Facebook Faces Renewed Privacy Scrutiny from Canadian Regulators Canadian privacy officials have launched a second formal complaint against Facebook, highlighting ongoing concerns about the social media giant's approach to user data protection. This action follows December's controversial overhaul of Facebook's privacy system, which many critics view as reducing rather than enhancing user...

Recent updates to Facebook's privacy framework have sparked widespread concern among users and privacy advocates alike. When the platform introduced a new setup last week, users were guided through a "wizard" interface intended to help them manage their privacy preferences. However, the only alternative presented beyond retaining existing settings was labeled "everyone." Unbeknownst to many,...

In a digital game of whack-a-mole, security expert Rik Ferguson has exposed a growing wave of deceptive Facebook applications. These apps, masquerading under harmless names like "Posts" and "Streaming," trick users with provocative headlines such as "sex sex sex and more sex." Clicking on them leads to a fake login page hosted on lookalike domains like "fucabook.com," which briefly appears...

Laugh if you must, but I found the recent announcement of Facebook’s partnership with McAfee quite amusing at first. The social media giant plans to offer its massive user base—over 350 million and counting—a free six-month subscription to McAfee’s internet security suite, with discounts thereafter. This move makes McAfee Facebook’s exclusive security provider for...

Over two years ago, Facebook launched a tracking initiative called Beacon, designed to monitor users' online activities and share that data with advertising partners without explicit user consent. This covert approach to behavioral advertising faced immediate backlash, leading to a class-action lawsuit against the company once it removed most of Beacon from its platform. Last September,...

Navigating Privacy in the Social Media Era: Google Buzz vs. Facebook When Google introduced Buzz in 2010, it joined the social media landscape with a unique approach to connecting users. Built on the Gmail platform, Buzz automatically suggested connections based on email communication patterns, raising significant privacy concerns that merit comparison with Facebook's approach to user data....

Natalie Blanchard's experience highlights the perilous nature of online privacy in today's digital age. Living in Bromont, Quebec, she has been battling severe depression and has been on long-term disability from her position at IBM for over a year and a half. Recently, her benefits were abruptly halted when her insurer, Manulife, investigated her social media activity. The insurer discovered...