How to secure your Instagram account using 2FA
It’s a good idea to set up multi-factor authentication (2FA) on all your social accounts, so here we explain how to do that for Instagram. Continue reading How to secure your Instagram account using 2FA
Category Archives: Social media privacy
Facebook Security Exec Calls for Tightened Data Privacy
Security executive Alex Stamos called on Facebook to change its strategy around data in an internal memo – and privacy experts agree. Continue reading Facebook Security Exec Calls for Tightened Data Privacy
Crimson Hexagon banned by Facebook over user data concern
Facebook is probing whether the firm’s government contracts comply with its policies, which nix use of user data for government surveillance. Continue reading Crimson Hexagon banned by Facebook over user data concern
Facebook Suspends Analytics Firm Over Surveillance Concerns
Facebook is launching an investigation into whether Crimson Hexagon’s collection of public user data was a violation of its data policies. Continue reading Facebook Suspends Analytics Firm Over Surveillance Concerns
Podcast: The Growing Social Media Threat Landscape
How can we keep up with the social media threat landscape as it grows to include more malware, hacks and scams? We discuss on the latest Threatpost podcast. Continue reading Podcast: The Growing Social Media Threat Landscape
Twitter Sold Data To Cambridge Analytica-Linked Company
Twitter is the latest company to face backlash for how it handles data privacy after disclosing that it sold data access to a Cambridge Analytica-linked researcher. Continue reading Twitter Sold Data To Cambridge Analytica-Linked Company
Privacy Advocates Blast Facebook After Data Scraping Scandal
Privacy advocates are up in arms after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said most of the two billion users of the social network may have had their data scraped by malicious actors using a reverse search tool. Continue reading Privacy Advocates Blast Facebook After Data Scraping Scandal
Facebook Woes Continue as FTC Opens Data Privacy Probe
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday announced it is launching an investigation into Facebook’s data privacy practices Continue reading Facebook Woes Continue as FTC Opens Data Privacy Probe