Warn your friends they can’t bypass Facebook with this hoax
No, none of us can “bypass” Facebook’s newsfeed algorithms by copy-pasting our way past them. Continue reading Warn your friends they can’t bypass Facebook with this hoax
Category Archives: Social networks
How to protect your Facebook account: a walkthrough
We walk you through the important settings you can change and behaviors you can implement to lock down your privacy on Facebook. Continue reading How to protect your Facebook account: a walkthrough
Facebook denies sharing private messages without user knowledge
Facebook hit back at press reports this week that highlighted a deep network of privileged data-sharing partnerships between the social media company and other large organisations. Continue reading Facebook denies sharing private messages without user knowledge
Russian Trolls Manipulated Top Social Networks to Influence Election
The Kremlin and its trolls went out of their way to ensure Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election, found a report commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee and obtained by The Washington Post. Although they provided the governm… Continue reading Russian Trolls Manipulated Top Social Networks to Influence Election
Facebook photo API bug exposed users’ unpublished photos
It affected up to 6.8 million users and up to 1,500 apps. “We’re sorry this happened,” said Facebook with what must be acute apology fatigue. Continue reading Facebook photo API bug exposed users’ unpublished photos
Twitter fixes bug that lets unauthorized apps get access to DMs
“You authorise it – whereupon it promptly leaks to the world all your sexts, inappropriate jokes, and dank memes. Tragic!” said the researcher. Continue reading Twitter fixes bug that lets unauthorized apps get access to DMs
Facebook has filed patents to predict our future locations
One such use would be to pre-stuff our devices with ads and other content before we wander into a Wi-Fi dead zone. Continue reading Facebook has filed patents to predict our future locations
Google+ to power down early after second security hole found
Google has disclosed the second security hole in its Google+ social network in three months. Continue reading Google+ to power down early after second security hole found
Major Privacy Issues in Google+ Force Its Shutdown Earlier than Planned
Google+ and its APIs are shutting down sooner than announced after a new privacy glitch that exposed the data of more than 52 million users was detected in November, Google announced on Monday. Personal information such as age, name and email address w… Continue reading Major Privacy Issues in Google+ Force Its Shutdown Earlier than Planned
Facebook fined $11m for misleading users about how data will be used
They said Facebook emphasizes the service being free, not that it’s making big bucks off users’ data. They ordered the company to apologize. Continue reading Facebook fined $11m for misleading users about how data will be used