Collaborate Disseminate
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 being wiped off Facebook’s share price and an ongoing investigation into the … Continue reading How Facebook’s data issue is a lesson for everyone
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, Facebook is losing the faith of the Americans people, according to the Digital Ci… Continue reading Facebook’s trust crisis: Has it harmed democracy?
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 election campaigns, Facebook finally publicly confirmed that it happened. Facebook&… Continue reading Cambridge Analytica and Facebook’s privacy storm: Latest developments
The latest ‘OUCH! newsletter offers reasonable (if basic) advice: Top Tips to Securely Using Social Media.
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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 helping US-based users check whether they have been duped by Russian propagand… Continue reading Have you been fooled by Russian propaganda? Facebook’s new tool will show you
Instagram has confirmed that “one or more individuals obtained unlawful access to a number of high-profile Instagram users’ contact information — specifically email address and phone number — by exploiting a bug in an Instagram API.” Apparently, no account passwords were exposed. No more details about the bug were shared, only that it has now been fixed. They also didn’t say whether the bug affected only verified or all types of Instagram accounts, or whether … More → Continue reading Attackers exploited Instagram API bug to access users’ contact info
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. Here’s an example of one flagged by the SANS ISC (Internet Storm Center): Perhaps it doesn’t look very interesting, but it definitely does not look outright malicious. Nevertheless, some of the users who followed it landed on a Facebook phishing page – an unambiguous … More → Continue reading Obscuring malicious Facebook links using the Open Graph Protocol
Pressured by European governments, Facebook, Twitter and Google are trying to tackle the extremist propaganda and recruitment on their social networks and sites. It’s an endeavour for which the companies have no good, pre-existent, overarching plan – the relative newness of social media and its use for propaganda means they have to come up with innovative ideas on how to clamp down on the most extreme cases of it. They are effectively winging it – … More → Continue reading Facebook moderators can inspect private messages of users suspected of terror links
The new circular avatars make it look like Instagram, Snapchat and…Google Plus. Continue reading Twitter’s New Design Looks Awfully Familiar…
Fake news is not a new concept, but the Internet – and social media and networks in particular – have made it infinitely easier for it to spread and reach its target audience. The Internet has also made it easier for opinion manipulators to buy the right tools and services to make a fake news campaign successful. The offerings Many are sold in various online underground markets, but legal tools are also widely available on … More → Continue reading Fake news services and tools proliferate on online markets