Tag: Meta

The evolving landscape of data privacy: Key trends to shape 2025

January 23, 2025

Incoming laws, combined with broader developments on the threat landscape, will create further complexity and urgency for security and compliance teams. As Data Privacy Week (January 27-31) and Data Protection Day (January 28) approach, it’s the perfect time to spotlight the critical role data protection plays in the success of modern organizations. In fact, privacy and data protection go … More The evolving landscape of data privacy: Key trends to shape 2025

Meta brings back face scanning to combat scams

October 24, 2024

Meta is testing new facial recognition tools on Facebook and Instagram to help users quickly restore compromised accounts and combat fake celebrity-endorsed scams. According to The Verge* these tools will verify a user’s identity by comparing their face to profile pictures on the platforms. The primary goal is to protect both celebrities and everyday users … More Meta brings back face scanning to combat scams

Navigating privacy: Should we put the brakes on car tracking?

December 6, 2023

Your car probably knows a lot more about you than it lets on – but is the trade-off of privacy for convenience truly justifiable? Tracking has recently become a big bogeyman. The sheer amount of data that an app or an operating system (OS) can use to identify you and collect your data is enormous, … More Navigating privacy: Should we put the brakes on car tracking?

Ireland fines Facebook owner Meta €1.2bn for mishandling user information

May 24, 2023

Facebook’s owner, Meta, has been fined a record €1.2bn (£1bn) and ordered to suspend the transfer of user data from the EU to the US by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission. The €1.2bn fine imposed by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), which regulates Meta across the EU, is a record for a breach of the bloc’s … More Ireland fines Facebook owner Meta €1.2bn for mishandling user information

Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification

February 20, 2023

According to BBC, Instagram and Facebook users will now be able to pay for a blue tick verification, parent company Meta has announced. Meta Verified will cost $11.99 a month on web, or $14.99 for iPhone users.Mark Zuckerberg, Meta chief executive, said the move will improve security and authenticity on the social media apps. The … More Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification