Data

Facebook announced Friday that it is removing descriptions written by humans from its Trending news topics bar.

National Security

Facebook allowed Chinese firm charged as a national security threat to access user data

Christian Datoc · June 6, 2018 12:38 am

The ‘Outsiders’ Lost on Tuesday

David Byler · May 9, 2018 12:18 am

How Much Would a Blankenship Nomination Hurt West Virginia Republicans?

David Byler · May 8, 2018 6:15 am

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a hearing in Washington, D.C.

Facebook to allow users to opt out of browsing history data collection

Kelly Cohen · May 1, 2018 4:13 pm

In this June 11, 2014 photo, a man walks past a Facebook sign in an office on the Facebook campus in Menlo Park, Calif. British data protection authorities said Wednesday, July 2, that it is investigating revelations that Facebook conducted a psychological experiment on its users.

Beltway Confidential

A really stupid idea: Facebook paying you for your data

Tim Worstall · April 9, 2018 2:33 pm

Facebook will begin alerting users whose private data may have been compromised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal starting Monday. All 2.2 billion Facebook users will receive a notice on their feeds titled âProtecting Your Information.â

Facebook announces ‘independent election research commission’

Kelly Cohen · April 9, 2018 2:09 pm

In a formal complaint being filed Monday, child advocates and consumer groups are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and impose potentially billions of dollars of penalties on Google for allegedly violating childrenâs online privacy and allowing ads to target them.

YouTube illegally collected data on children under 13, advocacy groups say

Katelyn Caralle · April 9, 2018 1:52 pm

In this June 11, 2014 photo, a man walks past a Facebook sign in an office on the Facebook campus in Menlo Park, Calif. British data protection authorities said Wednesday, July 2, that it is investigating revelations that Facebook conducted a psychological experiment on its users.

Facebook suspends Canadian firm connected to Cambridge Analytica

Kelly Cohen · April 8, 2018 9:02 pm

British police raid Cambridge Analytica’s London office

Anna Giaritelli · March 25, 2018 12:08 am

Facebook announced Friday that it is removing descriptions written by humans from its Trending news topics bar.

Mark Zuckerberg hints Cambridge Analytica may be just the tip of the iceberg

Daniel Chaitin · March 22, 2018 2:43 am

"I hear fearful voices for building walls," Zuckerberg said in keynote at the Facebook Developer Conference.

National Security

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Cambridge Analytica data breach: ‘We have a responsibility to protect your data’

Melissa Quinn · March 21, 2018 8:01 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.

Ted Cruz camp plays defense after Texas Democrats attack his 2016 campaign’s ties to Cambridge Analytica

Diana Stancy Correll · March 21, 2018 2:03 am