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Facebook users to see, control personal data taken from other websites

The social media site said if a user clears their off-Facebook activity, Facebook would remove the user's identifying information from the data that apps and websites choose to send

SC stops Madras HC from passing final orders in Facebook Aadhaar link case

Facebook seeks transfer of all petitions to apex court, says case has wider implications which only top court should hear

FB's plan to merge Insta, WhatsApp may make it harder to split: US FTC head

Last month, Facebook said it would pay a $5 billion fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices and boost safeguards on user data

Google, Facebook, Amazon decry French digital tax as 'discriminatory'

Some 58% of Amazon's sales are through partner companies, which stand to take the hit

Google, Facebook unite with Donald Trump to protest French tech tax

The tech giants are all scheduled to testify in Washington in support of the Trump administration's efforts to potentially punish France for enacting a 3% tax on global tech companies

Facebook contractor hikes minimum wages for Indian content reviewers

Based on job adverts and employee paystubs, Reuters reported earlier that the starting salary for some graduate content moderators was just Rs 100,000

Facebook uses paid contractors to transcribe users' Messenger audio clips

Transcriptions done by humans raise bigger concerns because of the potential of rogue employees or contractors leaking details

How Facebook is changing to deal with scrutiny of its power

Now the world's biggest social network has started to modify its behavior - in both pre-emptive and defensive ways - to deal with those threats

Social commerce startup Meesho gets $125 mn funding from Facebook, Nasper

Meesho is part of a crop of new e-commerce companies that are trying to take advantage of social connections to facilitate sales

Facebook, Twitter pressed to help prevent domestic terrorism in US

Facebook and Twitter are now being asked by politicians to take a more proactive approach to prevent domestic terrorism

In a first, Facebook is adding its name to Instagram and WhatsApp

In a first, Facebook is adding its name to Instagram and WhatsApp

The social trigger

Social media and tech firms revolutionised the way people communicate

Former Japan central banker warns FB's Libra may undermine monetary policy

Under Facebook's plan, Libra would be backed by a reserve of real assets such as bank deposits and short-term government securities that would be denominated in major currencies

Facebook defeats lawsuit in US claiming it aided Hamas attacks

The plaintiffs sued the company in federal court in New York in 2016, alleging it provided Hamas with a communications platform that enabled the attacks

EU court asks sites to warn users that Facebook gets data via 'like' button

According to the European Court of Justice ruling, a site that embeds the Facebook "like" icon and link on its pages also sends user data to the US web giant

Facebook algorithm changes suppressed journalism, meddled with democracy

Some international legal scholars have begun to call for laws to protect democracies against the possibility that algorithmic manipulation could deliver electoral gain

Yes, privacy crackdowns matter: Facebook is starting to feel the pinch

Analysts have been looking for Facebook's growth rate to come in under 25 per cent for the rest of this year

US trade commission sues Cambridge Analytica for duping Facebook users

Cambridge Analytica (CA) is accused of acquiring data from up to 87 million Facebook profiles for use in political campaigns around the world

Managing a waning asset and searching for growth: How FB is balancing it

Facebook has the patience of investors to spend generously, but Zuckerberg knows he can't push it

Facebook to pay record $5 bn US fine over privacy; faces antitrust probe

US Federal Trade Commission probe that resulted in the $5 billion settlement uncovered a wide range of privacy issues