Russia not happy Facebook erasing alleged "troll factory" content
Day after social media giant removes mostly-Russian content, Kremlin calls it hostile censorship
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Day after social media giant removes mostly-Russian content, Kremlin calls it hostile censorship
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before three congressional committees next week about the company's handling of its users' information. The social media giant now says data firm Cambridge Analytica gained unauthorized access to information from up to 87 million people, far more than the 50 million previously reported. Nancy Cordes reports.
Social media giant's CEO will testify in a second congressional hearing next week in Washington
Facebook said Wednesday that Cambridge Analytica accessed data on up to 87 million users, mostly in the U.S. That's up from the 50 million estimated previously. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress next week.
The announcement comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg prepares to testify before Congress on the data privacy scandal
Together, they're responsible for the personal data of at least 50 million people being pulled from Facebook
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress next week about the company's privacy practices and the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. Axios tech reporter David McCabe breaks down the potential regulations that may change the internet.
Facebook CEO is set to meet with the House Oversight Committee on April 11
Lawsuits, federal and state inquiries, defecting users and grumbling advertisers -- and that's just in the U.S.
Part of memo from Andrew "Boz" Bosworth outlines how the social media giant's tools could possibly lead to someone's death
Analysts think the FTC is likely to hit the social-media giant with the biggest fine in the agency's history
The step may be the biggest product change since the service's data-privacy scandal emerged
"The sooner we accept the fact that we essentially lost our privacy the sooner we can sit down and have a very important conversation"
"I'm gonna show just how much of your information the likes of Facebook and Google store about you without you even realising it"
Tech exec also bashes Mark Zuckerberg over privacy scandal, saying that he "wouldn't be in this situation"
Facebook has been promising clearer design and greater control over privacy since 2006
Facebook is expanding its "bug bounty" program so people can report misuse of data by app developers
Facebook has announced changes to make its privacy settings more user-friendly in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which exposed data of 50 million Americans. But WIRED's Jessi Hempel explains why the drop in public trust will be difficult for Facebook to overcome.
Technology writer April Glaser shares the questions she wants the Facebook CEO to answer under oath
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Sources tell CBS News it's likely Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress about reports that user data was improperly used in the 2016 election. It ended up in the hands of Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm. CBS News correspondent Vladimir Duthiers reports.
The social-media giant has been uploading call and text logs from consumers who gave it permission to do so
Timing and details on surrounding his testimony are being worked out at a later date
Christopher Wylie testifies before British lawmakers -- but Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg declines invitation
The Federal Trade Commission confirmed Monday that it's investigating Facebook's data protection practices after reports it mishandled information from about 50 million users. The social media company is also facing a litany of lawsuits, including one on behalf of the people of Illinois. Cook County state's attorney Kimberley Foxx filed that lawsuit and joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss Facebook's responsibility to protect its users' data.