July 25, 2019 Facebook gets its wrist slapped $5b for fumbling our data, confirms FTC The FTC initially wanted a fine worth tens of billions, plus potential jail time for execs. Naked Security
May 15, 2018 Facebook app left 3 million users’ data exposed for four years Highly sensitive user data collected from the app was left on a badly secured website for anybody to get at. Naked Security
April 10, 2018 Another company’s been harvesting Facebook user data Like Cambridge Analytica, Cubeyou also gobbled users' data with personality quizzes, under the guise of "research." Naked Security
March 19, 2018 Facebook loses control of 50 million users’ data, suspends analytics firm Facebook has suspended Cambridge Analytica for violating its platform policies. Naked Security