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More from Facebook is under fire for not protecting your data better

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Mark Zuckerberg knows he screwed upMark Zuckerberg knows he screwed up
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Unlike last time, Zuckerberg gets it.

By Kurt Wagner
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Mark Zuckerberg will testify before U.S. lawmakers in two separate hearings next weekMark Zuckerberg will testify before U.S. lawmakers in two separate hearings next week
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He’ll testify before two Senate committees on Tuesday, and a House committee on Wednesday.

By Kurt Wagner
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Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook hasn’t felt ‘any meaningful impact’ in its usage or business in the wake of its privacy scandalMark Zuckerberg says Facebook hasn’t felt ‘any meaningful impact’ in its usage or business in the wake of its privacy scandal
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Facebook will stop sharing as much of your personal data with people outside of FacebookFacebook will stop sharing as much of your personal data with people outside of Facebook
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Facebook is making sweeping changes to many of its most important APIs.

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook says Cambridge Analytica may have had data from as many as 87 million peopleFacebook says Cambridge Analytica may have had data from as many as 87 million people
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On Monday, April 9, you can find out if you were one of them.

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook rewrote its terms of service and data policies to better explain what data it is collecting about youFacebook rewrote its terms of service and data policies to better explain what data it is collecting about you
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Mark Zuckerberg fires back at Tim Cook, calling his criticism ‘extremely glib’Mark Zuckerberg fires back at Tim Cook, calling his criticism ‘extremely glib’
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Facebook sells ads to make its service free. “I don’t think at all that that means that we don’t care about people.”

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Instagram is limiting how much data some developers can collect from its API — and cutting off others altogetherInstagram is limiting how much data some developers can collect from its API — and cutting off others altogether
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Facebook’s response to Cambridge Analytica continues with Instagram.

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook is defending itself again after an internal memo suggested growth was more important than user safetyFacebook is defending itself again after an internal memo suggested growth was more important than user safety
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From the 2016 memo: “Maybe someone dies in a terrorist attack coordinated on our tools ... And still we connect people.”

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook has released a more detailed plan to fight election interference for the 2018 midtermsFacebook has released a more detailed plan to fight election interference for the 2018 midterms
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More political ad oversight, less fake news.

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook is cutting third-party data providers out of ad targeting to clean up its actFacebook is cutting third-party data providers out of ad targeting to clean up its act
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Facebook says it’s going to stop using data from third-party data providers like Experian and Acxiom.

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook is making it easier to see all the personal data it collects about youFacebook is making it easier to see all the personal data it collects about you
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These are cosmetic changes, but they might help Facebook appease regulators.

By Kurt Wagner
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Snapchat is building the same kind of data-sharing API that just got Facebook into troubleSnapchat is building the same kind of data-sharing API that just got Facebook into trouble
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Facebook won’t say if Mark Zuckerberg will testify before CongressFacebook won’t say if Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress
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Sources say it’s likely. But why is it even something to debate?

By Kurt Wagner
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The FTC is officially investigating Facebook following the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandalThe FTC is officially investigating Facebook following the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal
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Facebook stock was down 6 percent early on Monday.

By Kurt Wagner
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The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica apology tour continues, with full-page ads in major newspapersThe Facebook-Cambridge Analytica apology tour continues, with full-page ads in major newspapers
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“I promise to do better for you,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg says in the ads.

By Eric Johnson
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Calls for Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Congress are getting louderCalls for Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Congress are getting louder
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee sent Zuckerberg a formal letter Friday asking for testimony “in the near future.”

By Kurt Wagner
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Elon Musk deleted Facebook pages for Tesla and SpaceX in response to #DeleteFacebookElon Musk deleted Facebook pages for Tesla and SpaceX in response to #DeleteFacebook
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“Looks lame anyway,” Musk tweeted.

By Kurt Wagner
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Mark Zuckerberg says he’s ‘fundamentally uncomfortable’ making content decisions for FacebookMark Zuckerberg says he’s ‘fundamentally uncomfortable’ making content decisions for Facebook
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“I feel fundamentally uncomfortable sitting here in California in an office making content policy decisions for people around the world.”

By Kurt Wagner
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Here’s the transcript of Recode’s interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the Cambridge Analytica controversy and moreHere’s the transcript of Recode’s interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the Cambridge Analytica controversy and more
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“I think we let the community down, and I feel really bad and I’m sorry about that,” he said.

By Kurt Wagner and Kara Swisher
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Mark Zuckerberg says he’s ‘open’ to testifying to Congress, fixes will cost ‘many millions’ and he ‘feels really bad’Mark Zuckerberg says he’s ‘open’ to testifying to Congress, fixes will cost ‘many millions’ and he ‘feels really bad’
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In a wide-ranging interview, the Facebook CEO admitted that the social networking giant may have made mistakes in opening up its network so much a decade ago.

By Kurt Wagner and Kara Swisher
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Read Mark Zuckerberg’s full statement on Facebook’s privacy scandalRead Mark Zuckerberg’s full statement on Facebook’s privacy scandal
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Facebook’s CEO has finally broken his silence.

By Kurt Wagner
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Where is Mark Zuckerberg?Where is Mark Zuckerberg?
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Plus, four other questions we have for Facebook as it deals with its Cambridge Analytica data scandal.

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook has lost nearly $50 billion in market cap since the data scandalFacebook has lost nearly $50 billion in market cap since the data scandal
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That’s the stock’s biggest-ever two-day drop.

By Rani Molla
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How to quit Facebook (if the time suck, Russian ads and personal data problems have become too much)How to quit Facebook (if the time suck, Russian ads and personal data problems have become too much)
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It’s not as impossible as you might think.

By Eric Johnson