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AI Company Scraped 30 Billion Photos From Facebook To Build Facial Recognition Database
The post AI Company Scraped 30 Billion Photos From Facebook To Build Facial Recognition Database appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s always a good idea to keep your Facebook photos under strict privacy settings, because you never know who may be…
Lawmakers Propose Bill To Break Up Facebook For “Taking Advantage Of Their Customers”
The post Lawmakers Propose Bill To Break Up Facebook For “Taking Advantage Of Their Customers” appeared first on Facecrooks. US lawmakers have been threatening for years to crack down on Facebook with strong regulations that would prevent it from abusing…
Facebook Will Finally Allow Users To Opt Out Of Data Tracking In Europe
The post Facebook Will Finally Allow Users To Opt Out Of Data Tracking In Europe appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook’s business model relies on collecting as much of our data as possible to monetize it via advertising. That’s why, no…
Arkansas Announces Lawsuit Against Facebook For Harming Young Users
The post Arkansas Announces Lawsuit Against Facebook For Harming Young Users appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has increasingly dealt with pressure from lawmakers over the harm it may cause young users, and that fight escalated in a big way this…
TV Networks Slam Facebook Over Allowing Scam Ads
The post TV Networks Slam Facebook Over Allowing Scam Ads appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is often criticized by consumer advocates for not doing enough to crack down on fraudulent ads on its platform. Many of these critics have even…
Yet Another Health Network Is Sued For Sharing Sensitive Patient Data With Facebook
The post Yet Another Health Network Is Sued For Sharing Sensitive Patient Data With Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. Over the past year, Facebook and health care networks have faced increasing scrutiny (and legal troubles) for the sharing of sensitive…
Lawsuit Claims Facebook Turned Blind Eye To Sex Trafficking
The post Lawsuit Claims Facebook Turned Blind Eye To Sex Trafficking appeared first on Facecrooks. According to a new lawsuit filed against Facebook parent company Meta this week, the social media giant and its leaders have turned a blind eye…
Privacy Rights Group Targets Facebook Political Microtargeting Practice
The post Privacy Rights Group Targets Facebook Political Microtargeting Practice appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook often gets in trouble in Europe for its privacy practices, and that trend continued this week with a privacy rights group called noyb causing yet…
Facebook Is Finally Rolling Out Paid Verification System For Improved Security
The post Facebook Is Finally Rolling Out Paid Verification System For Improved Security appeared first on Facecrooks. Last month, Facebook began testing its paid “Verified” feature for Australian and New Zealand users. The company is offering these users direct access…
Report: Many Facebook Hacking Victims Are Having Their Accounts Permanently Deleted
The post Report: Many Facebook Hacking Victims Are Having Their Accounts Permanently Deleted appeared first on Facecrooks. When your Facebook account is hacked, it can be extremely difficult to regain control. However, the company can also decide to permanently delete…
Patient’s STD Test Results Posted To Facebook After Privacy Breach
The post Patient’s STD Test Results Posted To Facebook After Privacy Breach appeared first on Facecrooks. Having your information hacked is a traumatic experience for everyone, but it becomes even worse when the hacker begins publicly humiliating the victim. That’s…
Court Finds Facebook “Unlawfully” Used Personal Data Of Dutch Users
The post Court Finds Facebook “Unlawfully” Used Personal Data Of Dutch Users appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is used to dealing with more pressure from European privacy regulators than in the US. However, many of these countries have recently stepped…
Lawsuit Claims That Mark Zuckerberg Knew About Facebook Addiction Problems
The post Lawsuit Claims That Mark Zuckerberg Knew About Facebook Addiction Problems appeared first on Facecrooks. Several years ago, a Facebook whistleblower revealed that the company had knowledge its platforms could be harmful and addictive to users yet did nothing…
Police Are Investigating Scam Taylor Swift Tickets On Facebook
The post Police Are Investigating Scam Taylor Swift Tickets On Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook Marketplace is an excellent tool to connect users looking to buy and sell goods. Unfortunately, it’s an equally good platform for scammers to take…
Facebook AI Leaks Online And Gets Used To Create Offensive Chatbot
The post Facebook AI Leaks Online And Gets Used To Create Offensive Chatbot appeared first on Facecrooks. These days, many tech companies are investing in artificial intelligence technology that can be used to build powerful chat bots, and Facebook is…
Sexual Deepfake Ads Using Actress’ Faces Are Running On Facebook
The post Sexual Deepfake Ads Using Actress’ Faces Are Running On Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook and Instagram began running ads for a deepfake app that show actresses like Emma Watson and Scarlett Johansson initiating sexual acts.…
New Facebook Malware Is Targeting Government Employees, Business Accounts And More
The post New Facebook Malware Is Targeting Government Employees, Business Accounts And More appeared first on Facecrooks. A team of security researchers have identified a new malware threat that has been spreading on Facebook targeting government infrastructure employees, manufacturing companies,…
Online Therapy Company Fined For Sharing Private Consumer Data With Facebook
The post Online Therapy Company Fined For Sharing Private Consumer Data With Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook’s business model is built on collecting as much of our data as possible — even when it includes sensitive and private medical…
Facebook Revamps Controversial Program That Gave Special Content Moderation Treatment To VIPs
The post Facebook Revamps Controversial Program That Gave Special Content Moderation Treatment To VIPs appeared first on Facecrooks. In November 2021, Facebook came under fire after it was revealed that the social media giant was giving special treatment to high-profile…
One State Throws A Wrench In Facebook Privacy Settlement Plans
The post One State Throws A Wrench In Facebook Privacy Settlement Plans appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook expected to finally put the Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal to bed when a district court in California approved a $725…
Facebook Introduces New Tool To Crack Down On Spread Of Teens’ Intimate Images
The post Facebook Introduces New Tool To Crack Down On Spread Of Teens’ Intimate Images appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook introduced an ambitious new tool intended to crack down on “revenge porn,” or the spread of explicit pictures…
Facebook Whistleblower Wants To Force The Company To Be More Transparent
The post Facebook Whistleblower Wants To Force The Company To Be More Transparent appeared first on Facecrooks. In late 2021, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen released a trove of documents that revealed disturbing aspects of the company’s internal practices, including that…
Meta Is Revamping “Facebook Jail” For Violating Company’s Rules
The post Meta Is Revamping “Facebook Jail” For Violating Company’s Rules appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook’s content moderation rules aren’t always clear — especially to users who break them. The company often tosses violators in “Facebook jail” without explaining what…
Report: Facebook Shows Children Ads For Gambling, Alcohol And More
The post Report: Facebook Shows Children Ads For Gambling, Alcohol And More appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is the master of monetizing our data by showing us targeted ads. However, the company often gets in trouble for the sensitive info…
Facebook Introduces Paid Verification Subscription Service With Added Security
The post Facebook Introduces Paid Verification Subscription Service With Added Security appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s safe to say that Facebook has a spotty reputation for protecting its users. However, the social media giant announced this week that it’s preparing…
Facebook Is Still Auto-Generating Pages For Terrorist Groups
The post Facebook Is Still Auto-Generating Pages For Terrorist Groups appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook’s algorithm is a source of many problems the company faces, and the latest such controversy reared its head this week when the Tech Transparency Project…
Lawmakers Vow To Protect Children From “Toxic Content” On Facebook
The post Lawmakers Vow To Protect Children From “Toxic Content” On Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. There aren’t many issues in American politics that unite both parties, but cracking down on Facebook is one of them. This week, several prominent…
Facebook Criticized For Allowing Hateful, Violent Content To Spread In Ethiopia
The post Facebook Criticized For Allowing Hateful, Violent Content To Spread In Ethiopia appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is often accused of failing to contain the spread of hate speech and offensive content here in the US, and that problem…
Facebook Fined For “Egregious” Conduct In Privacy Case
The post Facebook Fined For “Egregious” Conduct In Privacy Case appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, a US federal judge fined Facebook and its law firm, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for doing everything they could to disrupt and delay a…
Lawmakers Press Facebook Over Risky Data Access In Hostile Countries
The post Lawmakers Press Facebook Over Risky Data Access In Hostile Countries appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has long been proud of the access it provides to developers to create apps and other tools for users. However, some of those…
LA Hospital Sued For Selling Patient Data To Facebook
The post LA Hospital Sued For Selling Patient Data To Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. In recent months, Facebook has come under fire for collecting users’ private health information from hospital networks around the country. The latest such scandal occurred…
Lawmakers Press Facebook Over Risky Data Access In Hostile Countries
The post Lawmakers Press Facebook Over Risky Data Access In Hostile Countries appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has long been proud of the access it provides to developers to create apps and other tools for users. However, some of those…
Court Rules That Facebook Must Face Lawsuit From Content Moderators
The post Court Rules That Facebook Must Face Lawsuit From Content Moderators appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook suffered a major legal loss when a judge in Kenya rejected the company’s bid to throw out a lawsuit against it…
Watchdog Group Issues Warning About Scam Financial Influencers On Facebook
The post Watchdog Group Issues Warning About Scam Financial Influencers On Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. If you’ve used Facebook for any amount of time, you know that financial scams are a sadly common occurrence on the platform. However, the…
Digital Health Company Allegedly Sold Sensitive Health Information To Facebook
The post Digital Health Company Allegedly Sold Sensitive Health Information To Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook’s business relies on collecting as much of our personal data as possible — even our most sensitive health information. However, the Federal Trade…
Digital Health Company Allegedly Sold Sensitive Health Information To Facebook
The post Digital Health Company Allegedly Sold Sensitive Health Information To Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook’s business relies on collecting as much of our personal data as possible — even our most sensitive health information. However, the Federal Trade…
Facebook Bug Discovered That Allowed Anyone To Bypass Two-Factor Authentication
The post Facebook Bug Discovered That Allowed Anyone To Bypass Two-Factor Authentication appeared first on Facecrooks. For years, Facebook has quietly paid freelance security researchers to find and report bugs within its systems. And it’s a good thing they do,…
Facebook Accused Of Secretly Draining Users’ Cell Phone Batteries
The post Facebook Accused Of Secretly Draining Users’ Cell Phone Batteries appeared first on Facecrooks. According to a former Facebook employee who worked on its Messenger app, the social media giant can secretly drain users’ cell phone batteries in order…
Facebook Scams, Account Takeovers Are On The Rise
The post Facebook Scams, Account Takeovers Are On The Rise appeared first on Facecrooks. By this point, almost everyone knows that scams and fake accounts are an unfortunately common occurrence on Facebook. However, recent reports and studies have indicated that…
Privacy Regulators Accuse Home Depot Of Sharing User Data With Facebook Without Consent
The post Privacy Regulators Accuse Home Depot Of Sharing User Data With Facebook Without Consent appeared first on Facecrooks. According to an investigation from Canada’s chief privacy regulator, Home Depot routinely shared customers’ private data with Facebook without first obtaining…
Facebook Announces It Will Centralize More Privacy Settings Across Its Apps
The post Facebook Announces It Will Centralize More Privacy Settings Across Its Apps appeared first on Facecrooks. Last week, Facebook’s parent company Meta announced that it will begin centralizing privacy settings for users of Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. Several important…
Facebook Is Expanding Features For End-To-End Encryption On Messenger App
The post Facebook Is Expanding Features For End-To-End Encryption On Messenger App appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has long believed that end-to-end encryption is the right answer to help protect user privacy. However, the company has previously not offered the…
Privacy Rights Group Accuses Facebook Of Dodging Billions In Fines
The post Privacy Rights Group Accuses Facebook Of Dodging Billions In Fines appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is no stranger to getting dinged for privacy violations in European countries. For example, the company got slapped with a €390 million fine…
Facebook Oversight Board Recommends Company Changes Nudity And Sexual Activity Community Standard
The post Facebook Oversight Board Recommends Company Changes Nudity And Sexual Activity Community Standard appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, the independent Facebook Oversight Board issued a landmark decision calling for the social media giant to reassess how it handles…
Facebook Sues Surveillance Company For Scraping Data Of 600,000 Users
The post Facebook Sues Surveillance Company For Scraping Data Of 600,000 Users appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook announced legal action against a surveillance company for allegedly creating tens of thousands of fake accounts in order to scrape the…
Report: Facebook’s Privacy Troubles Could Make It Vulnerable To Competitors
The post Report: Facebook’s Privacy Troubles Could Make It Vulnerable To Competitors appeared first on Facecrooks. Over the years, Facebook has been plagued by constant privacy controversies. And some experts think that these problems could ultimately lead to a competitor…
Facebook Oversight Board Says The Company Was Wrong To Remove Posts Calling For Death Of Iranian Leader
The post Facebook Oversight Board Says The Company Was Wrong To Remove Posts Calling For Death Of Iranian Leader appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is often criticized for censoring political speech and infringing on its users’ freedom of expression. However,…
Facebook Announces It Will Restrict Access To Teens’ Data
The post Facebook Announces It Will Restrict Access To Teens’ Data appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook’s parent company Meta announced that it will restrict the data available to marketers to target ads at teenage users. This change comes…
Facebook Says It Is Censoring Content Surrounding Brazil Riots
The post Facebook Says It Is Censoring Content Surrounding Brazil Riots appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook announced that it will be cracking down on content that supports or praises anti-democratic rioters who ransacked government buildings in Brazil over…
Facebook Weighs Free Speech Concerns In Lifting Ban On Former President Trump
The post Facebook Weighs Free Speech Concerns In Lifting Ban On Former President Trump appeared first on Facecrooks. Two years ago, Facebook took the unprecedented step of banning former president Donald Trump from its platform. At the time, the company…
Man Jailed For Fake Facebook Page Wants Supreme Court To Let Him Sue Police
The post Man Jailed For Fake Facebook Page Wants Supreme Court To Let Him Sue Police appeared first on Facecrooks. In 2016, Ohio man Anthony Novak was arrested for creating a Facebook page that impersonated and made fun of the…
Facebook Fined $414 Million For Ad Targeting Practices In Europe
The post Facebook Fined $414 Million For Ad Targeting Practices In Europe appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook’s advertising practices in Europe took a major hit when regulators ruled that it’s illegal for the company to force users to…
Watchdog Group Warns About Missing Child Scam Going Viral On Facebook
The post Watchdog Group Warns About Missing Child Scam Going Viral On Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. Online scammers will try anything to trick unsuspecting users, including tugging on their heartstrings. Many of these scams take advantage of people’s interest…
Business News Editor Falls Victim To $300 Facebook Scam
The post Business News Editor Falls Victim To $300 Facebook Scam appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is one of the most popular platforms with cybercriminals and scammers, and with good reason. Just about anyone can fall victim to their attacks,…