Collaborate Disseminate
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
Together with her troll colleagues, she managed 200 fake social profiles, promoted clients’ products, and trolled their competitors. Continue reading Undercover reporter tells all after working for a Polish troll farm
Interesting timing: Right before Facebook’s earnings call, two weeks after Facebook said it won’t pull political ads that spout lies. Continue reading Twitter bans political ads
WhatsApp has publicly attributed the attack on its users in May 2019 to the Israeli spyware makers, NSO Group. Continue reading WhatsApp sues spyware maker for allegedly hacking phones worldwide
US lawmakers asked intelligence to look into whether the app and others like it could pose a security threat or be used to influence opinion. Continue reading TikTok says no, senators, we’re not under China’s thumb
The Naked Security team gives their top 5 cybersecurity tips. Continue reading 5 tips for better cybersecurity
It took down four foreign interference campaigns and announced initiatives to prevent foreign interference in US elections.
Continue reading Facebook pulls fake news networks linked to Russia and Iran
As we saw from the statistics, tech giants that collect and analyze data to show us targeted advertising are present practically everywhere in the world. And it is these companies that store the most data about people from all over the planet. Continue reading Data collectors
A special episode dedicated to social media culture! Continue reading S2 Ep13.5: All about social media: Growing up online, parent advice and social shaming – Naked Security Podcast
Users report bad accounts, got presented with a request to verify ID, couldn’t upload said ID, and got frozen out. Continue reading #FacebookLockout: Users who report fake/scam accounts locked out