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It seems that the EU citizens might have to give up their Facebook accounts if they want to protect their online privacy. The European Commission recently told that there were serious privacy issues concerning users’ data of EU citizens on Facebook. The Safe Harbour legislation does not provide for the protection of the data from […]
Facebook evidently hasn’t fully accepted the failure of Home and is now trying to swap your Android smartphone’s dialer with one of it’s own. It has been identified by Android Police tipsters that the social network giant Facebook is inspecting a dialer app that will reveal detailed information about the caller and will also block […]
Back in the year 2013, Facebook developed a tool to test its apps on slow connections named Augmented Traffic Control. Everyone is frustrated when mobile networks are slow and apps don’t respond smoothly. Augmented Traffic Control is being used by Facebook to know how its apps react when users are on a slow network connection. […]
On Monday, CBC News and The Intercept collaboratively disclosed for the very first time how Canada has endorsed aggressive strategies for attacking, sabotaging and infiltrating their targeted computers. Thanks to New Snowden Documents. The Intercept obtained documents from the famous National Security Agency (NSA) whistle-blower Edward Snowden As per the new documents, Canada’s electronic surveillance agency has […]
Image: Coinsaround Ever thought of building your own social networking website for college, organization or something like Facebook? If yes, then this article is for you. Even if you know nothing about coding, you can still get your social networking site up and running. In “The Cathedral and the Bazaar,” Eric S. Raymond said — “Good […]
Shane Tusch learned about the authenticity of Facebook’s suicide prevention tools the hard way – What started as an attempt to check if the tool really works ended in landing him in a mental health facility for 70 hours. About a few weeks ago a 48-year old Facebook user read about the Facebook’s new tool to […]
Facebook users, if you have clicked the Ow.ly link (URL shortening service) then you might have gotten your computers infected by a worm. The link is being spread by attackers through a post that promises one-of-its-kind of pornographic content. The post is being shared via numerous prominent social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook, reports Malwarebytes. MUST READ: Facebook Login […]
Using VPN is a crime under UAE’s cyber laws – Anyone found using VPN can be charged for going against the country’s rules and regulations. A high-level Dubai Police official has made it clear that use of Virtual Private Networks (VPN) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is strictly prohibited under country’s cyber laws. It was UAE’s Telecommunications […]
Even after almost a year, Facebook apparently has failed to fix a bug that lets attackers hijack accounts on sites that leverage Facebook login such as Mashable, Bit.ly, About.me Vimeo, Angel.co and Stumbleupon etc., reveal Sakurity.com’s blog post. Egor Homakov, the author of the post, identified that “this bug abuses triple-CSRFs at once: CSRF on […]
If you are using WhatsApp and have got a text message asking you to click a link in order to start using WhatsApp’s so-called voice calling service, do yourself a favor and DO NOT click it. Just delete it. Researchers have found out that it is actually cyber criminals and scammers using the popular messaging service to spread […]
A 27-year-old graduate student Mohammad Yousefi, was sent to prison in Iran as part of a crackdown on social media users by using “Black Spider” trapping project. Former Green activist Mohammad Yousefi has quietly been held in detention for two months. Detention is under control of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and a case is also […]
In order make its product more helpful, Facebook updated its tool to report suicidal posts. Facebook claims that this tool will make it easy to report a person if he is having any kind of suicidal tendency. You can report a friend’s suicidal post and that friend will be provided help using different measures. Today, I am going […]
A set of tools has been rolled out by Facebook to help prevent suicide thoughts among its users. It is now possible to report Facebook posts that identify someone having suicidal thoughts. The reported posts will be reviewed by a third party and then it will decide whether that user should be consulted and counselled or […]
Story of a Facebook message that’s Actually a Phishing Scam – Opening ‘Wat are u Doing in This Video’ isn’t what You supposed to Do Now this can be termed as the new wave of phishing scams on Facebook. A message has been circulating via Facebook’s personal messaging system, which appears to be sent by a […]
You will be surprised to know that Facebook employees can access your personal Facebook account without your account credentials. This information was provided by Facebook telling about the employees who can see your private content and the situations when they can do it. This was made public when Paavo Siljamäki, director at the record label […]
Usually police is known for catching criminals but the Crewe police department (CPD) from State of Virginia is making news for some other and somehow funny reasons. On February 17 at 10:34pm, the social media page of CPD posted an update asking if someone mistakenly dropped their cocaine at a Super Dollar store, if yes then contact us […]
Hey guys, I write how-to content at fossBytes on regular basis. The contents that I write are pretty simple and based on the day-to-day problems. Few days ago, I wrote about How To Get Faster Internet Connection Speed and it was a big hit. I ask the readers about the problems they face, and I get tons […]
Researcher dedicated to debunking hoaxes and exposing scams, have discovered a phishing scam doing rounds on the Facebook. It comes as a “Copyright Violation” message, supposedly from the Facebook Support Team and asks the users to click on a link to verify the page. It warns that failure to verify within 48 hours may result […]
Can you decide what happens to your Profile Page after your Death? Facebook can! While rolling out its latest update on Thursday, Facebook announced that it has now decided about what to do with your Facebook profile page after you die. You will be remembered! The process is simple. You need to choose a “legacy […]
Researcher discovered a flaw that could help him Delete photos from Anyone’s account. To delete someone’s pictures from Facebook is certainly not an easy task. However, an Indian web developer Laxman Muthiyah claims that he discovered a flaw with which he can easily remove photos from almost all user accounts on Facebook. He immediately notified […]
The online hacktivist Anonymous has claimed that it took down about 800 Twitter accounts and 12 Facebook pages belonging or somehow supporting the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). The operation was conducted under the banner of #OpISIS but originally announced after the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris. Anonymous had announced that it would […]