Security News

Facebook Introduces ‘Clear History’ Option Amid Data Scandal
2018-05-02 16:07

Facebook hopes to improve data privacy with a new feature letting users flush their history so that it is cleared from their account.

Facebook announces “Clear History” privacy tool
2018-05-02 15:51

Facebook has announced new products and redesigns of old ones during its annual F8 developer conference, as well as changes meant to reassure users that the company is doing something about user...

Along with Dating, Here’s a List of New Features Coming to Facebook
2018-05-02 08:03

Facebook announced a whole lot of new features at its 2018 Facebook F8 developers conference, along with the keynote by its CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressing concerns from app developers after...

Facebook F8: The breakdown for IT pros
2018-05-01 19:07

Amid its data privacy controversy, Facebook made a few pushes into the enterprise at its annual developer conference.

Facebook launches Clear History feature that should have been there all along
2018-05-01 17:34

Clear History will take a few months to build and input from various parties, but Facebook will allow users to clear their data trail--just like you can with your browsers.

A New Cryptocurrency Mining Virus is Spreading Through Facebook
2018-05-01 15:48

If you receive a link for a video, even if it looks exciting, sent by someone (or your friend) on Facebook messenger—just don't click on it without taking a second thought. Cybersecurity...

Tens of Thousands of Malicious Apps Using Facebook APIs
2018-05-01 14:53

The apps are deemed malicious by doing things such as capturing pictures and audio when the app is closed, or making an unusually large amount of network calls.

Facebook Keeps Losing the Privacy Advocates Who Can Save It
2018-05-01 11:33

WhatsApp Founder Jan Koum is the Latest to Announce His ExitJan Koum, WhatsApp's co-founder, is leaving Facebook. His departure marks another exit of a high-level privacy and security advocate. If...

Is Facebook’s Anti-Abuse System Broken?
2018-04-20 12:59

Facebook has built some of the most advanced algorithms for tracking users, but when it comes to acting on user abuse reports about Facebook groups and content that clearly violate the company's...