Germany orders Facebook to change the way it gathers data

according to Thousands of Indian users may have used Facebook Research over the past few months and unwittingly parted with their personal data. In fact, the search giant in turn removed one of its own apps (Screenwise Meter), which worked similarly to Facebook Research. Vishal Darsheel, a 22-year-old blogger and Internet marketer from Bihar, said the Facebook Research app has earned him $5,000. Another user, Vishal Darsheel, a 22-year-old blogger and Internet marketer from Bihar, said the Facebook Research app has earned him $5,000. He mentioned another user who had cloned his device to install multiple instances of the Facebook Research app, and used to earn over ₹10 lakh per month.

FTC complaint accuses Facebook of revealing sensitive health data in groups

A complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission is accusing Facebook of failing to protect sensitive health data in its groups. The complaint, filed with the agency last month and released publicly today, argues that the company improperly disclosed information on members of closed groups. Personal information could be downloaded in bulkAround that time, Facebook made changes to Groups that ended the practice, but said the decision was not related to the BRCA group's concerns. While the company might have also made changes to the ability to view personal information, the complaint argues that it is still too easy for a member to harvest information on others in a group. The company is already reportedly negotiating a multibillion-dollar fine with the FTC over privacy lapses.

Germany orders Facebook to change the way it gathers data

as informed in London (CNN Business) Germany is moving to break up Facebook's dominant position in gathering data about social media users. The country's antitrust office ruled Thursday that Facebook is abusing its virtual monopoly in social media by combining data from Instagram, WhatsApp and third party websites. Facebook FB The office saidused the data to build a unique profile about each user to gain more market power. "We are carrying out what can be seen as an internal divestiture of Facebook's data," said Andreas Mundt, the president of the antitrust office. "Facebook will no longer be allowed to force its users to agree to the practically unrestricted collection and assigning of non-Facebook data to their Facebook user accounts."

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