Collaborate Disseminate
Although the data was legitimately scraped by legally operating firms, the security and privacy implications are numerous. Continue reading Data-Enriched Profiles on 1.2B People Exposed in Gigantic Leak
British businessman Arron Banks, one of the self-styled “Bad Boys of Brexit” and a leading figure of the Leave.EU campaign, has had his Twitter account hacked.
Continue reading Bad boy of Brexit Arron Banks hacked, private Twitter messages leaked
This week’s bold rebrand of Facebook to FACEBOOK can’t hide the growing sense that nobody is happy with the company right now. Continue reading Leak of 4,000 Facebook documents heaps more trouble on internet giant
Facebook said that 100+ third-party app developers had access to restricted data for members of Groups, in its latest privacy snafu. Continue reading Facebook Privacy Breach: 100 Developers Improperly Accessed Data
Data is the most valuable asset/resource on Earth. Still, we have little or no control over who is exploiting ours without our consent. That is what the authors, Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, want to make us realize in their documentary film The Great… Continue reading Review: The Great Hack
400 developers have been naughty with user data, noncompliant with policy, and/or have ignored Facebook’s audit, it says. Continue reading Facebook has booted tens of thousands of data-grabbing apps
Facebook said it has suspended and banned tens of thousands of apps on its platform after its investigation, launched after Cambridge Analytica, into how they collect and use data. Continue reading Facebook Removed Tens of Thousands of Apps Post-Cambridge Analytica
Facebook confirmed the breach, claiming that the total number of users in the database was 210 million. Continue reading Database exposed 133 million US Facebook users’ phone numbers
You’re listening to the Shared Security Podcast, exploring the trust you put in people, apps, and technology…with your host, Tom Eston. In episode 83 for August 26th 2019: Facebook announces new off-Facebook activity privacy controls, how A… Continue reading New Facebook Privacy Controls, Apple iOS Patching Mistake, MoviePass Data Breach
The new feature “disconnects,” but doesn’t delete, your browsing history. Facebook will still use it for analytics. Continue reading Facebook delivers ‘clear history’ tool that doesn’t ‘clear’ anything