As persistent and savvy as hackers can be, the last thing any of us need is for the most popular sites and services on the planet to give those hackers a platform to trick people into having their data stolen. Unfortunately, that is precisely what appears to have happened, as TechCrunch reports that cybercriminals have…
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Facebook ducks calls to apologise over huge data leak
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A two-year-old problem is coming back to haunt Facebook in 2021, and in the process serving as a reminder to users that personal data, once leaked, really is out there forever. It started on Saturday when Alon Gal, co-founder and CTO of Hudson Rock, a “cybercrime intelligence” firm, took to Twitter with a thread detailing…
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Canada’s government wants to make Facebook and Google pay publishers for news. Facebook isn’t ruling out blocking news content from its platform.
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Facebook disrupts Chinese espionage operation
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Facebook’s efforts to combat extremism remain at odds with engagement goals.
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Social media platform used to spread malware that spied on Uyghurs.
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Zuckerberg acknowledged the calls for changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
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Facebook Stories allow you to share momentary posts that disappear automatically after 24-hours; here are the different types of posts, and how to create them.
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Regulators might look into whether Facebook harnessed user data to fend off rivals.
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