Security News

Facebook, Google ban fake news sources from their ad networks (Help Net Security)
2016-11-15 19:24

Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s dismissive attitude regarding the claim that Facebook had an inappropriate impact on the US elections, the company has moved to bar sources of fake news from its Facebook...

WhatsApp Blasted by EU Data Protection Group Over Facebook Sharing (Threatpost)
2016-10-31 17:45

The Article 29 Working Party, an EU privacy coalition urges WhatsApp to clarify that user information shared between the company and Facebook is compliant with data protection laws on the books in Europe.

Twitter, Facebook revoke access to social media surveillance software used by cops (Help Net Security)
2016-10-13 18:59

Geofeedia, a US-based company that offers its social media aggregation platform “to a broad range of private and public sector clients”, also numbers among its clients over 500 law enforcement and...

Facebook Bug Bounty Program Pays Out $5 Million in Five Years (Threatpost)
2016-10-13 16:56

Facebook announced this week that its paid out more than $5 million to 900 researchers in the five years since it implemented its bug bounty program.