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Facebook: EU Data may not have been shared with Cambridge Analytica

As Bloomberg reports, Facebook said that evidence suggests that EU data may not be shared with Cambridge Analytica at all. Stephen Satterfield, a director on Facebook’s Privacy and Public Policy team told European Union lawmakers in a hearing: “The best information we have suggests that no European user data was shared by Dr. [Aleksandr] Kogan with Cambridge […]

Cambridge Analytica and Facebook under investigation

As Bloomberg reports, the offices of Cambridge Analytica were investigated by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) amid allegations that information of millions of Facebook’s users data was obtained without the data subject’s consents. Personal information from about 50 million people should be affected because 270.000 Facebook user should have used a personality-analysis app, which should […]

Privacy issues on Twitter and Instagram

Both, Twitter and Instagram admitted in the last week that they had some privacy issues regarding the personal data of users in connection with external advertising companies. Twitter published a statement explaining that the setting choices the user made in regards to ads on Twitter, ecspecially regarding data sharing, were not followed always. Twitter admitted […]

Privacy incidents cost Facebook 5 billion dollar

According to a report of the Washington Post the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a $ 5 billion (approx. € 4,4 billion) settlement with Facebook. The settlement was reached between the FTC and Facebook due to various Data Protection incidents, in particular the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The settlement relies on a three to two […]

Italian DPA fines Facebook

The Italian Data Protection Authority Garante (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) fined Facebook due to the Cambridge Analytica Scandal of 2015, which was discovered in 2018. The Cambridge Analytica Scandal is connected to the presidential campaign of the current president of the USA Donald Trump. The Garante has imposed a fine of EUR […]

Political parties will be sanctioned for data breaches

On Wednesday, 16th January 2019, EU Parliament and member state negotiators agreed that parties or political foundations can be sanctioned for data protection breaches during election campaigns. This regulation is intended to prevent any influence on the forthcoming European elections in May. It was decided that in such cases affected institutions would have to pay up to five […]

Facebook: private messages from more than 81.000 people for sale

According to a BBC report, more than 81.000 Facebook profiles were hacked. Private messages and other information was offered for 10 cents per account. The BBC had the allegations checked by the IT security company Digital Shadows, who confirmed that over 81.000 of the profiles posted online contained private messenger messages. Furthermore, data from more than […]

EU Commission: Using Personal Data In Political Campaigns

Following the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica case, the EU Commission intends to prohibit the misuse of Collection data of voters in order to influence elections. As the Irish Times reports, the EU Commission is drafting an amendment to existing party funding rules prohibiting parties profiting from data collections of the kind as alleged against Cambridge Analytica. Cambridge Analytica […]

The ICO intends to fine Facebook a maximum of £500.000

The British Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) intends to fine Facebook a maximum of £500,000 after investigating the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica case. Back then, the Investigation started because of allegations that information of about 50 million Facebook users were obtained by Cambridge Analytica without the data subject’s consents by the use of a personality-analysis app. Present estimate […]