One week on from “Marauders Map” and Facebook Messenger has removed its eerie always-on location sharing feature.
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Violent Facebook threats conviction thrown out by US Supreme Court
It’s not enough that ordinary people would find murderous rants threatening, the court said. Rather, courts have to consider frame of mind.
Facebook moves to encrypt the emails it sends users
The new feature lets users add OpenPGP public encryption keys to their profiles that can be used to encrypt notifications Facebook sends to users’ email accounts. 
“Marauders Map” – Is your location being tracked through Facebook Messenger?
A new Chrome extension, described by its own developer as ‘creepy,’ can track Facebook Messenger users and plot their location on a map.
Facebook tests new “Security Check” tool to fend off account hijacking
“Security Checkup” doesn’t reinvent the wheel: it just drags Facebook’s login protection tools out of the drop-down menu closet and puts them right under our noses.
17% of parents ignore privacy settings but still post hundreds of photos of kids online
Parents upload an average of 973 photos of kids on social media before they hit 5 but 17% admit they don’t check privacy settings, ever.
IC3 urges social media users to beware: scams and fraud are surging
12% of the 269,422 complaints received in 2014 had a social media aspect, be it doxing, clickjacking or pharming. Here’s how to stay safe. 
Internet.org is accused of being a walled garden for the world’s poorest people
A collection of 65 advocacy organisations from around the world have published an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg about Internet.org, calling it a walled garden for the world’s poorest people.
Street performer “Baton Bob” offered $20K settlement over pro-police Facebook post
Baton Bob alleged that police forced him to hand over his login before they posted a positive Facebook post about how they treated him during an arrest.
“Nothing illegal going on here!” says US Army veteran behind Hacker’s List
A US Army veteran and self-described ethical hacker is linked to hire-a-hacker service, Hacker’s List, which provides a web platform where hackers can bid on borderline or even illegal jobs.