Security News

Apple Slams Facebook for Monitoring App Given to Minors
2019-01-31 11:33

Facebook's Internal iOS Apps Break After Apple Revokes Developer CertificateApple has revoked Facebook's enterprise certificate, leaving the social network's employees unable to access internal...

Furious Apple revokes Facebook's enty app cert after Zuck's crew abused it to slurp private data
2019-01-30 20:09

Internal FB apps in chaos, lawmaker on warpath Facebook has yet again vowed to "do better" after it was caught secretly bypassing Apple's privacy rules to pay adults and teenagers to install a...

Furious Apple revokes Facebook's enty app cert after Zuck's crew used it for privacy slurping
2019-01-30 20:09

Internal FB apps in chaos, lawmakers on warpath Facebook has yet again vowed to "do better" after it was caught secretly bypassing Apple's privacy rules to pay teenagers to install a data-slurping...

Apple revokes Facebook's ability to deploy apps internally amid privacy scandal dispute
2019-01-30 18:03

Facebook allegedly violated Apple's developer policy by operating a "focus group" paying users $20/month to agree to activity monitoring, and is now paying the price.

Apple Blasts Facebook Over Data-Sucking ‘Research’ App
2019-01-30 16:53

Another one of Facebook's apps has been banned from Apple's ecosystem due to the level of data that it collects and how it was distributed.

Facebook Paid Users to Track Smartphone Use: Report
2019-01-30 16:48

Facebook paid users, including teens, to track their smartphone activity as part of an effort to glean more data that could help the social network's competition efforts, according to a new report...

Facebook slammed over covert app that pays teenagers for data
2019-01-30 13:10

The Facebook Research app pays teenagers $20 for extensive access to their phone and web activity.

Facebook to shut down iOS app that allowed for near total data access
2019-01-30 12:42

When Apple banned its Onavo VPN app from its App Store last summer, Facebook took repackaged the app, named it “Facebook Research” and offered it for download through three app beta testing...

Facebook Paid Teens $20 to Install 'Research' App That Collects Private Data
2019-01-30 10:33

If you are thinking that Facebook is sitting quietly after being forced to remove its Onavo VPN app from Apple's App Store, then you are mistaken. It turns out that Facebook is paying teenagers...

Facebook to tie together WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger
2019-01-29 11:55

Should we cheer for WhatsApp-esque, end-to-end encryption everywhere, or tremble at creeping Facebookism?