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It seems like Facebook has a long way to go when it comes to gaining back the trust of its users. The social networking site is voted the least trustworthy tech company, according to a recent poll conducted by Fortune. The poll, in collaboration with Harris Poll organization, was conducted in October on behalf of […]
After the attack that affected 50 million users, the hacker has changed his plans Facebook reported a security incident that affected about 50 million users on Friday, September 28, just a day after a Taiwanese hacker claimed that he was preparing to perform a live stream in which he would remove the account of the Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, off the social network platform. After Facebook announced […]
Hacker Cancels Plan to Live Stream Deletion of Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Account. It was just yesterday when Facebook announced that it was hacked after attackers exploited a vulnerability in its View As feature and gained access to over 50 million accounts. Now, a well-known hacker from Taiwan, Chang Chi-yuan made headlines for a rather intriguing […]
During the Today Show on NBC, Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg indirectly suggested that the Facebook users who do not wish to share their private information might have to pay for it. She said that the service has an opt-out on different levels but there isn’t a universal ad opt-out. “That would be a paid […]
If you are looking for how to delete your Facebook account permanently or deleting anything from your Facebook account here is a 2018 guide. Facebook has remained the primary and most commonly used social networking platform for users across the world. At the same time, the social network giant has been in the news lately amid Cambridge […]
If you thought your conversations on Facebook Messenger are private then think again. In a recent interview founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg admitted that the social media giant scans user messages to block any content that goes against the company’s rules and regulations. This was revealed by Zuckerberg during a podcast interview with Ezra Klein, Vox’s […]
Brian Acton, co-founder of popular messaging app WhatsApp wants each and every Facebook user to delete their Facebook accounts permanently and leave the social media giant created by Mark Zuckerberg. Brian who recently founded a non-profit organization “The Signal Foundation” expressed his view on Twitter with a brief tweet saying “It is time. #deletefacebook.” It is time. #deletefacebook — Brian […]
Dark clouds are hovering over Facebook, and their stocks are falling. Now, various American and European federal bodies have started asking how a voter-profiling company managed to get hold of the data of 50 million users. Per a press release on Tuesday, the state of New York has followed the footsteps of Massachusetts that announced an […]
The social media giant Facebook is testing a new captcha feature that asks users to upload a clear photo of their face so it can verify and grant access to their account in case it is locked due to suspicious activity. One Twitter user, @flexlibris who’s friend had their Facebook account locked over suspicious activity […]
It’s a bad time for Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook in Germany — He and other Facebook staff are facing charges of abetting crimes like Holocaust denial. Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg and some other senior staff members at Facebook will be facing abetting crimes charges equivalent to the Holocaust denial charges in Germany. According to […]
Google CEO Mr. Sundar Pichai had his Quora account hacked earlier today — Those behind the hack said this was just a test! A hacker group consisting of 3 people known as OurMine hacked the official Quora account of Google CEO Mr. Sundar Pichai and started posting public messages and because the account was connected with his Twitter account whatever was posted […]
On Tuesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a cutesy photo to Facebook celebrating Instagram’s now having half a billion users. It featured Zuck posing inside an IRL Instagram frame. It also featured, in the background, what we can assume is Zuck’s computer. And it features a couple of paranoid add-ons, as noted by Twitter user […]
Short Bytes: The $45 billion Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative has made its first investment in a startup named Andela. This startup trains young software developers from Africa rigorously and aims to create the next generation of founders and CTOs from Africa. Andela is a startup that is based in three different countries — the US, Kenya, and Nigeria. […]
Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts were hacked — Researchers believe passwords were stolen from leaked LinkedIn Data! The 2012 LinkedIn database hack has affected many, and as the information keeps pouring in, we are getting to know how devastating the attack must have been for all those involved. It is being reported that on Monday, […]
Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg understandably has accounts on other social networks – it only makes sense to keep up with what the competition is up to. But that doesn’t mean he bothers to maintain standard security practices on non-Facebook properties. This weekend, his Twitter and Pinterest accounts were hacked. The group responsible, OurMine […]
Short Bytes: In a surprising incident, Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts were compromised this Sunday. A Saudi Arabia-based hacking group managed to hack his account using credentials found in the recent LinkedIn breach. Interestingly, the hackers tweeted that his LinkedIn password was “dadada”. While Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is mainly active on his own […]
Short Bytes: Today I’m sharing an old video from 2013 that features Mark Zuckerberg teaching the basics of repeat loops. This video was a part of Code.org’s Learn To Code movement and is worth a watch. With its Learn To Code movement, Code.org is working to ensure that everyone learns basic programming logic and it […]
Short Bytes: Who were the first ten users on Facebook? These are Harvard graduates who showed their interest to try the blue network during its initial days. Read further to know about them. Facebook, the blue colored network, has around 1.6 billion monthly active users. That’s a deserving figure for a social platform that has […]
Short Bytes: In a recent interview, Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has expressed his concern over the threats made against him in an ISIS video. The video claimed that ISIS has hacked more than 10,000 Facebook accounts, 150 Facebook groups and 5,000 Twitter profiles, saying ISIS would ultimately take down Facebook and Twitter, as well […]
Short Bytes: In a recently discovered video, ISIS has called on its supporters to target Facebook and Twitter, along with its co-founders Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey. This video is being seen as a response to the anti-ISIS actions (banning accounts, removing posts) being taken by these social media websites. The terrorist organization Islamic State […]
Short Bytes: It’s time to meet the top five billionaires in the technology world. They are the people who have superpowers to change the world and make it more simple and connected. Their contribution to the human society is priceless. Let’s take a look at the top five names from the Forbes’ list of the rich […]