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Facebook Acknowledges It Shared User Data With Dozens Of Companies
CNET – July 1 – Facebook has admitted providing dozens of tech companies with special access to user data after publicly saying it restricted such access in 2015. It continued sharing information with 61 hardware and software makers after it said it discontinued the practice in May 2015. Facebook granted a special "one-time" six-month extension to companies that ranged from AOL to UPS to dating app Hinge so they could come into compliance with the social network's new privacy policy and create their own versions of Facebook for their devices. Data shared without users' knowledge included friends' names, genders and birth dates. Facebook said it has ended 38 of the partnership and plans to discontinue seven more by the end of July. The disclosure was part of Facebook's second attempt to address questions posed to Zuckerberg in April by members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Hack Reportedly Exposes 412M FriendFinder Networks Accounts
CNET – Nov 13 – The hack included email addresses and passwords collected over 20 years from six adult-oriented FriendFinder websites, including Penthouse.com, according to LeakedSource, which disclosed the breach. FriendFinder confirmed the site vulnerability. The hack marks the second time in two years that AdultFriendFinder has been hacked. It was also hacked in May 2015, exposing ~3.5M accounts.
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Tinder Takes Super Like Feature Global
CNET – Oct 1 - Tinder has released Super Like globally after its initial launch in Australia earlier this month. The new feature offers the option of swiping up to indicate a higher level of interest in the other user.
Tinder Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit With Former Exec
CNET NEWS – Sep 8 – Whitney Wolfe, who served as a VP of marketing and described herself as a Tinder co-founder, filed the lawsuit in June, accusing the company's chief marketing officer, Justin Mateen, of repeatedly calling her disparaging names and harassing her. Wolfe also accused the company's management of allowing the behavior that ultimately forced her out of the company. IAC confirmed the settlement but declined to discuss the details.