Facebook Security Debacles: 2019 Year in Review https://threatpost.com/facebook-security-debacles-2019-year-in-review/151306/
267 Million Names And Phone Numbers Leaked Online — And They’re All From Facebook https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbbrandon/2019/12/19/267-million-names-and-phone-numbers-leaked-online---and-theyre-all-from-facebook/
Facebook is working on its own OS that could reduce its reliance on Android https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/19/21030043/facebook-os-custom-operating-system-android-reliance-self-sufficiency-ar-glasses
Facebook fails to convince lawmakers it needs to track your location at all times https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/17/facebook-responds-to-senators-questions-on-location-tracking-policy.html
Facebook waited two weeks to tell employees their payroll data was stolen https://mashable.com/article/facebook-employee-payroll-data-stolen/
Your annual reminder that Facebook tracks you even with location settings turned off https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2019/12/18/your-annual-reminder-that-facebook-tracks-you-even-with-location-settings-turned-off/
Facebook allows businesses to target ads after shopping at brick and mortar stores https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/video/facebook-businesses-target-ads-shopping-brick-mortar-stores-67740854
Germany plans law to tackle “right-wing extremism”, force Facebook, Gmail and more to hand over passwords https://reclaimthenet.org/germany-plans-law-to-tackle-right-wing-extremism-force-facebook-gmail-and-more-to-hand-over-passwords/
Thief Stole Payroll Data for Thousands of Facebook Employees https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-13/thief-stole-payroll-data-for-thousands-of-facebook-employees
US senators on encryption back doors: “We will impose our will” on Apple and Facebook https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614906/us-senators-on-encryption-backdoors-we-will-impose-our-will-on-apple-and-facebook/
Campaigners release tool for the public to discover the extent of political party profiling during general election. https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press/releases/2019/campaigners-release-tool-for-the-public-to-discover-the-extent-of-political-party-profiling-during-general-election
If Logged Into Facebook, Oculus VR Data Will Now Be Used For Ads https://uploadvr.com/facebook-ads-vr/
This is how Facebook learns what you buy at physical stores in order to show you relevant ads — and how to opt out https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-learns-what-you-buy-at-physical-stores-ads-explained-2019-12
Privacy International study shows your mental health is for sale https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/3194/privacy-international-study-shows-your-mental-health-sale
Facebook Tells Barr It Won’t Open Up Encrypted Messages https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/technology/whatsapp-barr-encryption.html