Facebook COO Shifts Europe focus from privacy to economy - At a recent conference in Europe, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg told the audience that the economy is probably more of a concern than privacy. She said so given an impending … Continue reading →
Facebook today introduced an updated version of its app permissions dialog that makes it clearer what an app will do, what information it can access and who it shares activity with after being installed. According to a post on the … Continue reading →
Facebook’s “Move fast and break things” mantra was put into action again this year as the company overhauled a number of its products, introduced many new features and eliminated old functionality. Here is a month-by-month review of changes that most … Continue reading →
Facebook has introduced a new About page for people to learn how advertising works on the site. Some users are seeing a notice above the News Feed directing them to the page that includes a simple breakdown of how and … Continue reading →
Ireland’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has found Facebook Ireland to be compliant with Irish and European Union law, and has reached an agreement that gives users even more control over privacy in the next six months. The commissioner … Continue reading →
Facebook is testing a form of its groups product that restricts access to users with a designated .edu email address, reminiscent of the way networks operated when Facebook began in 2004. Students are being prompted to create groups for different … Continue reading
Facebook has announced that its beginning the rollout of Timeline to users starting in New Zealand. Previously, the new interface was only available to developers. Timeline is a redesign of the user profile that organizes all activity chronologically, with newest … Continue reading
The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Facebook this morning over charges that the social network deceived users by failing to honor privacy agreements. Under the agreement, Facebook: cannot misrepresent the privacy or security of users personal information; must … Continue reading
Facebook, Google Pair Up to Fight Anti-Piracy Law – The House Stop Online Piracy Act proposal has brought together Facebook, Google and other companies in an effort to prevent the passing of the law that companies say will place the … Continue reading
Facebook is close to settling charges by the Federal Trade Commission that it deceived users about privacy changes, The Wall Street Journal reports. The settlement would “require Facebook to obtain ‘express affirmative consent’ when it makes ‘material retroactive changes’” to … Continue reading
