Watchdog collars Facebook over messenger merger plan
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner is demanding an “urgent briefing” from Facebook over its plans to merge WhatsApp, Instagram and…
Lewis and Facebook bury the hatchet over fake ad case
MoneySavingExpert.com founder and Good Morning Britain presenter Martin Lewis has dropped his legal action against Facebook for sanctioning a series…
Facebook hit with €10m fine over dodgy data practices
Facebook has been whacked with a €10m (£8.9m) fine by Italian authorities over the misuse of data – only the…
Facebook bids to overturn £500,000 data abuse fine
Facebook has launched an appeal against the £500,000 fine issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office, claiming that the regulator found…
European Parliament backs demand for Facebook audit
The European Parliament is ramping up the pressure on Facebook after backing a motion for a full, independent audit of…
Facebook finally hit with maximum £500,000 data fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office has finally issued Facebook with the maximum £500,000 fine for serious breaches of data protection law,…
3 million EU users hit by Facebook security breach
The Irish Data Protection Commission has confirmed that up to 3 million people in the EU were affected by last…
Mass data leak sees Google+ go down the plughole
Google is to pull the plug on the consumer version of its Google+ social network after finally fessing that private…
Facebook in the dock again as regulators probe breach
Facebook’s latest data breach – which has hit up to 50 million accounts – has triggered a raft of investigations…
EU chief calls for audit of Facebook’s data practices
The European Union is set to increase pressure on Facebook to come clean about its data practices after the chair…