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Poll: Americans Have Become More Cautious About Facebook
By Nathaniel Mott published
New poll from Pew shows Facebook users are changing their privacy settings and deleting the mobile app.
Facebook, Google Want to Write the Federal Privacy Law
By Lucian Armasu published
Tech firms whose primary source of income comes from advertising are reportedly lobbying to write the rules in the upcoming U.S. federal privacy bill.

Google Joins Facebook, Twitter In Deleting Iran-Linked Accounts
By Nathaniel Mott published
Google joined Facebook and Twitter in removing accounts linked to an Iranian "influence operation" from YouTube, Blogger and Google+.

Facebook and FireEye Detect More Foreign Interference with US Midterms
By Nathaniel Mott published
Iran allegedly attempted to influence people in the UK, Latin America, and the Middle East as well as the U.S. via "inauthentic" Facebook and Instagram posts.

US Feds Want to Wiretap Facebook Messenger Voice Calls
By Lucian Armasu published
The U.S. government reportedly wants to compel Facebook to decrypt end-to-end encrypted voice communications conducted between some of its Messenger users.
Facebook Wants Access to Your Banking Data
By Lucian Armasu published
Facebook has reportedly asked U.S. banks to share customer banking data. But the Cambridge Analytica scandal has seemingly left banks unwilling.

Not Again: Facebook Detects Political Interference Ahead of US Midterms
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Facebook has identified coordinated attempts have been operating on its social media platform in an attempt to influence the United States' midterm elections this November.

Microsoft, Facebook and Friends Looking to Drive Data Portability
By Nathaniel Mott published
Microsoft, Facebook, Google and Twitter announced the Data Transfer Project to offer better data portability and consumer choice.
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