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Mastodon, a popular decentralized social network, has released a security update to fix critical vulnerabilities that could expose millions of users to potential attacks. Mastodon is known for its federated model, consisting of thousands of separate servers called “instances,” and it has over 14 million users across more than 20,000 instances. The most critical vulnerability, […]
Facebook has announced that it will shut down its Facial Recognition System and delete the templates of over 1 billion people stored by this feature. This is a significant change, but contrary to popular perception, the social network won’t be forgoing the technology in its entirety because it regards facial recognition as a “powerful tool” […]
Facebook tracked down the programmer after he mistakenly used his contact information on email and job portals. On October 21, 2021, Facebook filed a lawsuit against a Ukrainian citizen for allegedly scraping information of 178 million users of the social network and selling the data on hacker forums. Reportedly, the data scraping occurred between 2018 […]
Facebook down? Yes, Facebook is down along with Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR due to DNS-related issues. You are not alone; the social media giant Facebook along with its subsidiaries including Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR are down and suffering ongoing service disruption. The outage seems to have begun at around 5:30 pm […]
View Once feature will keep the images accessible for a maximum of 14 days and expire afterward. It’s quite amusing that Facebook has claimed to allow users ‘more control over their privacy,’ by adding a Snapchat-inspired View Once mode? It’s Facebook, after all– the only social networking platform that’s not believed to be too concerned […]
A Child’s Gibberish Tweet from US Nuclear-agency Account Sends Twitter into Frenzy – Sparks Debates on National Security. How is it possible that a child can have access to the official Twitter account of the US Nuclear Agency, which is responsible for the safety of America’s nuclear weapons? It is indeed possible when you are […]
Article updated with a statement from Facebook. We frequently come across apps unauthorizedly accessing certain features or data of smartphones but mostly these are from SMEs. Sometimes, however, we’re astonished to see multi-billion dollar corporations engage in the same. For now, take Facebook who has recently been found using the iPhone’s camera through its iOS […]
Roughly 100 App Developers Retained Unauthorized Access to Group Members’ Data. Another day, another data breach at Facebook – If you are a member of any group on Facebook, chances are that your data could have been compromised, as per the recent revelations made by the social networking giant in its latest blog post. According […]
Dating can be hard, especially when you’re doing it online. Swiping right can always give you that little niggle in the back of your head, “are they who they say they are?” We’ve all heard the horror stories, but then again there are plenty of tales of success and the number of Tinder marriages is […]
A new project to reform Chinese extradition laws has caused millions of citizens in Hong Kong to take over the streets to demonstrate against Beijing’s plans. Despite mass protests, Chinese authorities are trying to identify movement leaders using various facial identification techniques, number phone tracking, among other methods. However, information security experts mention that demonstrators […]
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 […]
Google has announced that it’s shutting down its 2-year-old YouTube messaging service on September 18. The latest move is yet another example of how a company as big as Google is struggling to mark its presence in the world of social media, which is mostly owned by Facebook and its adopted kids. I guess Twitter […]
It’s more than a known secret now that social media companies are going the extra mile to make sure you are glued to their products by exploiting bugs in the human brain. But a common belief is that design features like infinite scrolling and autoplay videos could play a crucial role in making people addicted, […]
As surprising as it may sound, Facebook is up but Twitter is down. The online news and social networking site Twitter is down right now after suffering a massive outage. This comes as a surprise since Twitter has a proven track record of maintaining its service even when social media giants like Facebook and Instagram […]
Reddit users will not be able to access the platform for a few hours. According to personal data protection specialists, the subreddit r/technology will be offline for at least the next 24 hours, in an attempt of supporting the social media strike driven by Larry Sanger, one of Wikipedia’s founders. “We will join the Sanger’s […]
The creators of TikTok, a video-sharing social media platform, have been accused of ‘exploiting’ their youngest fans, demanding money in exchange for access to excusive benefits, information security services experts reported. This platform allows fans to send ‘digital gifts’ to their favorite content creators; these gifts can cost up to $50. Reports claim that some […]
You are not alone; Facebook and Instagram are down for almost everyone in Europe and America. Another day, another service outage at social media giant Facebook and its subsidiary company Instagram. Yes, Facebook and Instagram have been hit by a worldwide service outage forcing both platforms to go offline. According to the Facebook’s outage map displayed on […]
According to personal data protection specialists, Dr. Larry Sanger, one of Wikipedia’s founders, is inviting the people to stop using any social media platform for up to 48 hours in an attempt to pressure companies to grant control of personal data to users. Sanger has mentioned that his movement would “reaffirm mass demand, the need […]
The way we all are using our social media, especially WhatsApp, makes us all worry about the consequences. While some say we might grow a pair of horns due to excessive smartphone usage, a new study suggests something positive. According to a study by the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, usage of the popular and […]
Larry Sanger, the co-founder of Wikipedia, has called for a social media strike to demand decentralized social media platforms. He has urged users who are unhappy with social media websites to boycott the platforms on July 4 and 5 (at least one day). The motive behind the strike is to demand big corporations to give […]
The cyber attack occurs on a daily basis, and these can range from attacks on tech giants to individuals falling foul to the many scams which are present online. Thankfully, there are ways in which people and groups at both ends of the scale can reduce their level of susceptibility to attacks, with virtual private […]