Facebook Users’ Privacy Concerns Up Since 2011

As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress about his company’s efforts to protect user privacy, U.S. Facebook users are increasingly concerned about invasion of privacy when using the social media site. Currently, 43% of Facebook users are very concerned about their privacy being invaded, up from 30% in a […] Read more »

Most Americans Feel They’ve Lost Control Of Their Online Data

On Monday, Facebook began notifying the up to 87 million users whose information may have been compromised and given to Cambridge Analytica. … But how much do Americans care about the privacy of their information — and how do they distinguish which information they’re comfortable sharing? Lee Rainie, director of […] Read more »

‘You Are the Product’: Targeted by Cambridge Analytica on Facebook

Christopher Deason stumbled upon the psychological questionnaire on June 9, 2014. He was taking a lot of online surveys back then, each one earning him a few dollars to help pay the bills. Nothing about this one, which he saw on an online job platform, struck him as “creepy or […] Read more »