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Tag Archives: Facebook
Court orders Facebook to identify revenge porn poster
The social network has been ordered by a Dutch court to either identify the uploader of a sex video or open its servers up to an independent investigator.
Facebook aiming for faceless facial recognition
Worried that Facebook can’t get your friends right in your selfies when their hair blows around? There might just be an app for that…
SSCC 203 – What’s the worst sort of service to have a password breach? [PODCAST]
Join Sophos security experts John Shier and Paul Ducklin as they dig into the latest security news in our regular “Chet Chat” podcast. This week: LastPass, Facebook, Windows 10 (and not-quite-the-end of XP), Samsung, and the Android ecosystem.
Facebook introduces “Moments” – supposedly a safer way to share photos
Unlike Facebook’s “Photo Sync” feature, Moments is a separate photo app that doesn’t upload anything until you tell it to. Paul Ducklin wonders how much safer you’ll be from over-sharing your pics…
Armed robber caught after confessing on Facebook, “ashamed” emoticon and all
Here’s a candidate for the Facebook Hall of Stupid Posts fame: a robber who, though he took the time to wear a mask to cover his face, then posted a thinly veiled confession online.
Thief who mugged Facebook PlayStation-seller busted thanks to location data
The victim had been trying to sell an old PlayStation 2 through Facebook, and was contacted by a potential purchaser who turned out to be the mugger. We offer some advice on making offline transactions with people you meet online.
Watch out for Acai Berry scams on Facebook
Imagine a friend sends you a link, and you end up on a scammy diet site… Could that cause any harm? What should you do?
‘Baby yoga’ video throws Facebook into a culture/censorship war
A video of a screaming baby being dunked in a bucket of water leaves Facebook caught between issues of free speech and apparent condoning of practices many interpret as child abuse.
WhatsApp can be hijacked in seconds
Keep an eye on your gadgets, lest somebody get control of your WhatsApp account with zero technical smarts and just one phone call!