World Jan 04 European Union fines Facebook parent Meta 390M euros for privacy violations By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
Nation Dec 23 Meta will pay $725M to settle Facebook user privacy lawsuit Facebook’s corporate parent has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the social media platform allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in… By Associated Press
Nation Jun 09 FTC chair Khan pursues enforcement of kids’ online privacy law The head of the Federal Trade Commission says the agency is pushing a robust agenda of actions and policies to help safeguard children’s privacy online. By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press
Economy Aug 02 Zoom to pay $85 million for privacy miscues at start of pandemic The proposed deal disclosed in federal court documents filed Saturday still requires a judge's approval. Millions of people in the U.S. could get a slice of the settlement. By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press
Nation Jul 22 Watch 8:50 Is Facebook putting company over country? New book explores its role in misinformation A new book, “An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination,” details how Facebook struggles and sometimes fails to curtail hate speech, disinformation and violent rhetoric on its platform. It also examines how Facebook has become an enormously lucrative data…
Sep 23 TikTok asks judge to block Trump’s ban as deadline looms By Tali Arbel, Associated Press TikTok asked a judge to block the Trump Administration's attempt to ban its app, suggesting the Chinese-owned app's deal with Oracle and Walmart remains unsettled. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Karen soaks U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico In our news wrap Tuesday, Tropical Storm Karen brought mudslides and power outages to the U.S. Virgin Islands, and heavy rain to Puerto Rico hours after a hurricane shook the island. Also, President Trump took on globalism and Iran in… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 8:39 How Europe’s new online privacy rules could benefit Americans By Malcolm Brabant Long before the Cambridge Analytica scandal, new rules were being established by the European Union to give consumers greater control over their data. Starting in May, every company, big or small, that keeps your information online or elsewhere must comply. Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 6:26 How will a new law blocking internet privacy rules affect you? By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 7:48 Is the trail of secrets we leave online ever safe? By PBS NewsHour Hackers dumped troves of personal information stolen from the adultery website Ashley Madison this week. Millions of names, email addresses and partial credit card numbers were released, raising alarms about how much privacy any of us enjoy online. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching