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UK fines Facebook 500,000 pounds for data breach impacting 1 million users

Between 2007 and 2014, Facebook processed the personal information of users unfairly by allowing application developers access to their information without sufficiently clear and informed consent

Data breach: UK fines Facebook $644,000 in the Cambridge Analytica scandal

The fine was the maximum allowed under the law at the time the breach occurred

Facebook rolls out redesigned Messenger app with more focus on simplicity

The redesigned version of messenger features three tabs instead of nine

Anonymous Facebook ads urged nearly 10 mn British voters to oppose Brexit

"Going by the name Mainstream Network, the group writes and publishes news stories on its website with an almost exclusively pro-Brexit slant, shared on its social media accounts," says the report

Facebook hires former UK Deputy PM Nick Clegg as global affairs head

Clegg, 51, succeeds Elliot Schrage and will report to Sandberg beginning Monday

Facebook: Reviving MTV reality show to lure viewers away from YouTube

"The Real World" was one of the first "social experiment" TV reality shows when it aired in 1992, spawning others like "Big Brother"

FB updates news feed policy, to demote sites republishing stolen content

Facebook has updated its AI system to better detect websites which scrape content or republish articles from other sources

To curb fake news, Facebook asks UK political ad buyers to reveal identity

'By having people verify who they are, we believe it will help prevent abuse,' says Facebook

Security breach: Hackers accessed data from 29 mn accounts, says Facebook

Facebook found no theft of highly personal messages or financial data, and saw no use of Facebook logins to access other websites, all of which would have been cause for greater concern

Facebook will now let you post 3D photos in your news feed, virtual reality

The feature would be available to everyone in the coming weeks

Facebook removes 559 pages, 251 accounts ahead of US mid-term elections

Topics like natural disasters or celebrity gossip have been popular ways to generate clickbait

Facebook to expand innovation hubs for AR, VR tech to groom start-ups

Facebook has set up an innovation hub in Hyderabad in partnership with T-Hub, and is looking for tie-ups in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru to build hubs in these cities

Facebook unveils AI-powered video chat speakers amid privacy concerns

The debut of the Facebook-brand-bearing electronic gadgets represents the social network's first bold entry into the fray in a competition of consumer hardware

Facebook launches range of AI-powered video-calling devices 'Portal'

The device is designed to allow users to make video calls at home without having to stand immediately in front of the screen or hold a phone at arm's length

Facebook to organise its first-ever India Startup Day on October 9

Facebook will at the event celebrate Indian stories of founders and leaders applying technology to solve current and future societal problems

Facebook hack: Did Zuckerberg learn anything from Cambridge Analytica case?

An even bigger data breach suggests it didn't.

Soon, you may be able to dictate msgs, give voice commands on FB Messenger

Facebook Messenger was previously spotted testing speech transcription as part of the Aloha voice assistant

Facebook data breach: EU regulator opens probe, company faces $1.6 bn fine

The Spanish Data Protection Agency has reportedly said it would collaborate with the Ireland's Data Protection Commission on the probe

Facebook's Messenger Kids app accused of violating children's privacy law

Messenger Kids is the first major social platform designed specifically for young children

Use Facebook to log into other apps? Hackers may have breached them too

Facebook shares fell for a third day on Tuesday, dropping 1.9 per cent to $159.33