Careless researchers expose millions of Facebook users’ sensitive data
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 …
Facebook announces “Clear History” privacy tool
Facebook has announced new products and redesigns of old ones during its annual F8 developer conference, as well as changes meant to reassure users that the company is doing …
New targeted surveillance spyware found on Google Play
A new targeted surveillance app has been found and booted from Google Play. The app, named Dardesh, posed as a chat application and acted as a downloader for a second app that …
Information security can enable business as soon as we change the conversation
Information security is an enabler for business. This has been a mantra for some time, and although it is repeated at major conferences, the reality is that the lack of good …
Malicious actors used Facebook’s own tools to scrape most users’ public info
Facebook has disabled a search tool that allowed anyone to enter a person’s phone number or email address into Facebook and find their account, along with all the information …
How Facebook’s data issue is a lesson for everyone
The headlines have been dominated by the recent news around Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and the misuse of customer data. The impact of these revelations has led to millions …
Facebook’s trust crisis: Has it harmed democracy?
Barraged by accusations of spreading divisive fake news and amid new allegations that it handed over personal information on up to 50 million users without their consent, …
Cambridge Analytica and Facebook’s privacy storm: Latest developments
A day before the most recent exposé on Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL)/Cambridge Analytica’s exploitation of user data syphoned out of Facebook to fuel …
German court says Facebook use of personal data is illegal
Facebook’s default privacy settings and some of its terms of service fall afoul of the German Federal Data Protection Act, the Berlin Regional Court has found. By not …
Facebook, Microsoft announce new privacy tools to comply with GDPR
In four months the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, and companies are racing against time to comply with the new rules (and avoid being brutally …
Have you been fooled by Russian propaganda? Facebook’s new tool will show you
If you’re one of those people who mentally check out of news the day before Thanksgiving, you might have missed Facebook’s announcement about a new tool aimed at …
Obscuring malicious Facebook links using the Open Graph Protocol
Most users click on links popping up in their Facebook News Feed without thinking twice about it, but it’s good to keep in mind that they can lead to malicious sites. …
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