Privacy overhaul: Facebook separates security tool from friend suggestions
Facebook Inc will no longer feed user phone numbers provided to it for two-factor authentication into its “people you may know” feature, as part of a wide-ranging overhaul of its…
U.S. regulator weighs action against Facebook from integrating its subsidiaries – Report
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering asking a court to stop Facebook Inc from moving ahead with plans to integrate its WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger subsidiaries, The Wall Street…
Watchdog groups urge FTC to block Google’s Fitbit deal
Lawmakers pressed top U.S. antitrust enforcers on their probes of tech giants Alphabet’s Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple on Wednesday, with the chair of a House subcommittee expressing frustration over…
U.S. Justice Department to open Facebook antitrust investigation – source
The U.S. Justice Department will open an antitrust investigation of Facebook Inc, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, marking the fourth recent antitrust probe of the social…
Top U.S. antitrust regulators admit to wasting time arguing over big tech probe
The top U.S. antitrust regulators admitted at a congressional hearing on Tuesday that they had wasted time arguing over who would investigate which tech company, as they take on major…
FTC chairman says Facebook’s plan to merge brands could hinder attempts to split – FT
Facebook Inc’s plan to integrate Instagram and WhatsApp more closely could hinder any attempts to break up the social media giant, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons told the…