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07 Aug 2019

Twitter admits to user data leak, apologises

According to a blog-post published by Twitter on Tuesday, the user information that may have been shared without people's permission include country code, details of users' engagement with the ad and information about the ad.

27 Apr 2019

FB bans personality quiz apps on platform following Cambridge Analytica scanda

Facebook has announced to ban personality quiz apps on its platform -- a move taken after the Cambridge Analytica scandal last year that helped researchers access personal information of 87 million users via the quiz app "thisisyourdigitallife".

10 Jan 2019

Apple hires Facebook critic on its privacy team: Report

The iPhone maker has hired Sandy Parakilas who worked as product manager for Facebook for 18 months before leaving the company in 2012.

20 Dec 2018

Cambridge Analytica scandal: Facebook sued over data breach accusations

Shares in the company were down 4.7 percent in afternoon trade on Wednesday.

29 Sep 2018

2.2 billion Facebook users must log out, re-login across devices: Experts

Facebook has admitted that the security breach affected nearly 50 million users.

28 Sep 2018

Facebook admits security breach affected 50 million accounts

Hackers broke into 50 million users' accounts, says Facebook

11 Jul 2018

Facebook faces record UK fine for data misuse

Social networking giant Facebook faces a fine of 500,000 pounds ($662,954) over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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02 May 2018

Zuckerberg unveils plans for Facebook dating service

Zuckerberg yesterday unveiled the plans as he addressed Facebook's annual F8 developers conference in San Jose, California -- emphasising that the focus would be on helping people find long-term partners.

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