Facebook investigates employee's ties to Cambridge Analytica
Social media giant says it's looking into Joseph Chancellor's relationship with the data firm
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What responsibility does Facebook have in Cambridge Analytica scandal?
Facebook's user data is a powerful tool for marketing and research. What responsibility does the social network have when an app maker allegedly breaks its terms and lies about it?
How a Facebook app scraped millions of people's personal data
App tapped into "worst tendencies" and "inner demons" to reach users' friends group and scrape their data
Members of Congress want answers from Facebook about Cambridge Analytica
Lawmakers discussed possible next steps and remaining questions into Cambridge Analytica's profiling of Facebook user's private information
Firm harvested 50 million Facebook profiles
Facebook did not alert users to incident in 2015, when it says it first learned of a problem
Man suing data firm calls use of Facebook profiles a "wake-up call"
Cambridge Analytica reportedly used personal information from Facebook profiles of millions of U.S. voters without permission
Facebook knew of illicit user profile harvesting for 2 years, never acted
The Guardian's Carole Cadwalladr says Facebook knew Cambridge Analytica had been harvesting data for at least two years
Facebook loophole allowed abuse of personal data
Some user data was visible to select employees within Cambridge Analytica as recently as 2017
Facebook suspends data firm used by Trump's 2016 campaign
President Trump's 2016 data guru Brad Parscale, who has been named campaign manager of the 2020 re-election bid, hired Cambridge Analytica during the campaign
YouTube says it's going after conspiracy videos
Without offering much detail, its latest attempt to counter misinformation will include trying to debunk it
U.N. blames Facebook for spreading hatred in Myanmar
Facebook said in a statement there is "is no place for hate speech or content that promotes violence"
YouTube's struggle to police its channels
Google's video service is taking down fake videos, but some conservatives say they're being unfairly targeted
Equifax says 2.4 million more Americans affected by breach
Names and partial driver's license numbers were revealed, but not other information, Equifax said
Is your phone eavesdropping on you?
We put it to the test to see why we might be getting online ads for things we never searched for
Democrats call for action on Russian election meddling efforts in 2018
Schumer and Klobuchar are pushing for greater transparency into Russia's efforts to impact the upcoming election
Inside the "troll factory" at the center of Russia's election meddling
One internet activist went undercover writing fake news for the group accused of running a disinformation campaign targeting U.S. voters
Facebook loses court battle over privacy settings
Social network has appealed decision in case brought by its long-time nemesis, the Federation of German Consumer Organisations
Equifax hack put more info at risk than consumers knew
Equifax data breach exposed more of consumers' personal information than the company first disclosed last year, according to documents given to lawmakers
Equifax failed to offer basic security, senator says
Elizabeth Warren urges financial regulator to hold the credit bureau accountable and not back off its investigation
Seattle says Facebook is violating law about election ads
The city says the platform is violating a law that requires the company to reveal who pays for political advertising
YouTube starts flagging videos with government backing
In the U.S., new notices will appear right below the video in question
Can YouTube "curb bad actors" without burning good ones?
Online video platform wants to weed out "bad actors," but small content creators say they are being hurt
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube officials testifying on terrorism
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee holding hearing on what steps social media platforms are taking to fight spread of extremist propaganda
Equifax garners the most complaints in 2017
Last year's massive breach led more than 30,000 consumers to gripe to the Consumer Financial Protection Board
On YouTube, AI picks most of the videos you watch
If you liked something you saw on the video platform, there's a good chance AI recommended it
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