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Facebook’s counterintuitive way to combat nonconsensual porn
2018-05-25 12:34

"Upload your nudes to stop revenge porn" might sound crazy but it actually makes sense.

'I'm sorry', Facebook Boss Tells European Lawmakers
2018-05-23 00:14

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg apologized to the European Parliament on Tuesday for the "harm" caused by a huge breach of users' data and by a failure to crack down on fake news. read more

Facebook conspiracy theories after Android app tries to “get root”
2018-05-21 17:41

Facebook's Android app suddenly started making a bid for superuser access. Conspiracy theories popped up like fungi. (It's now fixed.)

Are Facebook's Election-Related Moves in India Meaningful?
2018-05-17 13:03

Security Practitioners Weigh In on Actions of Social Media GiantFacebook has taken several moves aimed at minimizing misuse of social media during the 2019 elections in India. But are the actions...

Facebook crushes 583 million fake accounts in 3 months
2018-05-17 12:54

On a daily basis, it disables millions of fake accounts before they ever hatch.

Facebook can’t wiggle out of facial recognition lawsuit, judge says
2018-05-16 10:56

There are too many factual disagreements for a quick judgment, the judge said, including over what a faceprint actually is.

Report: Facebook App Exposed 3 Million More Users' Data
2018-05-15 13:03

Revenge of the Personality Test, Take TwoResearchers at the University of Cambridge, via a myPersonality test on Facebook, reportedly used data from 3 million users to power a spin-off company...

Facebook app left 3 million users’ data exposed for four years
2018-05-15 12:51

Highly sensitive user data collected from the app was left on a badly secured website for anybody to get at.

How could the Facebook data slurping scandal get worse? Glad you asked
2018-05-15 00:11

Three million "intimate" user profiles offered to researchers Yet another rogue Facebook app that gathered and sold "intimate" details on millions of users has come to light.…

Careless researchers expose millions of Facebook users’ sensitive data
2018-05-14 21:29

If you needed another reason to stop sharing intimate information with apps on Facebook or Facebook itself, consider this newest revelation: academics at the University of Cambridge have been...