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US FTC confirms investigation launched into Facebook privacy practices

2018-03-26 17:34:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The US Federal Trade Commission has confirmed it's launched an investigation into privacy practices at Facebook. In a short statement, the FTC's acting director of consumer protection, Tom Pahl said the regulator takes "very seriously" the recent press reports about Facebook's handing of user data.

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Facebook faces Federal Trade Commission privacy inquiry

2018-03-26 17:32:25| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Facebook's stock price plunges as a federal agency investigates if it broke laws data security laws.

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Facebook apologises in newspaper ads, defends data collection practices

2018-03-26 09:01:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Facebook took out full-page ads in US and UK newspapers in recent days so CEO Mark Zuckerberg could issue an apology to users of the social networks over the company's role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The company was also forced to issue a statement defending its data-collection practices, following reports Facebook users trying to delete their accounts were caught unaware of the amount of data the social network had on them.

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