Finance guru sues Facebook
Martin Lewis is suing Facebook for allowing scammers to use his name and image in fake ads on the social network.
Targeted ads give us creeps
A survey of Australians provides plenty of evidence that we are not happy with what has been going on. Not happy at all.
Regulate tech titans
Platforms such as Google, Facebook and Amazon should be treated like utilities.
‘Govern borders as we see fit’
Australia has every right to have a robust border policy that we shouldn’t have to defend to the world, says Grahame Morris.
Facebook forgets who pulls strings
Each week brings new twists, further media coverage and more questions than answers about Facebook.
Why we dislike Facebook
The rules do need to change and users should get greater control over their data, but getting regulation right in this area is tricky.
Firm loves your friends’ misery
Facebook can be charming, but it comes at the cost of privacy, dignity and peace of mind.
Zuckerberg’s data also misused
Mark Zuckerberg admits his own data was breached by Cambridge Analytica and regulation of Facebook is “inevitable’’.
Zuckerberg gives game away
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg gave the game away in his congressional testimony yesterday.
Zuckerberg protects his privacy
Mark Zuckerberg hesitated when asked whether he would be comfortable disclosing the people he has messaged this week.
The changes Facebook must make
While everyone uses Facebook, it seems few understand what needs to be fixed to avoid the exploitation of their personal data.
Regulation looms for Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg warned of obligation to prevent the Facebook ‘American Dream’ from turning into privacy nightmare.
Creepy core of Facebook
Increasing numbers of users have begun to realise that the “free” Facebook service is no such thing.
Zuckerberg runs rings around us
We’ll regret buying the fiction Facebook sold us, that it is a well meaning company which just took its eye off the ball.
‘Woz’ closes Facebook account
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is shutting down his Facebook account as the social media giant struggles to cope with its privacy crisis.
Facebook CEO calls in coaches
Mark Zuckerberg is being coached to make him sound honest and trustworthy as he prepares for a grilling on Capitol Hill.
Facebook in damage control
Facebook’s local boss has embarked on an apology tour after Australia’s privacy commissioner launched a probe.
Reconsidering creepy Facebook
Leesa Charlotte is considering joining the “#deletefacebook” movement and taking her account off the platform.
No real desire to fix Facebook
Founder Mark Zuckerberg has a long way to go in getting his house in order.
Australia privacy probe into FB
Privacy commissioner to investigate Facebook after it admitted data of 311,129 Australians may have been improperly shared.
Facebook data ‘tapped for Brexit’
A whistleblower says Facebook data was improperly used by the Brexit movement that persuaded Britain to quit the EU.
Facebook losing more friends
How many conversations have you had this past week about Facebook? In particular, about people shutting it down?
Brexit campaigners ‘broke rules’
Brexit campaigners breached UK law to channel more funds to a data analysis firm, lawyers say.
Being Mark Zuckerberg isn’t easy
Is the Facebook founder willing to act boldly to fix a company in crisis?
Indian PM ‘spied on voters’
It has been claimed Narendra Modi’s smartphone app sends users’ personal data to a third party website without consent.
Facebook’s ‘creepy’ call log
Facebook has collected detailed phone records of millions of users including who they spoke with or sent messages to and when.
A sucker born every minute
Most people have been so pampered by our safety-conscious society that they don’t think twice about the dangers online
You quit Facebook. What now?
There are options out there for those fed up with Facebook, but they are not everyone’s cup of tea.
Advertisers take on web giants
In the past year and a half, Facebook and Google have had one run-in after another with advertisers.
Keep focus on data vultures
The principal question of online privacy is being lost in debates about partisan politics.
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