Facebook unveiled a new privacy tool system Wednesday, in response to growing concerns over the company’s misuse of users’ data. “We’ve heard loud and clear that privacy settings and other important ...

When news broke earlier this week that Facebook was using smartphone location data to suggest new friends to users, some people were upset about the privacy implications. One unfortunate scenario ...

Facebook has a rather extensive selection of privacy settings, many of which are scattered throughout your account settings. Here are some chief privacy concerns Facebook users should address to keep ...

Make sure you’re not welcoming everyone by default. Internet privacy is a phenomenon that started with my generation and is here to stay. With Social Networks catering to both your personal life ...

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 ...

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the Internet social network will roll out new privacy settings for its more than 400 million users, amid growing concerns that the company is pushing ...

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 ...

Facebook is overhauling its complicated privacy controls in an attempt to simplify them for its more than 200 million users. The changes will be rolled out gradually over the next several weeks. The ...