Facebook’s privacy practices, following reports last week that political consultancy… Read More

Should we pay for Facebook? ‘Something needs to change’ to resolve data privacy tension

Many of us pay a monthly or annual fee for Netflix, Spotify, Amazon Prime and other online services. So why… Read More

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg breaks silence on data breach scandal

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made his first public statement Wednesday following reports thatRepublican campaign operatives obtained data from 50 million… Read More

Washington senator says Mark Zuckerberg should ‘not be silent’ on Facebook user data scandal

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) added her voice to the chorus of lawmakers calling for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify… Read More

Facebook stock plunges amid reports of Trump campaign consultants using unauthorized data from 50M users

Facebook shares were down more than 7 percent Monday in the wake of damaging reports that Republican campaign operatives obtained… Read More

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