Facebook Outlines Evolving Privacy Tools on Data Privacy Day
Social Media Today
JANUARY 29, 2020
Facebook has outlined its evolving data privacy tools on Data Privacy Day, including its off-platform activity listing and improved log-in alerts.
Facebook Launches New 'Privacy Center' to Facilitate More Control Over Privacy and Data-Sharing Options
Social Media Today
JANUARY 7, 2022
The new Privacy Center will provide more oversight and control over your various data tracking options.
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WhatsApp Updates Privacy Policy, Paving the Way for the Integration of Facebook's Messaging Apps
Social Media Today
JANUARY 6, 2021
WhatsApp is updating its privacy and data sharing processes, which will see more user data shared with parent company Facebook.
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Facebook Warns EU Users of Impacts to Messaging Due to Changes in Privacy Laws
Social Media Today
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Facebook has outlined some changes to its messaging services in Europe due to updates EU digital privacy laws.
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Tips for Managing Your Friend Settings on Facebook
SocMed Sean
JULY 7, 2022
Facebook continues to grow more and more complex as a social network, and the privacy settings continue to expand. In this article, we’ll share our favorite tips for learning how to manage your friend lists and privacy settings on Facebook.
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Facebook Profile Suffers Negative Attack
Bill Hartzer
JANUARY 16, 2024
My main, Meta Verified personal Facebook profile , which is different than my Facebook Page , is currently suffering a “negative social media attack” over the past 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, I’ve received reports of at least 81 of my personal Facebook posts be attacked–they have been reported to Facebook.
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The Implications of Privacy Updates on Social Media Performance
Ignite Social Media
MAY 27, 2021
Digital Privacy Takes Center Stage in 2021. As the digital space continues its evolution, two very important privacy situations are unfolding that can fundamentally change the marketing landscape. Apple took a strong stand on user privacy with its iOS 14.5 What Privacy Updates Mean for Social Media Marketers.
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Amidst New Privacy Scandal, Facebook Releases Bumper Q4 Report
Social Media Today
JANUARY 30, 2019
In the midst of a new user privacy controversy, Facebook has released its Q4 2018 earnings report, showing an increase in users and beating analysts estimates on revenue.
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Digital Data Tracking and Privacy: The Future Implications of COVID-19
Social Media Today
APRIL 3, 2020
Both Facebook and Google are now contributing location tracking data to help combat COVID-19, but privacy advocates have warned that there are dangers with this approach.
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Google’s new privacy policy
Sherrilynne Starkie
JANUARY 28, 2012
Most Gmail users will have received at least one message from Google this week (I received ten) explaining the company’s new privacy policy. The company has more than 60 privacy policies tied to its various products and services and so, in March 2012, it will be streamlining this all down into one policy. VISIT MY FACEBOOK PAGE.
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Eight Common Facebook Issues And Steps To Resolve Them
SocMed Sean
APRIL 26, 2022
Most of the time, Facebook works just fine. Here’s how you can quickly fix some of the most common Facebook bugs. Facebook Messenger Keeps Displaying a Notification of a New Message, But There Isn’t One. When you click on the Facebook app, it shows an unread Messenger chat, but when you go there, no unread message exists.
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Facebook Launches New Privacy and Data Hub to Help Businesses Understand its Policies
Social Media Today
JANUARY 29, 2019
To mark Data Privacy Day, Facebook has launched a new website which provides easy access to its data usage policies, and notes on how to protect people's information.
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WhatsApp is Re-Launching its Controversial Privacy Policy Update, Will Penalize Users that Don't Accept
Social Media Today
MAY 11, 2021
WhatsApp is rolling out its controversial Privacy Policy update once again, which will see it share some information with parent company Facebook.
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Facebook Sharing and Privacy Tips (Video)
Almost Savvy
OCTOBER 28, 2011
If you’re a Facebook user, you’ve probably noticed a lot of changes, especially on the homepage where you see updates from your Facebook friends. What you may not have noticed are the significant updates in how you manage your privacy, along with other new features and changes. How do I mute certain types of updates?
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Facebook to Appoint New Privacy Oversight Roles in Deal with FTC
Social Media Today
MAY 3, 2019
In an investigation over privacy and data breaches, Facebook is looking to provide more assurance to regulatory bodies.
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These Ads Suck: Will Users in a Privacy-Altered World Like What They See?
Jon Loomer
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
If Facebook is right, we’re in the process of entering a very different online world. Privacy as the goal, advertising will suddenly seem very “different” to users. This prompt, most importantly for Facebook advertisers who run ads for mobile web, will be shown for Facebook and Instagram app users.
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Can You See Who Views Your VSCO? Understanding Privacy and User Experience on the Popular Photo Platform
BeingOptimist
MAY 31, 2023
Due to some privacy concerns users have started expressing concern and have asked if there is a way to see who has viewed their VSCO profile. Security: If you are concerned about your privacy, you may want to know who is viewing your profile. VSCO has been criticized for its privacy practices.
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The Average Social Media Privacy Policy Takes an Hour to Read
The Realtime Report
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
The Average Social Media Privacy. Privacy Policies vs. Historical Texts and Literary Works. Whether you care to admit it or not, we’ve all hit the “I accept” button on a privacy policy without reading the fine print. Up until recently, it wasn’t that big of a deal to not read privacy policies. Written by.
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Privacy Is About Control, Not Anonymity
Dave Fleet
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
Tweet Seth Godin says you don’t really care about privacy : “If you cared about privacy you wouldn’t have a credit card, because, after all, they know everything you spend money on. I don’t care if my credit card company, Amazon, Google or Facebook have my information. Tags: privacy. How about you?
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374 Facebook Succeeded In Killing Cybersecurity Like It Did Privacy
Forbes Social Media
MARCH 23, 2019
Two billion users no longer care that Facebook shares their data with myriad companies all over the world to misuse or when it loses their data through breach after breach after breach after breach. It seems that like privacy, Facebook has taught the world to no longer care about cybersecurity.
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What an Ad-Free Facebook and Instagram Subscription Could Mean to Advertising
Jon Loomer
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
According to a report from the New York Times , Meta is considering an ad-free subscription option for both Facebook and Instagram in the European Union. According to Meta’s 2023 2Q earnings , the Facebook Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) in Europe was $17.88 We’ve had a free Facebook and Instagram up until now.
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Evolution of Privacy on Facebook
Mindjumpers
JULY 19, 2010
During the last couple of years, Facebook’s default privacy settings have become more and more permissive – and often with great confusion to the users. During the last couple of years, Facebook’s default privacy settings have become more and more permissive – and often with great confusion to the users.
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FTC Releases Statement About Facebook Privacy #DeleteFacebook
Bill Hartzer
MARCH 26, 2018
The United States Federal Trade Commission has issued a statement about recent privacy concerns of Facebook users. Tom Pahl, Acting Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, issued a statement about Facebook’s privacy practices. No one hacked into Facebook.
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Facebook's Fake Pivot To Privacy
Forbes Social Media
MARCH 11, 2019
Mark Zuckerberg just made a lengthy announcement that has been described as a privacy pivot. Zuckerberg’s plan is a pragmatic move of a hyper-focused, obsessive CEO and little to do with privacy; it is not even a pivot; it appears tone-deaf as it gives ammunition to those who criticize Facebook.
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Facebook Updates its 'Privacy Check-Up' Tool to Clarify Which Elements You Can Control
Social Media Today
JANUARY 6, 2020
Facebook has updated its 'Privacy Check-Up' tool to better clarify how user data can be accessed, and what users can do to limit exposure.
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Could the Survival of Facebook Depend on Its Privacy?
Waxing UnLyrical
AUGUST 22, 2012
Facebook stock is not doing very well. Some are even beginning to question whether Mark Zuckerberg can continue as the leader of Facebook (somewhere, the Winklevoss twins are howling with laughter). In the past, I’ve made the argument that your privacy is not Facebook’s responsibility, and I still believe that.
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Growing Privacy Concerns Put Social Networks’ Targeting at Risk
Ignite Social Media
AUGUST 19, 2020
Currently, most social networks use web browser information to power a pixel or tag (Facebook Pixel, Twitter Tag, Pinterest Tag, LinkedIn Insight Tag ), which is a snippet of code that is placed on a brand’s site. Facebook’s Solution: The Conversions API. Platforms such as Facebook are looking at other ways of getting this data.
How WhatsApp Merger With Facebook Messenger Puts Your Privacy At Risk
Forbes Social Media
JANUARY 27, 2019
Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp are to be integrated under the hood so that messages will travel across a unified communications platform. So, what are the implications on privacy for users of these services?
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Five Things to Do About Facebook Privacy Other Than Closing Your Account
Socialized
MAY 14, 2010
Sure you’re ticked off about Facebook’s abuses of consumer privacy, but does closing your account accomplish anything? Even if one million people closed their accounts, that would represent 1/4 of one percent of Facebook’s 400 million user base. Read Facebook’s own Privacy page.
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The Interests That Facebook Advertisers Can Use to Target You
Jon Loomer
APRIL 20, 2022
A recent North Carolina State study suggests that Facebook interest targeting is inaccurate or irrelevant 30% of the time. So, how accurate are the interests that Facebook advertisers can use to target you? This is something that all Facebook users can check. Facebook has had so many years to get this right.
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Facebook Eliminates 28-Day Attribution Window
Jon Loomer
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Facebook reports on conversions that occur as a result of someone seeing or clicking on your ad, rather than a simple click to immediate conversion. Facebook is changing conversion attribution by phasing out the 28-day window on October 12, citing privacy initiatives. It doesn’t mean that Facebook is wrong here.
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Forbes Social Media
DECEMBER 5, 2018
In the end, it reminds us just how little we mean to Facebook and that after all these privacy scandals, it still doesn’t understand privacy. Zuckerberg’s stance on user data is an Orwellian commodification of the most personal and intimate digital lives of its two billion users.
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Facebook Outlines New Differential Privacy Framework to Protect User Information in Shared Datasets
Social Media Today
JUNE 3, 2020
Facebook has provided an overview of its latest process designed to protect the personal information of users when sharing data with third-parties.
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Can You See Who Views Your Facebook Page?
BeingOptimist
JANUARY 6, 2024
Can you see who views your Facebook page? Given the vast reach of social networks, privacy, and personal data protection have become some of the most pressing issues in today’s digital age. Facebook, as one of the leading social media platforms, is no exception. Is It Possible To See Who Views Your Facebook Page?
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Facebook Outlines New, Privacy-Focused Approach to Advertising, In-Line with Industry Shifts
Social Media Today
AUGUST 11, 2021
Facebook has outlined several alternative approaches to ad performance tracking.
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Sherrilynne Starkie
MARCH 24, 2018
Facebook’s so-called data breach is dominating news cycles, and the story is making people more aware of how the social network uses their data. Of course, this wasn’t exactly a data breach, because users have willingly agreed to allow Facebook to access and sell their data. deleteFacebook ? They worry unnecessarily.
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Pledges Massive Privacy Overhaul
Forbes Social Media
MARCH 6, 2019
Facebook doesn't argue from a position of strength when it comes to online privacy. Mark Zuckerberg is vowing to change that as he outlines vision for a sweeping reforms of the company's operations.
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FTC Releases Statement About Facebook Privacy #DeleteFacebook
Bill Hartzer
MARCH 26, 2018
The United States Federal Trade Commission has issued a statement about recent privacy concerns of Facebook users. Tom Pahl, Acting Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, issued a statement about Facebook’s privacy practices. No one hacked into Facebook.
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