Facebook value drops by $37bn amid privacy backlash

Facebook's shares have fallen sharply, wiping $37bn off the firm's value, as it faces questions from US and UK politicians about its privacy rules.

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Commenting On Facebook Walls

Facebook is a very popular and powerful networking site and it appears to be prudent to think twice before we comment on others’ Facebook walls. Every person has their privacy and prestige. Nobody likes being commented negatively. Every person has their own family, circles of friends, relatives and other people. Whatever the number may be, every person may feel they have a big audience. Especially people in authority should be very careful while commenting on others who are working under them. They may be boss in their office but not on others’ Facebook walls. Every Facebook account holder is the boss for themselves. The authority should understand and comment carefully if they feel they are obliged to without hampering the prestige and privacy of their subordinates.

Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in Europe to build ‘metaverse’

Facebook said it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the next five years to work on a new computing platform that promises to connect people virtually but could raise concerns about privacy and the social platform gaining more control over people’s online lives.

Is it time to quit WhatsApp?

Updated privacy policies state the platform will share user information with Facebook, and this hasn’t gone down well with users. But does that mean you have to stop using the service altogether?

WhatsApp to move ahead with privacy update despite backlash

Facebook Inc's WhatsApp said on Thursday it will go ahead with its controversial privacy policy update but will allow users to read it at "their own pace" and will also display a banner providing additional information.

Google and Facebook face up to $9.3B in fines on first day of new privacy law

Google, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have been hit with privacy complaints within hours of GDPR taking effect Friday -- complaints that could carry fines of up to $9.3 billion in total.

Indian billionaire proposes funding Facebook rival

New Delhi, Mar 29: An Indian billionaire who promised to help fund a rival to Facebook said Wednesday he had been "overwhelmed" with the response as the world grapples with concerns about data privacy.

Hardly ‘friends’: Zuckerberg fends off senators on privacy

WASHINGTON, April 11: Under fire for the worst privacy debacle in his company’s history, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg batted away often-aggressive questioning Tuesday from lawmakers who accused him of failing to protect the personal information of millions of Americans from Russians intent on upsetting the U.S. election.