Cambridge Analytica

Thursday's settlement resolved claims by Facebook users that the company violated various federal and state laws

Facebook has agreed to settle a lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties access the private data of users

Though the investors will have a chance to refile their case

With a history of democracy and authoritarianism, Pakistan has an inspiring legacy of dissent

Same consultancy worked on both in the UK's Brexit referendum and Donald Trump's election campaign

To discuss data privacy risks focusing on the British political consultancy and other Facebook partners

The criticism reflected rising frustration in Congress about how Facebook protects the privacy of its users worldwide

Contradicting previous testimony to lawmakers

Huawei, Lenovo, OPPO and TCL were among about 60 companies that received access to user data

The company offered a clarification

It could acquire other large companies without running afoul of antitrust enforcers

The archive tool will also be rolled out to other countries in coming months

Consultancy firm embroiled in scandal closes down in US

Wylie told a Senate panel he believes Russian services had access to data harvested by the consultancy

Allegations of improper use of data for 87 million Facebook users by Cambridge Analytica led to global investigation

A now-defunct political data firm embroiled in a scandal over its handling of Facebook user information

Zuckerberg had said the social network will investigate all apps that had access to large amounts of information

The social media giant has faced pressure from regulators, privacy advocates, and shareholders since March

Data privacy activists say that it would enable millions of other US voters to request information

After easily beating Wall Street expectations, shares traded up 7.1 per cent after the bell at $171

The social media giant had established and implemented a comprehensive privacy program

The online social network is making changes that ensure the number will be much smaller

Before it became embroiled in a scandal surrounding the misuse of Facebook personal data

The EU law promises the biggest shakeup in online privacy since the birth of the internet

A lawyer for victims of terrorist attacks urged a federal appeals court to revive their lawsuit against Facebook

Privacy concerns have swamped Facebook since it acknowledged the misuse of its millions users

The privacy woes have been mounting as Facebook let Cambridge Analytica use personal information of millions of users

Privacy concerns have swamped Facebook since the beginning of the Cambridge Analytica scandal

A month after news of the data fiasco at Facebook dampened enthusiasm

About 83 per cent was security-related expenses

EU would closely monitor Facebook’s implementation of a strict new data protection law

He parried questions of how much control people have over their data on the world’s largest social media network

FB does not have borders as a state it has an exosphere, and surrounds other entities. Think amoeba.

He apologises for improper data sharing of 87m people by Cambridge Analytica

Zuckerberg repeated apologies he previously made for a range of problems with Facebook, including the data breach

Dozens of protesters gathered outside Congress before the hearing wearing Zuckerberg masks and #DeleteFacebook shirts

Facebook said the personal information of up to 87 million users may have been shared with Cambridge Analytica

The prospect of new laws that restrict Facebook and other internet companies

The app cut ties after the British company was accused of improperly accessing data

The letter said that it could “silence human rights activists and citizen journalists in Vietnam”

Canadian political consultancy may have had improper access to the personal data of social media giants users

EU justice commissioner Vera Jourova will hold phone talks with Facebook's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg

A Brazilian judge ordered in April 2016 that Facebook give authorities access to the WhatsApp messages in question

The company’s shares had previously fallen 16 per cent

Nigerian government claims that Cambridge Analytica, illegally uses Facebook data in past election campaigns

He accepted responsibility for hijacking of private user data and other abuses

New figure eclipses a previous estimate of 50 million

As Facebook reels from a scandal over the mishandling of personal information belonging to millions of users

The memo had not been previously reported as Facebook faces inquiries over how it handles personal information

Data miner Cambridge Analytica accessed facebook users’ personal data has heightened public concern