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Facebook Fined £500,000 for Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal

Facebook has finally been slapped with its first fine of £500,000 for allowing political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica to improperly gather and misuse data of 87 million users. The fine has been imposed by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and was calculated using the UK’s old Data Protection Act 1998 which can levy a

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Tumblr Patched Privacy Bug That Could Expose Sensitive Account Details

Tumblr, a popular social networking and micro-blogging platform, also joins the trail of cybersecurity incidents across social media platforms. Fortunately, the problem does not seem critical here as Tumblr patched privacy bug before any malicious exploitation. The bug, however, could have exposed sensitive account information of the users upon exploit.

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