Facebook Bans Use of User Data for Surveillance The social-media company updated its data policies to explicitly prohibit using “data obtained from us to provide tools that are used for surveillance.” Facebook didn’t define surveillance in the policies.

Trump campaign app's data grab could expose everyone in your contact list The app, titled "America First," was quietly launched on Apple’s App Store and the Google Play store as a free download last week.

Facebook Loses First Round in Suit Over Storing Biometric Data Facebook lost the first round in a court fight against users who allege it "unlawfully" collected users' biometric data.

Facebook must stop tracking non-users on the web: French regulator The French data protection authority on Monday gave Facebook three months to stop tracking non-users' web activity without their consent and ordered the social network to stop transferring data to the United States using an illegal data transfer pact Read more ... .

LinkedIn backtracks on removing contact list downloads after users protest After complaints from users, LinkedIn has scrapped its plans to make users wait three days for a bundled contact list.

India’s Requests Rise for Information About Facebook Users Indian authorities are increasingly asking for data on Facebook users, and Facebook is increasingly blocking content in the country, according to the U.S. social media company's most recent report on government requests.

Facebook Will Now Reach Out To Users Who Their Friends Think Are Suicidal “Social connectedness helps people,” says Facebook, “and that’s what we do best.” Facebook will then give them the option to contact the friend, contact another friend for support, or contact a suicide hotline. The new feature began yesterd Read more ... ay. Dado Ruvic / Reuters These organizations include…

What Happens To Your Facebook Data When You Die? Now you can give someone power of attorney over your digital life. Today Facebook began letting users select a "legacy contact" who can partially control..

Facebook Lets User Choose Who Controls Their Account After Death What do you think?

Facebook figures out what to do with profiles after we die, which needed to happen Ever wonder what happens with a Facebook profile if the person who created it passes away? Well, now we have an answer. Facebook just launched a new feature called Legacy Contact, that lets users choose a friend or family member to take ownership of Read more ... their account if the user dies. The "contact" can'…