(Jake Johnson) As the fallout from Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal continued on Monday with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) announcement that it is conducting a long-overdue probe into the tech giant’s privacy practices, many Facebook users are only now discovering the astonishing and in some cases downright “creepy” reach of the platform’s data-mining operations, which form the foundation of its business model.
The Personal Data Google Has on You Is Shocking & Dwarfs that of Facebook, Here’s How to Stop It
(Matt Agorist) As TFTP reported last week, it was revealed that both the Obama campaign and the Trump campaign used third-party integrations to collect private information on millions of unsuspecting Facebook users.
Whistleblower Testifies Facebook Listens to You EVERYWHERE—Here’s How To Stop It
(Matt Agorist) In June of 2016, as Instagram celebrated reaching 500 million monthly users, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, posted a photo of himself enjoying the moment.
How Facebook Has Been Collecting Call & SMS History From Android Devices
(Alanna Ketler) Whether you have been aware of it or not, Facebook has been collecting call records and SMS data from Android devices for a number of years. Recently, several Twitter users have reported finding months or even years worth of call history data in their downloadable Facebook data file.
How to See the Apps Tracking You on Facebook — and Block Them
(The Antimedia) Following a lengthy silence in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where it was revealed that a data firm was able to obtain personal information from over 50 million Facebook accounts, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally spoke out on Wednesday.
Breaking: Elon Musk Deletes SpaceX, Tesla Facebook Pages
(Zero Hedge)The Spacex Facebook page is gone… Seemingly escalating the war of words between Silicon Valley’s boy-billionaires, Elon Musk has tweet-stormed that he will delete the Facebook pages for Spacex and Tesla…
Facebook Keeps Intimate Secret Files on You, Even If You DON’T Have One: Here’s How To See Yours
(Matt Agorist) It is no secret that Facebook has long exploited its user base, kept a trove of data on them, and is essentially an intimate and personal database on 1.4 billion people ripe for the picking of the surveillance state. The insidious nature of Facebook has discouraged many people from using it and is causing […]
Lawsuits Pile Up As #DeleteFacebook Movement Spreads
(Zero Hedge) After shaving more than $20 off its share price earlier this week, Facebook stock moved back into the green Wednesday as CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he would publicly address the company’s relationship with Cambridge Analytica some time during the next 24 hours.
US Senator Demands Zuckerberg ‘Be Subpoenaed’ to Testify Under Oath
(Jake Johnson) As the damning details of Facebook’s largest-ever data breach at the hands of pro-Trump data firm Cambridge Analytica continue to pour in—and as the social media giant’s share price continues to plummet as a result—Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Monday called on CEO Mark Zuckerberg to “testify under oath” before Congress to explain why his company took so long to notify users that their information had been compromised.
Report: “Internet Bill of Rights” Concept Gains Traction as Trump Gets Alerted to Big Tech’s Censorship
(JD Heyes) A concept first introduced by communications giant AT&T — calls for Congress to pass an “Internet Bill of Rights” (IBOR) — is gaining new converts as well as traction since it was first reported by Infowars in January. Related Google Now Waging All-Out Censorship War Against Conservative Websites Through “Fact Checking” That’s No More Than Biased […]
Facebook Stock Tanks after Data Breach Report & Facebook Is Reportedly Under FTC Investigation Over Its Handling of User Data
(Shannon Liao) Facebook’s stock has tanked after revelations that the company had shared the data of up to 50 million users with the political data analytics company Cambridge Analytica. By noon ET on Monday, it’s dropped by nearly 7 percent — the most that Facebook has fallen in a single day in over five years.
Snowden: Facebook is a Surveillance Company Lying to the World About Being “Social Media”
(Zero Hedge) NSA whistleblower and former CIA employee Edward Snowden slammed Facebook in a Saturday tweet following the suspension of Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL) and its political data analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica, over what Facebook says was imporoper use of collected data.
Facebook Asks Users If It Should Allow Pedophiles to Ask Kids for Sexual Pictures
(ANTIMEDIA) — In a move that’s baffling at best and rather appalling at worst, Facebook has been busted asking users if they think it’s alright for adults to solicit “sexual pictures” from minors on its platform. While this may sound ridiculous on the surface — because it is — nevertheless, it happened. Source – Anti-Media […]
Facebook Tracks Ominously Specific Details About Your Life—FOREVER—Here’s How to See It
(Georges Abi-Heila) Since 2010, Facebook allows you to download an archive file of all your interactions with the network. It’s a 5-click easy process that your grandmother can do. Related Top Ten Conspiracy Theories That Turned FACT in 2017 Source – The Free Thought Project by Georges Abi-Heila, February 14th, 2018 Inside the .zip, lies an ‘index.html’ page […]
FB Is Sending Out Creepy Notifications About Using Face Recognition on You
(The Antimedia) Stinging from a recent court decision, Facebook now appears to be making an effort toward self-preservation with regard to its users’ personal privacy. Related Facebook to Roll out Facial Recognition Ai in Latest Deep State Ploy to Use Your Own Biometrics Against You Source – The Antimedia by Staff Writer, March 1st, 2018 On Tuesday, many […]