New law will punish social media companies for users’ violent content
Australian law makers have responded very quickly to the Christchurch shootings. Continue reading New law will punish social media companies for users’ violent content
Category Archives: Social networks
Facebook won’t ask for your email password any more
What’s that you say – Facebook was asking for the password to your email account? Yes, sometimes it was. Continue reading Facebook won’t ask for your email password any more
Are there viable alternatives to Facebook and Twitter?
There’s growing interest in social networks that prioritize user control. Two of the popular ones are Mastodon and Diaspora. Continue reading Are there viable alternatives to Facebook and Twitter?
Facebook Determined to Appeal Belgian Tracking Ban
Facebook has decided to fight the tough EU data protection laws after a 2018 Belgian court order forbade Facebook’s use of the cookies, social plug-ins and interaction buttons it used to track online activity of users and non-users on third-party… Continue reading Facebook Determined to Appeal Belgian Tracking Ban
Facebook’s Whitehat Settings lets bug-hunters dial back app security
The “Whitehat” settings will help researchers to analyze network traffic from its mobile apps by dialling back security settings. Continue reading Facebook’s Whitehat Settings lets bug-hunters dial back app security
Millions of Facebook Passwords Kept in Plain Text for Employees to Access
Perhaps we should all change our Facebook passwords to play it safe, following news that Facebook kept, from as early as 2012, “hundreds of millions” of user account passwords in plain text, making them available to some 20,000 employees, w… Continue reading Millions of Facebook Passwords Kept in Plain Text for Employees to Access
Scammer pleads guilty to fleecing Facebook and Google of $121m
Large, worldly tech companies would never fall for a wire transfer invoice scam, would they? Continue reading Scammer pleads guilty to fleecing Facebook and Google of $121m
Court: Embarrassing leaks of internal Facebook emails are fishy
The leaks point to a plot, a Calif. court said, ordering pikini app maker Six4Three to hand over its lawyers’ chats with the ICO. Continue reading Court: Embarrassing leaks of internal Facebook emails are fishy
MySpace loses 50 million songs in server migration
Everything uploaded prior to 2015 is gone for good, the cobwebby social network finally admitted. Continue reading MySpace loses 50 million songs in server migration
Facebook Faces Criminal Investigation over Data Handling Partnerships
Facebook Faces Criminal Investigation over Data Handling Partnerships Facebook’s troubles seem never-ending, as the company now faces a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors for its data-sharing practices and partnerships with global tech… Continue reading Facebook Faces Criminal Investigation over Data Handling Partnerships