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    FTC takes a closer look at Facebook

    Facebook stock is down again today, as concerns about the company’s handling of user data keep growing. There’s the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where user information was improperly used to help the Trump campaign.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 26, 2018 • 1 min read

    Facebook stock is down again today, as concerns about the company’s handling of user data keep growing. There’s the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where user information was improperly used to help the Trump campaign. Now there’s word that Facebook has been logging and tracking some Android users’ phone calls and messages. The Federal Trade Commission and European regulators are looking into Facebook’s actions.

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    Students take on gun violence in LA
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    2. 15:15California lawsuit could affect universities' policies on student mental health
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    4 of 4
    Students take on gun violence in LA
    1. 0:00How does gun violence in LA compare to the rest of the US?
    2. 15:15California lawsuit could affect universities' policies on student mental health
    3. 23:36Judd Apatow on his mentor Gary Shandling
    4. 41:48FTC takes a closer look at FacebookYou’re reading this
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