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Facebook Has Behaved Like 'Digital Gangsters,' U.K. Parliament Report Says

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Senate committees in April. But he hasn't appeared before British Parliament, despite its requests for him to do so. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Facebook Has Behaved Like 'Digital Gangsters,' U.K. Parliament Report Says

"The age of inadequate self-regulation must come to an end," says Damian Collins, chair of the committee behind the report, which is often scathing on Facebook's practices and corporate conduct.

Monday

Do Not Sell My Personal Information: California Eyes Data Privacy Measure

In California, an initiative expected on November's ballot would be one of the broadest online privacy regulations in the U.S. traffic_analyzer/Getty Images hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Do Not Sell My Personal Information: California Eyes Data Privacy Measure

A sweeping new data privacy law has gone into effect in Europe, and California may soon follow with its own protections. Backers say the state's move could prompt such standards across the U.S.

Do Not Sell My Personal Information: California Eyes Data Privacy Measure

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Thursday

3 Things You Should Know About Europe's Sweeping New Data Privacy Law

Biometric data is considered a special category requiring explicit consent under the EU's new General Data Protection Regulation law, which goes into effect Friday. JaysonPhotography/Dermalog Identification Systems GmbH via AP hide caption

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All Tech Considered

3 Things You Should Know About Europe's Sweeping New Data Privacy Law

The General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect Friday, but it also has implications in the U.S. Firms like Spotify and eBay now say you can ask them to delete data about you they've stored.

3 Things You Should Know About Europe's Sweeping New Data Privacy Law

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