It will be news to no one that Facebook has a poor reputation when it comes to protecting your data. Thankfully, there are ways to reclaim your data from Facebook's many privacy downfalls. Even if you ...

It is part of the continued response to a bruising data handling scandal sparked by revelations about Cambridge Analytica. The company said it would reshape its ...

The first thing you have to realize about Facebook: nothing you put on there is truly private. Yes, you can control how users see or don’t see your profile. But every time you ‘Like’ a product or even ...

Facebook doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to personal privacy, but that doesn't mean the social media platform doesn't try. Buried in Facebook's privacy settings are a wealth of options ...

These controls and techniques give users a measure of control over how Facebook and its owner, Meta, collect and use personal ...

Facebook said that the new privacy controls have been in the works for months, in order to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25 May. But it’s ...

Facebook is in the process of rolling out a huge, and potentially privacy-threatening, change to the way it displays your profile on the site. It’s called Timeline and it makes it way easier than it ...

Facebook is taking on Google and Twitter in an effort to dominate the entire web world — and, like it or not, you're going to help them do it. Facebook just became a little less private. If you've ...

A top legal counsel at the European Court of Justice has said that the Safe Harbor Agreement, used by companies like Facebook, Apple and Google to transfer customer data from Europe to the U.S., is ...

Over the past week, Facebook has been nudging its users — first gently, then firmly — to review and update their privacy settings. In the last update to Facebook, some privacy options were removed ...

Privacy issues and privacy controls on Facebook are ever-changing and confusing. I've read through hundreds of comments and emails from readers just like you who are ...