The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked a federal appellate court to reject Meta's request to temporarily stop its legal battle over user data monetization, MediaPost reports. The FTC claimed Meta requested the halt to avoid an FTC order that could prohibit Meta from monetizing minors data. Full sto...

Forbes reports Alan Rosa, former global head of information security at X, formerly known as Twitter, filed a lawsuit against X claiming he was fired for refusing to violate the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's consent order on privacy. Rosa alleged he was asked to cut his department by 50%, violatin...

Brazil's Federal Prosecution Office is joining nonprofit Sigilo in pursuit of compensation to more than 220 million individuals affected by Experian's 2021 data breach, according to The Brazilian Report. The initial lawsuit argued Experian allegedly sold individuals' information from its databases, ...

Meta announced the launch of end-to-end encryption by default for Facebook and Instagram messaging, The Wall Street Journal reports. Fully encrypted messages raise concerns that child predators' illegal activity on social media could be protected. Meta said in its announcement it has taken measures ...

U.S. Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stating if allegations the company collected personal data from users under age 13 are correct then it would show "callous disregard" for the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, MediaPost reports....