It’s no secret that Facebook possesses a ton of our information. In fact, the company’s entire business model depends on it. However, the social media giant is also under constant pressure from lawmakers and privacy advocates to be more transparent about the data it gathers. That’s why the company originally introduced the Download Your Information…

Last week, the popular telecommuting app Zoom landed in hot water when it was revealed that it was sending its users’ data to Facebook without their knowledge. Now, just a few days later, the company has done a complete turnaround, and has promised to ensure that this kind of data sharing “does not happen again.”…

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic raging across the globe, Facebook has notably stepped up its efforts to fight the spread of medical misinformation. And earlier this week, the social media giant announced that it has already directed more than 1 billion people to check out accurate information. “Ever since the World Health Organization…

The U.S. government is reportedly in discussions with Facebook, Google and other major tech companies to use location and movement data from Americans’ smartphones in order to track the spread of the coronavirus. On its face, this feels invasive, but some privacy advocates are saying that this may be a chance for the social media…

On March 6, Facebook promised that it would begin cracking down on advertisements for medical face masks and other fraudulent coronavirus-related content. The company also said that it would begin to remove the ads “over the next few days.” However, according to consumer groups Digital Citizens Alliance and the Coalition for a Safer Web, these…

Facebook has a well-publicized problem with spam and fake news spreading on its platform. That issue has only become more apparent during the global coronavirus outbreak, which has seen Facebook cracking down hard on fake ads regarding the pandemic. But why, exactly, does Facebook have such a massive issue with misinformation? According to a report…

Facebook recently announced that because of the coronavirus, it would have to send many of its content moderators home to work. As a result, the social media giant warned that it may experience problems removing spam and other kinds of offensive content. Now, just a few days later, it would appear as though that’s exactly…

Facebook has long struggled to keep up with the amount of spam, malware and offensive content that floods its platform. Now, because of the global coronavirus outbreak, the social media giant says those problems may intensify. According to the company, it has sent much of its global content reviewing staff home to work remotely because…

Following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook received heavy criticism for allowing fake news to spread unchecked across its platform. And much of this spam was propagated by Russian intelligence and other foreign bodies seeking to pollute our news feeds with disinformation. Now, according to a months-long investigation by CNN, these trolls are back —…

Facebook has long been a target for malware scams intended to steal users’ data, but a new scheme has emerged that preys upon an often-overlooked part of the web experience — our browser cookies. According to security firm Kaspersky, they’ve uncovered a new family of malware programs dubbed Cookiethief. These programs work by stealing users’…