Infamous hacktivist group Anonymous has begun a new operation designed to take down ISIS sympathisers on the web.
Tag Archives: Facebook
“Facebook porn Trojan” – here’s how NOT to get caught
You receive a Facebook posting that offers you something saucy, you click through to the website… …and guess what happens next?
Facebook’s DeepFace facial recognition technology has human-like accuracy
Facebook is going to allow you to blur your face in photos… once it’s identified you.
Facebook’s got a new privacy policy, and it plans to share your data with partners
As Facebook’s new privacy policy comes into force users can expect more sharing of their data and ‘enhanced’ targeting of adverts across partnered websites.
WhatsApp Web has privacy holes that could expose user photos
WhatsApp has just rolled out a new service called WhatsApp Web that allows users to sync the messaging app between their mobile devices and desktop, but the new web client has a couple of privacy pitfalls that indicate it’s not really ready for its close-up.
Facebook to fill with (more!) kittens in Wickr’s message-hiding scheme
Secure messaging app Wickr has launched a timed, private photo stream that lets users upload private images to Facebook, covering them with kitten images that only user-selected people can decode. 
Facebook vs 25,000 users – privacy class action lawsuit has initial hearing date set
An Austrian court has given the go ahead to a class action lawsuit brought against Facebook for alleged privacy violations across Europe.
Lizard Squad took down Facebook and Instagram! Believe it! Or not…
The hacking-and-cracking crew known as Lizard Squad tweeted that Facebook and Instagram were down. Before you could say, “But we don’t crash EVER,” that had turned into “Lizard Squad did it”…
How the Obamacare website healthcare.gov leaks private data
HealthCare.gov, the US insurance exchange website that is a central component of Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act), is sending personal information on users to third parties including Facebook, Google, and web analytics companies.
Fake Facebook account case settled with DEA who admits no wrongdoing
The Feds have agreed to pay $134,000 to settle a case over having taken a phony Facebook profile out to lure suspects. Nothing in the ruling prohibits future use of such deceptive tactics. 