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Twitter admits phone numbers meant for security used for ads

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 09 08:09 AM

Twitter users' phone numbers and email addresses -- submitted to allow for account authentication -- were matched with advertisers' own data to enable targeted ads.   Read more »

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

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 05 04:04 PM

WASHINGTON - 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. Read more »

Facebook to create privacy panel, pay $5 billion to US to settle allegations

David Shepardson, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 24 07:34 AM

WASHINGTON - The Federal Trade Commission is set to announce on Wednesday that Facebook Inc has agreed to a sweeping settlement of significant allegations it mishandled user privacy and pay $5 billion, two people briefed on the matter said.   Read more »