Facebook

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/whatsapp-says-european-users-do-not-have-to-share-data-with-facebook-1.4452435

There are no changes to WhatsApp’s data-sharing practices in the European region arising from the updated terms of service and privacy policy

https://www.xda-developers.com/whatsapp-updates-terms-privacy-policy-mandate-data-sharing-facebook/

in the previous update, WhatsApp gave users the option to “not have your WhatsApp account information shared with Facebook.” With the latest update, WhatsApp has done away with this option, and users will have to accept the new terms and privacy policy if they want to continue using the instant messenger

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-54193764

The hacker explained in a blog post published on Wednesday that he was able to find Mr Abbott’s information because his booking reference was printed on the boarding pass. He was then able to log in to Mr Abbott’s booking and search through HTML code to find his passport number and phone number. The code also included conversations with Qantas staff about Mr Abbott.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52758787

A woman must delete photographs of her grandchildren that she posted on Facebook and Pinterest without their parents’ permission

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-canada/facebook-fined-by-canada-competition-watchdog-after-privacy-probe-idUSKBN22V2G0

The Competition Bureau said it found that Facebook’s privacy claims were not consistent with the way it shared personal data of users with some third-party developers.

https://www.theverge.com/interface/2020/5/13/21255994/facebook-content-moderator-lawsuit-settlement-mental-health-issues

https://www.cyberscoop.com/facbook-facial-recognition-lawsuit-illinois/

Facebook’s “Tag Suggestions” service

The case accuses Facebook of breaking privacy law in Illinois by mining information about people in the state without their consent, then failing to disclose how long that data would be stored

https://theworldin.economist.com/edition/2020/article/17372/instagram-will-be-new-front-line-misinformation-wars

FACEBOOK WAS a breeding-ground for partisanship, crackpot articles and conspiracy theories long before America’s presidential election in 2016. The social network is optimised for “engagement”, and encourages people to keep scrolling, clicking and commenting by promoting content that triggers strong reactions. Yet it took the revelation of a massive Russian propaganda campaign before lawmakers, journalists and Facebook users began to take notice of the risks this entails. Something similar will happen with the election in 2020—but this time to ­Instagram (which is owned by Facebook).

https://ww.9to5mac.com/2019/12/18/facebook-accesses-your-location/

https://uploadvr.com/facebook-ads-vr/

The day is here some VR enthusiasts feared would arrive when Facebook acquired Oculus VR in 2014 for billions of dollars as “Facebook will now use information about your Oculus activity, like which apps you use, to help provide…more relevant content, including ads”