Congress wants Facebook to explain why closed groups leaked user data
Members of the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee wrote Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today demanding answers from the exec and its...
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‘Digital Gangsters’: UK Wants Tougher Rules for Facebook
British lawmakers issued a scathing report Monday that calls for tougher rules to keep Facebook and other tech firms from acting like “digital gangsters”...
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How to Hack Facebook Accounts? Just Ask Your Targets to Open a Link
It’s 2019, and just clicking on a specially crafted URL would have allowed an attacker to hack your Facebook account without any further interaction....
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US Facebook Fine Over Privacy Could Be in Billions: Reports
A US investigation into privacy violations by Facebook could result in a record fine running to billions of dollars, media reports said Friday. The...
CSRF Vulnerability in Facebook Earns Researcher $25,000
A researcher says he received a $25,000 bounty from Facebook after he discovered a critical cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that could have been...
Facebook tackles developer databases leaking at least one million user records
Facebook has tackled two serious security issues disclosed through the social networking giant’s bug bounty programs including an external data leak potentially impacting over...
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Facebook Taps User Data to Defend Workers From Threat
Facebook gathers intelligence from its platform to identify people who threaten the firm or its workers, the social network said Thursday in response to...
Facebook broad data collection ruled illegal by German anti-trust office
In a groundbreaking decision published today, the German anti-trust office (Bundeskartellamt) has ruled that Facebook must obtain consent before collecting data on users outside...
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How to Delete Accidentally Sent Messages, Photos on Facebook Messenger
Ever sent a message on Facebook Messenger then immediately regretted it, or an embarrassing text to your boss in the heat of the moment...
Did Apple Really Ban Facebook and Google’s Apps? Why?
As reported in TechCrunch Google and Facebook have been violating Apple’s policies, using apps that tracked user behavior outside Apple’s App Store. Apple temporarily...