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Facebook ‘Willing’ to Meet with EU Regulators over Widening Data Scandal

Facebook Inc. expressed a “willingness to engage” with European Union regulators in the wake of fresh evidence showing that data on most of the social network’s 2 billion users could have been accessed improperly. Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova is in …

Australia Begins Investigation into Facebook over Possible Breach of Data Laws

Australia on Thursday said it had begun an investigation to decide whether social media giant Facebook Inc breached its privacy laws, after the company confirmed data from 300,000 Australian users may have been used without authorization. Personal information of up …

Lawsuits Against Facebook Pile Up Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Facebook Inc. finds itself in the eye of a rapidly building legal storm over the disclosure of user data to political research firm Cambridge Analytica. Lawsuits are piling up from users and investors. U.S. lawmakers are calling on Chief Executive …

Facebook Says ‘Most’ of Its 2 Billion Users Could Have Had Their Data Accessed

Facebook Inc. said information on most of its 2 billion users could have been accessed improperly, giving fresh evidence of the ways the social-media giant failed to protect people’s privacy while generating billions of dollars in revenue from the information. …

Facebook User Sues Over Personal Data Release to Cambridge Analytica

A Facebook Inc. user sued the social network and a data research firm that played a role in the election of President Donald Trump alleging that her privacy was violated when information on some 50 million users was improperly disclosed. …