A new Meta privacy policy comes soon for the company’s platforms. Users would receive notifications of these updates, designed to make it easier to understand how the company uses their information. Many regulators and campaigners criticised Meta over its use of…
Fake ads trigger one more trial for Meta, in Australia
March 18, 2022
Fake ads allegations might bring Meta in front of the judge, in Australia. The competition watchdog in the country filed a lawsuit against the company. Thus, they say that the company did not prevent scammers from promoting fake ads featuring celebrities.
Fake ads for…
Digital ads bring Google and Meta under investigation
March 11, 2022
Digital ads brought Google and Meta under the magnifying glass of both the European Commission and the UK’s Market Authority. They investigate if a deal between the two giants distorted competition in the digital ad business.
Antitrust investigation for digital…
Meta tries to stop phishing on Facebook and Instagram
December 21, 2021
Meta filed a lawsuit in California court to stop phishing attacks that target its users on Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and Whatsapp.
The company had to take steps to stop phishing
Meta’s decision came as there
were more than fake 39,000 website trying to…
The Facebook lead architect of the ad-based business model announced it would leave company. We try to foresee how her move could affect company’s advertising strategy. Sheryl Sandberg said in a blog post that it was time to write “the next chapter of my life.”…
Ad rates: Facebook advertisers can pursue class action
March 30, 2022
Ad rates came in front of a U.S. judge, who ruled that Facebook advertisers can sue the company in common actions. Thus, both individuals and businesses can act as a group.
Facebook advertisers said they had been deceived
According to the judge, those who paid…
Facebook facial recognition brings a new trial, in Texas
February 15, 2022
The technology that allows Facebook facial recognition violated state privacy protection. This is what Texas attorney general’s office said and sued Meta’s Facebook.
According
to the office, the giant’s technology violated state privacy
protections.
Cookie tracking: France will fine Google and Facebook
January 6, 2022
Cookie tracking brings important fines for Google and Facebook. They made it too difficult for French users to reject the tracking technology, according to the French regulator.
The cookie tracking violates data privacy rules
The Commission Nationale…
Consumer privacy: EU might allow groups act against Facebook
December 2, 2021
Europe’s top adviser says that consumer groups should have the right to act against Facebook for violating consumer privacy. The issue started in 2012 and is one of several that has the social media giant in trouble. European regulators have been trying to curtail the…
Phishing scams: Chinese malware gang targets India
October 7, 2021
According to Blackberry’s Research and Intelligence Team, there are three phishing scams targeting Indian nationals. They are apparently coming from a Chinese state-sponsored malware gang.
Phishing scams from old attackers
Blackberry identified an Advanced…