WhatsApp voice calls contained a buffer-overflow vulnerability that was used to install spyware [CVE-2019-3568] ~tech security ios android facebook Article 1008 words 11 votes
How WhatsApp leaked my private information to advertisers ~tech facebook privacy social media Article 406 words 14 votes
I tried to make Facebook's news feed random and fun ~tech facebook social media Article 494 words 6 votes
Facebook faces a big penalty, but US regulators are split over how big ~tech facebook social media privacy Article 1899 words 15 votes
Facebook is redesigning its app and site to put more emphasis on Events and Groups ~tech facebook social media Article 1116 words 8 votes
Oculus Quest and Rift S pre-orders are now available - shipping begins on May 21 ~games Article 946 words 4 votes
Mark Zuckerberg & Yuval Noah Harari in Conversation ~tech facebook social media Video 1:33:31 5 votes
Ireland is blocking the world on data privacy - it's the designated lead regulator for many companies under EU privacy law, but it's in bed with the companies it should be regulating ~tech privacy facebook social media Article 5696 words 9 votes
Facebook's email-harvesting practice is under investigation in NY ~tech social media facebook privacy Article 7 votes
Joint investigation of Facebook, Inc. by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia ~tech facebook privacy Link 9 votes
Facebook releases Q1 2019 earnings, expects to be fined up to $5 billion by US government ~tech facebook Article 13 votes
The only way to rein in Big Tech is to treat them as a public service ~tech privacy google facebook Article 862 words 18 votes
Labor demands Facebook remove 'fake news' posts about false Australian death tax plans ~tech social media facebook Article 441 words 9 votes
Carole Cadwalladr: Facebook's role in Brexit -- and the threat to democracy ~tech facebook social media Article 10 votes
Facebook has updated their blog post about storing unencrypted passwords - they found more log files, and there are now millions of Instagram users impacted, not thousands as stated originally ~tech facebook security Article 700 words, published Mar 20 2019 28 votes
Facebook says it 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5 million people's email contacts without their consent ~tech social media facebook privacy Article 588 words 22 votes
Why the tech industry is wrong about Australia's video streaming legislation ~tech social media facebook Article 1385 words, published Apr 5 2019 6 votes
Very sad news has come through to us today. Mardi Gras 78er Ron Austin passed away this morning. Back in 1978, it was Ron who said "why don't we have a street party?" ~lgbt Link 6 votes
Facebook investors launch desperate bid to oust Mark Zuckerberg ~tech social media facebook Article 377 words 14 votes
With Facebook ban on white extremism, international norms apply to US ~tech social media facebook Article 680 words 10 votes
Millions of Facebook records were exposed on public Amazon server ~tech amazon privacy facebook social media Article 128 words 14 votes
Losing Face: Two More Cases of Third-Party Facebook App Data Exposure ~tech privacy facebook Article 850 words 8 votes
‘Beyond Sketchy’: Facebook Demanding Some New Users’ Email Passwords ~tech social media privacy facebook Article 466 words 14 votes
Mark Zuckerberg says he wants to fix the internet. Don't take him seriously. ~tech social media facebook privacy internet Article 786 words 7 votes
Mark Zuckerberg: The internet needs new rules. Let’s start in these four areas ~tech social media facebook internet Article 1068 words 13 votes
Years of Mark Zuckerberg's old Facebook posts have vanished. The company says it 'mistakenly deleted' them. ~tech social media facebook Article 1195 words 12 votes
Facebook announces a ban on praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism on Facebook and Instagram ~tech facebook social media Article 427 words, published Mar 20 2019 29 votes
Facebook has been charged with housing discrimination by the US government ~tech facebook Article 162 words 16 votes
Facebook to fight Belgian ban on tracking users, and even non-users ~tech facebook privacy Article 7 votes
WhatsApp’s new feature tells you how many times your message has been forwarded ~tech social media facebook Article 302 words 5 votes
How Facebook's hour of inaction enabled the Christchurch video to spread ~tech social media facebook Article 2330 words 8 votes
Facebook stored hundreds of millions of user passwords in plain text for years ~tech facebook security social media Article 682 words 27 votes
Anti-Muslim hate speech is absolutely relentless on social media even as platforms crack down on other extremist groups ~tech social media facebook Article 601 words 6 votes
Facebook, Axios and NBC paid to manage their reputation on Wikipedia ~tech facebook social media Article 2317 words 11 votes
One year in, Facebook’s big algorithm change has spurred an angry, Fox News-dominated — and very engaged! — News Feed ~tech social media facebook Article 681 words 11 votes
Telegram gets three million new signups during Facebook apps’ outage ~tech facebook social media Article 407 words 7 votes
Facebook’s News Feed era is now officially over: What Chris Cox’s departure means for the company ~tech social media facebook Article 1382 words 6 votes
Facebook executives Chris Cox (Chief Product Officer) and Chris Daniels (VP of WhatsApp) both leave the company ~tech facebook Article 967 words 6 votes
Facebook’s Data Deals Are Under Criminal Investigation ~tech facebook privacy Article 809 words 8 votes
Algorithms Allowed: a project that tracks usage of Google and Facebook assets in countries under US sanctions ~comp Link 6 votes