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Over the last year Facebook has committed multiple users’ privacy breaches, and this will not stop. Data protection specialists now report that the social network has leaked phone numbers of around 420 million users. Despite the company’s efforts to improve perception of its privacy policies, the situation does not seem to improve. The database where […]
Another day, another privacy disaster hits Facebook users. To add insult to the already enraged privacy advocates, Facebook has yet again disappointed its user base. It has been revealed that 419 million phone numbers belonging to Facebook users have been exposed due to a breach in an online unsecured database. The database contained 133 million records […]
An exposed server on the web was found leaking the data of hundreds of millions of Facebook users. First reported by TechCrunch, the exposed server was discovered by security researcher Sanyam Jain who said that the database contained phone numbers of some celebrities as well. Along with contact numbers, the database also contained Facebook IDs […]
Facebook will stop using automatic facial recognition to tag users in photos. If there’s one platform that knows how to remain controversial, it’s Facebook. In 2011, the company introduced a facial recognition feature which allowed users to tag others through suggestions displayed on photos. Moreover, the person in the photo was automatically notified if the […]
Google and Facebook are ultra-successful giants in their respective fields. Facebook has over 2.3 billion monthly active users and Google has around 2 billion. The search engine helps millions of people connect with businesses and interact with them. Facebook helps people around the world connect by letting them make profiles, post pictures, and videos, create […]
When Facebook announced its Libra cryptocurrency back in June, it drew a lot of attention and criticism at the same time. On one hand, the US lawmakers see it as a threat and they want to halt the project. But on the other hand, several developers are interested in it — leading to the rise […]
When it comes to phishing scams, Microsoft has turned out to be the most preferred target for hackers while PayPal, Facebook, and Netflix are also on the list. Among the various hacking techniques out there, phishing scams happen to be one of the most successful and commonly used ones. The reason being that it is […]
Off-Facebook Activity lets users see a summary of the apps and websites that send Facebook information about their activity. Over the past decade when we saw Facebook shifting from just another social network, it greatly expanded its feature range. With this, tools such as “Facebook Login” and “Facebook Pixel” were launched. In the case of […]
When the data breach fiasco hit Facebook, the social network knew it had to take care of the mess it created. Doing the same, FB has a new privacy feature for us, giving us more control over our data (something we need more than anything!). Off-Facebook Activity Feature The new Off-Facebook Activity feature allows you […]
The damage to users’ privacy that Facebook has caused may be irreparable; however, the company will implement some measures to try to launder its tons of sins. Information security experts report that, through Instagram, the company invites users to report malicious developers that they take advantage of users’ data. The app has just disclosed that […]
The Supreme Court of India has refrained the Madras High Court and other courts from making a final judgment on the Aadhaar and Social media linking case. The apex court has also sent a notice to the Centre government and the Tamil Nadu government seeking a response on the issue. In fact, social media tech […]
Mark Zuckerberg-owned Facebook is the newest addition to the list of tech companies who try to invade our privacy and listen to the private conversations. The company hired external contractors to listen to our conversations. Facebook Has Access to Voice Chats According to a report by Bloomberg, Facebook paid contractors to transcribe users’ voice chats […]
Facebook isn’t yet over the massive FTC fine that was slapped on the company recently. Now, it appears that the company has been hit by “another” Cambridge Analytica — or at least that what it looks like. The company has banned a marketing company Hyp3r from Instagram’s ad platform because it reportedly exploited a “security […]
Earlier this month, Elon Musk revealed the ambitious plan to connect the human brain with a computer using artificial intelligence. His tech startup, Neuralink, plans to implant electrodes into the human brain to enhance its capabilities. Elon Musk’s Neuralink isn’t the only company working towards merging the human brain with AI. Facebook is also working […]
A new EU ruling against Facebook (and more importantly against other websites) suggests that sites using Facebook’s Like Button will be held responsible for the data the sites share with Facebook. According to the Court of Justice of the European Union, various websites that use Facebook’s Like Button plugin can’t send users’ data to Facebook […]
Ever since Facebook’s cryptocurrency Project Libra was announced, it has faced multiple issues even before going public. Adding to the same bunch of problems, the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company is now accused of stealing the cryptocurrency idea from an MIT fellow. It is suggested that the views of the Facebook Libra cryptocurrency and the ones by […]
Facebook is facing a host of problems at the moment, including FTC’s $5 billion fine and further restrictions regarding stricter privacy policies from the trade commission amongst other impending cases. Facebook has to gear up for yet another problem – its co-founder Chris Hughes. Chris Hughes, who started Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg in Harvard’s dorm […]
When Facebook got all involved in the data breach wreck last year, we knew there would be consequences (if FB didn’t know that!). After months of investigation by the Federal Trade Commission into the matter, we finally have a settlement at our disposal, which could change things for us, for Facebook, and the one who […]
While major tech companies have strived to make our lives better with technological advancements, we really can’t trust them fully as of now. Tech majors have been able to disappoint us, and my concern over here is the various practices they follow to get hold of our data or reach the top of the ladder. […]
When it comes to whether or not a user is being tracked on the web, the answer is yes, and this even includes the various pornographic websites a user visits. According to a study, various major tech companies such as Google, Facebook, and Oracle can track users when they visit a porn website, even if such […]
Technology companies systematically monitor our online activity. Information security experts have been mentioning it for years, but many people still seem to be ignoring it; recently, reports have increased that this surveillance occurs even when users enable private browsing mode to visit adult content sites. The tracking software used by companies such as Facebook and […]