Seeking to determine if Facebook violated settlement. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Wednesday that it was looking into documents disclosed by Facebook to determine if the…
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Senators Seek Bipartisan Facebook Investigation
Facebook’s behavior has been concerning. During a Senate subcommittee hearing Tuesday, a Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, called for transparency about how Facebook entices users to extend their stay…
Read MoreCensus Proposes New Data Privacy Mechanism
Data analysts express concern over the suggested change. Census Bureau officials released a proposal on Friday suggesting that they use less “granular data” in upcoming census data updates.…
Read MoreState Department Announces Clean Network Expansion
Administration’s protective measures are making progress. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released details earlier this month on measures President Trump’s Administration is taking to guard the privacy of…
Read MoreU.S. Treasury Fines Bank $80M
Information of 106 million users hacked through data breach. This week the U.S. Department of the Treasury fined banking company Capital One $80 million in the wake of…
Read MorePresident Bans Tiktok
Requires apps to be sold to American companies or will be blocked in U.S. On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that would ban the social media…
Read MoreAdministration Announces Electronic Health Record Rules
HHS seeks to set standards for information sharing The Department of Health and Human Services announced that new rules were being put in place and aimed at providing…
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