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# Data
Cambridge Analytica shuts down amid Facebook data crisis
Cambridge Analytica sought information on Facebook to build psychological profiles on a large portion of the US electorate.
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May 2nd 2018, 8:10 PM
# Data Protection
'Common sense prevailed': Proposal to raise digital age of consent to 16 rejected
Children’s rights groups had strongly opposed the proposal.
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May 2nd 2018, 1:44 PM
# Looking for Love
Poll: Will you use Facebook's new dating service?
The new service was announced yesterday.
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May 2nd 2018, 8:25 AM
# I like you
Facebook sends rival's shares tumbling as it announced 'meaningful, long-term' dating service
Shares of Match.com, which owns Tinder, tumbled on the news.
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May 2nd 2018, 7:10 AM
# data row
UK threatens to issue Zuckerberg with formal summons as he declined to appear to testify
Ignoring a formal summons could invite action by the House of Commons in the UK.
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May 1st 2018, 4:49 PM
# Data
Concerns over mystery Facebook ads claiming to offer 'unbiased facts' on Eighth Referendum
Facebook users were targeted over the weekend with advertisements directing them to a website which has since disappeared.
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May 1st 2018, 6:00 AM
# all the facts
TheJournal.ie FactCheck is first Irish outlet to officially tackle misinformation on Facebook
We are expanding our fact-checking mission.
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Apr 26th 2018, 1:41 PM
# like
Despite privacy controversy, profits at Facebook are soaring
Facebook shares climbed more than 6.9% to $170.75 in after-hours trades.
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Apr 26th 2018, 6:55 AM
# new data rules
WhatsApp bans under 16s from using its app in Europe
The previous minimum age was 13 years old.
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Apr 25th 2018, 8:04 AM
Voices
Deleting Facebook: 'I wouldn’t date someone who wasn't on Facebook. They have secrets'
But when you leave Facebook, your attention span increases. You look around you. You notice things, writes Amanda Geard.
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Apr 21st 2018, 7:30 PM
# trust me
Facebook rolls out major privacy changes for ads, personal info and facial recognition
Many of the changes are being put in place to comply with the EU’s new GDPR directive that comes into effect next month.
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Apr 18th 2018, 9:36 AM
# Data
Facebook rolling out tool in Ireland to help combat fake abortion referendum advertisements
Two Facebook executives spoke before an Oireachtas committee this afternoon.
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Apr 17th 2018, 6:29 PM
# More questions no answers
Facebook to admit 'they could have done better' responding to data concerns in Ireland
Up to 44,687 people in Ireland may have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica data breach.
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Apr 17th 2018, 12:05 AM
# third parties
Does Facebook really not sell your data to advertisers?
We take a look.
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Apr 15th 2018, 3:30 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Would you fork out for a paid version of Facebook?
Sheryl Sandberg said Facebook doesn’t have an opt-out button at the highest level saying, “that would be a paid product”.
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Apr 15th 2018, 8:00 AM
# Max Schrems
EU-US data deal on the line as High Court refers Facebook case to European court
The High Court today set out a number of questions which the European court must answer.
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Apr 12th 2018, 2:42 PM
# Clampdown
Facebook has started giving Irish users tips to spot fake news
Facebook says that improving news literacy is a priority.
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Apr 12th 2018, 1:43 PM
# Cambridge Analytica
Mark Zuckerberg among the 87 million Facebook users whose data was sold
He also defended using people’s data as currency to fund Facebook as a free service.
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Apr 11th 2018, 9:26 PM
# Facebook
'Um, uh, no': Zuckerberg flummoxed when asked to share his own personal details
The Facebook founder showed an unwillingness to answer personal questions at the congressional hearing.
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Apr 11th 2018, 7:29 AM
# Cambridge Analytica
Mark Zuckerberg is getting a grilling by Congress over Facebook privacy fears
The Facebook CEO told Congress how the social media giant is handling the security fallout from Cambridge Analytica.
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Apr 10th 2018, 8:02 PM
# Data Breach
'My mistake, I'm sorry': Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg testimony to Congress released
Zuckerberg will testify tomorrow amid the firestorm over the hijacking of data on millions of Facebook users.
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Apr 9th 2018, 6:28 PM
# social media marketing
Tobacco being marketed and sold through Facebook, despite policy against such promotions
Researchers said the study reveals loopholes within Facebook’s tobacco-related policies that the company could potentially close.
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Apr 8th 2018, 8:00 AM
# shared
Facebook to create thousands of jobs making the site 'more accountable and transparent'
To get authorised by Facebook, “advertisers will need to confirm their identity and location,” the statement said.
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Apr 6th 2018, 9:28 PM
# Cambridge Analytica
Data Commissioner 'actively supervising Facebook’s progress in cleaning up its act'
Up to 45,000 Irish Facebook profiles may have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica data breach.
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Apr 5th 2018, 9:45 PM
# Data Breach
Cambridge Analytica: UK regulator probing Facebook over data used in political campaigns
Facebook has admitted that data of up to 87 million users was shared with Cambridge Analytica.
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Apr 5th 2018, 6:42 PM
# Facebook
Poll: Do you trust Facebook?
Up to 45,000 Irish profiles on the social media site may have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica data breach.
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Apr 5th 2018, 9:52 AM
# Cambridge Analytica
Up to 87 million people impacted by Facebook data breach
It was previously thought that 50 million users had been affected.
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Apr 4th 2018, 8:24 PM
# In Her Shoes
Facebook page where women tell their abortion stories deliberately sabotaged in online attack
In Her Shoes is a community of women who have had experiences with the Eighth Amendment.
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Apr 4th 2018, 4:52 PM
# Facebook
Zuckerberg says Facebook needs 'a few years' to fix data privacy issues
He rejected criticism of Apple’s Tim Cook who argued Facebook got into trouble because it was so focused on monetising people’s data.
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Apr 2nd 2018, 3:40 PM
# Oireachtas Committee
Social media sites should find new ways to verify children's ages - report
Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram gave statements on their security to the Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs.
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Mar 29th 2018, 11:40 AM
# zuck out
Zuckerberg says no: Facebook CEO turns down request to appear before British MPs
The company has offered to send two other executives.
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Mar 27th 2018, 2:08 PM
# Cambridge Analytica
Zuckerberg runs ads in 9 British and US newspapers to say sorry for data scandal
“We have a responsibility to protect your information. If we can’t we don’t deserve it,” the Facebook CEO said.
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Mar 25th 2018, 5:11 PM
# London
Offices of Cambridge Analytica raided by UK information commissioner
Around 18 enforcement agents entered the company’s London headquarters at around 8pm to execute the warrant.
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Mar 23rd 2018, 10:10 PM
# Facebook
Steve Bannon tries to distance himself from Cambridge Analytica
“Facebook data is for sale all over the world,” Trump’s former chief strategist said.
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Mar 23rd 2018, 12:52 PM
# Cambridge Analytica
Zuckerberg says there was a 'breach of trust' between Facebook and its users
“I started Facebook, and at the end of the day I’m responsible for what happens on our platform.”
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Mar 21st 2018, 8:04 PM
# Aleksandr Kogan
'I am being used as a scapegoat': Academic who mined Facebook data for Cambridge Analytica
The communication firm is accused of stealing information from 50 million Facebook users’ profiles.
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Mar 21st 2018, 10:02 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Will you change your behaviour online because of the Cambridge Analytica scandal?
It has been reported in recent days that Cambridge Analytica allegedly collected information from 50 million Facebook users.
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Mar 21st 2018, 8:41 AM
# Cambridge Analytica
'Your phone is a data goldmine': What you can do to protect yourself against data mining
Experts say social media users need to pay attention to the information they agree to share.
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Mar 21st 2018, 6:05 AM
# Cambridge Analytica
Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner "following up" with Facebook over Cambridge Analytica
The London based firm has been credited with helping Donald Trump win the 2016 US Presidential election.
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Mar 20th 2018, 3:05 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Are you considering deleting your Facebook?
#DeleteFacebook is trending, but what do you think?
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Mar 20th 2018, 9:25 AM
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