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Oculus launches Privacy Center ahead of new EU data laws

While Facebook deals with a privacy firestorm, its VR unit Oculus is moving forward with new privacy tools.

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Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and data mining: What you need to know

The world's biggest social network is at the center of an international scandal involving voter data, the 2016 US presidential election and Brexit.

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<p>The Facebook logo is seen in this in camera double exposure in a photo illustration on March 6, 2018. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)</p>

Facebook reportedly looking to design its own chips

The social network may join other tech giants reducing dependence on chipmakers, Bloomberg reports. Its processors could help with AI and Oculus VR headsets.

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Cambridge Analytica is just the tip of the iceberg for Facebook's data issues

A former director with the data analytics firm said thousands of companies just like Cambridge Analytica likely have data on millions of Facebook users.

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What we learned from visiting Mark Zuckerberg's hometown

We paid calls on the Facebook CEO's barber, high school fencing coach and others to find out what makes Zuckerberg tick. Also: We visited one of the more controversial stops on his recent nationwide tour.

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Cambridge Analytica ex-director: Don't delete Facebook, reform it

An ex-exec at Cambridge Analytica, which is at the center of Facebook's data scandal, has a vision for the future of your privacy.

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<p>After calls on social media to #DeleteFacebook, Facebook will now let you take more control yourself.</p>

Study shows how Facebook coverage has gone negative

BuzzFeed reports on an analysis of 87,000 articles showing a shift in sentiment about the social network over time and especially following the 2016 US presidential election.

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Facebook tests letting you post recorded video as if it's live

With a feature called Premieres, the idea is to give people the ability to interact and experience a new video for the first time together.

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ZTE's potential catastrophic Android problem (The 3:59, Ep. 388)

We talk about ZTE possibly losing its right to use Google's mobile operating system, Amazon partnering with Best Buy, California's net neutrality law and our profile on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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<p>WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a combined Senate Judiciary and Commerce committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. Zuckerberg, 33, was called to testify after it was reported that 87 million Facebook users had their personal information harvested by Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm linked to the Trump campaign. Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)</p>

Congress isn't ready to regulate Facebook, but it wants to

Facebook's CEO was told testifying before Congress was a make-or-break moment. While he escaped unscathed, Congress still wants to act.

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<p>Mark Zuckerberg's old barber, Yuriy Katayev, remembers a surprise visit years ago from his most famous customer.</p>

Citizen Zuck: The making of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg

The world’s largest social network needs fixing. Facebook’s frontman has known for years.

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<p>All Facebook users will be presented with privacy permission screens.</p>

Facebook to follow strict new European privacy law -- everywhere

The company says it will extend new privacy protections to all users, even those who live outside the EU.

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