Apr 30 Zuckerberg debuts redesigned and ‘privacy-focused’ Facebook By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Mark Zuckerberg is focusing Facebook's future by emphasizing private messaging and the company's role in "communities." The new features are part of the CEO's strategy for batting away a growing array of critics, emboldened regulators and competitors. Continue reading
Apr 08 WATCH: House Judiciary Committee looks at hate crimes, white nationalism and tech By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The Judiciary Committee hearing at 10 a.m. Tuesday follows a series of violent incidents fueled in part by online communication. Watch live in our player. Continue reading
Mar 06 Mark Zuckerberg envisions ‘privacy-focused’ Facebook transformation By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Creating more ways for Facebook's more than 2 billion users to keep things private could undermine the company's business model, which depends on the ability to learn about the things people like and then sell ads tied to those interests. Continue reading
Feb 04 Column: Facebook is not all bad at 15, but now it must be good By Bhaskar Chakravorti, The Conversation As Facebook turns 15, the company faces a critical set of challenges. Regulating Facebook itself will not be easy, and will generate endless debate. Continue reading
Jun 22 Supreme Court justices adopt new privacy rules for cellphone tracking By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices' 5-4 decision Friday is a big change from the old days when authorities could go to the phone company and obtain information about the numbers dialed from a home telephone without presenting a warrant. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 5:54 Schools wrestle with protecting student privacy on Facebook Facebook remains the center of attention over concerns about data privacy and sharing. How are schools reckoning with how they use the social media platform and what data is shared? John Yang talks with Benjamin Herold of Education Week on… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 8:06 Mark Zuckerberg grilled by Senate on data privacy, global influence and past mistakes Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took heat from the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, in the first of two days of congressional hearings on privacy, election interference and a range of other issues, stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Zuckerberg, founder of… Continue watching
Apr 04 Zuckerberg admits to mistakes on Facebook By Associated Press Referring to the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, he said that it isn't enough for Facebook to believe app developers when they say they follow the rules. He says Facebook has to ensure they do. Continue reading
Apr 04 Facebook says as many as 87 million people may have had their data exposed By Associated Press Facebook is restricting the user data it allows outsiders to access as part of steps it's taking to address the fallout from its worst privacy crisis in years. Continue reading
Mar 22 Facebook takes baby steps on privacy after scandal over user data collection By Barbara Ortutay, Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press But those steps don't get at what many outsiders see as bigger problems at Facebook: its rampant data collection from users, its embrace of political ads that target individuals, and its apparent inability to end malicious use of its service… Continue reading