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Facebook offers bounties for user token bugs in third-party apps, websites
2018-09-18 12:34

Facebook is expanding its bug bounty program to include vulnerabilities in third-party apps and websites that involve improper exposure of Facebook user access tokens. What’s in scope? “Access...

Facebook Offers Rewards for Access Token Exposure Flaws
2018-09-18 09:43

Facebook announced on Monday that it has expanded its bug bounty program to introduce rewards for reports describing vulnerabilities that involve the exposure of user access tokens. read more

Facebook Now Offers Bounties For Access Token Exposure
2018-09-17 17:43

The newly expanded Facebook bug bounty program sniffs out access token exposure flaws.

Deepfake pics and videos set off Facebook’s fake news detector
2018-09-17 12:08

The social network is expanding its effort to stamp out fake news.

Facebook’s robot coders step into the future of programming
2018-09-17 11:14

Like a good junior programmer, Facebook's AI is cutting its teeth with a bit of bug fixing.

Younger Facebook users 4 times more likely to delete app, study shows
2018-09-12 12:04

They also appear to be more privacy-wary, with 64% changing their settings, comparing to just a third of older users.

Facebook, Twitter Defend Fight Against Influence Operations
2018-09-06 14:18

Separately, Trump Accuses Social Media Firms of Election InterferenceOfficials from Facebook and Twitter appeared before a Senate committee Wednesday to defend their efforts to combat influence...

Facebook Chief Says Internet Firms in 'Arms Race' for Democracy
2018-09-05 02:29

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said late Tuesday that the leading social network and other internet firms are in an arms race to defend democracy. Zuckerberg's Washington Post op-ed came on the...

How refusing to give police your Facebook password can lead to prison
2018-09-04 11:59

A suspect will be jailed for 14 months for refusing to hand over his Facebook password to detectives investigating a 13-year-old's murder.

Facebook: It’s too tough to find personal data in our huge warehouse
2018-08-29 11:57

GDPR: it means give users their data when they ask for it, and Facebook's refusal to do so has provoked an inquiry by the Irish DPC.