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Facebook fuels broad privacy debate by tracking non-users

Concern about Facebook's respect for data privacy is widening to include the information it collects about non-users, after chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said the world's largest social network tracks people whether they have accounts or not.

Facebook's Zuckerberg says sorry

​Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg swapped his trademark T-shirt and jeans for a dark suit and a purple tie as he met U.S. lawmakers to apologise for the social network's misuse of its members' data and to head off possible regulation.

Microsoft calls for US Supreme Court privacy fight to be dismissed

Microsoft has backed the Justice Department's request that the U.S. Supreme Court dismiss a case pitting the two against each other over whether prosecutors can force technology companies to hand over data stored overseas after Congress passed a law that resolved the dispute.

Facebook CEO not planning to take GDPR global

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the social network has no immediate plans to apply a strict new European Union law on data privacy in its entirety to the rest of the world, as the company reels from a scandal over its handling of personal information of millions of its users.

Facebook tweaks its privacy tools

​Facebook says it has adjusted privacy settings to give users more control over their information in a few taps, after an outcry over a whistleblower's allegations that members' data was used to sway the 2016 U.S. election.

US FTC scrutinises Facebook

The leading U.S. consumer protection regulator and attorneys representing 37 states has stepped up pressure on Facebook to explain how the social network allowed data of 50 million users get into the hands of a political consultancy.

EU plans tougher consumer laws for Facebook, Gmail

The European Union is planning to apply tougher consumer laws to social media networks and email providers like Facebook and Google's Gmail as scrutiny of data protection grows in the wake of an outcry over Facebook's handling of data.

Salesforce could buy MuleSoft

Salesforce.com is in advanced discussions to acquire U.S. software maker MuleSoft, people familiar with the matter claim, as it looks to expand its offerings beyond customer relationship management software.

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