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  Amid data privacy scandal, WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum quits Facebook

  Technology | May 01, 2018 10:29 IST

  In a post on his Facebook page, Koum said that he is taking time off to pursue interests such as collecting air-cooled Porsches, working on cars and playing ultimate Frisbee.  

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  Twitter also sold data to Cambridge Analytica researcher in 2015: Report

  Technology | April 30, 2018 12:03 IST

  The report says that Twitter sold public data access in 2015 to Aleksandr Kogan, then a psychology researcher with University of Cambridge and his company Global Science Research (GSR).  

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  Third-party trackers abusing 'Facebook Login' to steal users' data: Report

  Internet | April 19, 2018 11:07 IST

  The researchers found two types of vulnerabilities: Seven third parties abusing websites' access to Facebook user data and one third party using its own Facebook "application" to track users around the web.

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  Facebook clarifies how it collects data when you're logged out

  Technology | April 17, 2018 11:28 IST

  Facebook is embroiled in a widening scandal that a British data firm called Cambridge Analytica improperly gathered detailed information on its 87 million users.

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  Chip in your set-top box? Congress accuses BJP of breaching people's privacy

  Politics | April 16, 2018 17:21 IST

  The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has reportedly told the TRAI that the step had been taken to provide data about channels watched and their duration which would help advertisers.

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  Full Text: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to US Congress on data breach

  Internet | April 11, 2018 15:04 IST

  Zuckerberg, facing a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees, expressed his willingness to ensure protection of integrity of elections across world.

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  At US senate hearing, Mark Zuckerberg says 'will ensure safe elections in India'

  World | April 11, 2018 11:02 IST

  Zuckerberg also expressed regret that his company was slow in identifying the Russian operations in 2016, which allegedly benefitted Donald Trump.

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  Facebook to connect with 87 million users hit by data breach

  Technology | April 09, 2018 10:26 IST

  Apart from those affected, over 2 billion Facebook users will also see a link "at the top of their news feed so they can see what apps they use and the information they have shared".  

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  Data row: US-based analytics firm says it doesn't 'sell, rent' data from NaMo app

  Politics | March 27, 2018 13:03 IST

  The researcher, who goes by the pseudonym Elliot Alderson, in a series of tweets, pointed the privacy lapses in the NaMO App and alleged that mobile marketing platform CleverTap was the beneficiary of the data transfer.

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  Data row: Rahul accuses PM Modi of misusing NaMo app, BJP calls him 'technologically illiterate'

  India | March 27, 2018 7:42 IST

  The Congress had to take down its ‘WithINC' mobile app after the BJP alleged that the party had shared user data with a Singapore-based firm from its official app.

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  Data breach row: BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of ‘technological illiteracy’

  India | March 26, 2018 19:12 IST

  Launching a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said that the Congress president was rattled after his plan to influence the next Lok Sabha election with the help of Cambridge Analytica was “exposed”.

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  Data row: Has your team deleted Congress app instead of NaMo app, Smriti Irani asks Rahul

  Politics | March 26, 2018 13:09 IST

  The war of words, started with Congress campaign #DeleteNaMoApp, heated up on Monday on both sides as Rahul Gandhi also tweeted further accusations.

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  Mark Zuckerberg apologises for Facebook privacy scandal in full page newspaper ads in UK

  World | March 25, 2018 16:51 IST

  "We have a responsibility to protect your information. If we can't we don't deserve it," the ad read.

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  Facebook data breach: Govt issues notice to Cambridge Analytica, asks to respond by March 31

  India | March 23, 2018 21:33 IST

  The notice came after reports that political parties had used the data analytics firm during elections.

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  Congress had a close tie-up with Cambridge Analytica, says Union Min. Ravi Shankar Prasad

  News | March 22, 2018 18:48 IST

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  FB data breach: Cong denies charges, says BJP used firm's services during assembly polls

  Politics | March 21, 2018 21:17 IST

  Congress communications incharge Randeep Surjewala said that it was the BJP which hired the services of the controversial firm during Bihar and Gujarat elections.

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  Data breach is like honeytrap, Rahul Gandhi should be ready for questioning, says BJP

  News | March 21, 2018 19:47 IST