Phone numbers linked to more than 400 million Facebook accounts were listed online in the latest privacy lapse for the social media giant, US media reported Wednesday.

400 million Facebook users' phone numbers exposed in privacy lapse: Reports

How viral Chinese app is using deepfake tech to morph faces triggering privacy concerns

Apple Inc is offering cybersecurity researchers up to $1 million to detect flaws in iPhones, the largest reward offered by a company to defend against hackers, at a time of rising concern about governments breaking into the mobile devices of dissidents, journalists and human rights advocates.

Apple offers record 'bounty' to researchers who find iPhone security flaws

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday the company would encrypt conversations on more of its messaging services and make them compatible, the latest sign that the world's biggest social network sees its future in intimate online chats.

Facebook to implement end-to-end encryption in all private chats: Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook paid users, including teens, to track their smartphone activity as part of an effort to glean more data that could help the social network's competition efforts, according to a new report that may raise fresh privacy concerns.

Facebook paid teens to track smartphones in order to beat competition: Report

Facebook Inc's operations chief Sheryl Sandberg said on Wednesday that the world's largest social network needed to win back public trust after facing scandals for violating its users' privacy.

Facebook must earn back trust, says Chief operation officer Sheryl Sandberg in Davos

10 govt agencies can now intercept your calls

Your complete digital life - including data from your social media accounts, banking and credit card details -- can be sold by cybercriminals for less than US $50, scientists say.

Your digital data could be on sale for less than US $50: Study

As the 2018 midterm elections approach in the U.S., Google's power to influence undecided voters remains overshadowed by Facebook's personal data crisis

Opinion: When will Google defend democracy?

Reports suggest that the social networking giant did not fully answer 39 queries and that it would be asked again for the missing details

UK lawmakers say Facebook hasn't fully answered queries on data privacy

New policies will, for the first time, allow people to appeal a decision to take down an individual piece of content. Previously, only the removal of accounts, Groups and Pages could be appealed

Facebook releases long-secret rules on how it polices the service

The EU law, which takes effect next month, promises the biggest shakeup in online privacy since the birth of the internet. Companies face fines if they collect or use personal information without permission

Facebook says users must accept targeted ads even under new EU law

Mark Zuckerberg's testimony came after it was revealed in March that British firm Cambridge Analytica tied to US President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign improperly collected profile data of up to 87 million Facebook users

Facebook committed to ensure integrity of elections in India, other countries: Zuckerberg

Brian Acton said 'It is time. #deletefacebook' after concerns were flagged on data privacy

It's time to delete Facebook, says WhatsApp co-founder

To address issues of different value cluster of societies India needs a ?data Ombudsman? to address personal data protection issues of all Indians home and abroad

Opinion: Personal data is vulnerable. How to protect it.

The amended Information Technology Act (2008) has made unauthorised accessing, vandalising or re-fabricating of data a punishable offense

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