The FTC Is Fining Facebook Over Data Privacy Concerns. Users Don’t Seem to Care.
The tech giant announced the $3-5 billion fine alongside an 8 percent annual usership increase.
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Farewell to the Trump Political Appointee Who Brought IT Chaos to the Department of Veterans Affairs
The story of the former CIO is an illustrative example of how Trump has appointed political allies to leadership positions in the VA, leaving veterans to suffer the consequences of poor leadership and political infighting.
Should We Take Preventative Action to Mitigate the Potential Dangers of Innovation?
Technology seat belts could help prevent the next Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Dispatches: What You Need to Know About Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
The Lede, Issue #11: Facebook Goes to Washington, Inside the Largest Passenger Cruise Ship Ever Built, Getting Sentimental About Science, and More
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Missouri’s Attorney General Launches an Investigation Into Facebook
Attorney General Josh Hawley is demanding answers about the social media company's data-sharing practices with campaigns.
Facebook and the Reckoning of the Modern Self
The most disturbing insight into the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal has little to do with either Facebook or Cambridge Analytica.
PS Picks: The Reporting on Cambridge Analytica and How Facebook Doesn’t Protect Your Privacy
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
The FTC Is Investigating Facebook
Facebook has been under fire since reports surfaced that Cambridge Analytica had obtained data for 50 million Facebook users.