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Tag Archives: Facebook
Facebook confesses 100 devs may have accessed leaked Groups data
It shut down that access in April 2018, or at least thought it did. At least 11 improperly accessed data in the last two months.
Facebook scam steals famous faces and BBC branding
An email scam from earlier this year has resurfaced on Facebook – don’t fall for it!
Smartphone and speaker voice assistants can be hacked using lasers
Researchers have discovered that some voice assistants will accept “signal injection” commands sent to them using pulses of laser light.
Undercover reporter tells all after working for a Polish troll farm
Together with her troll colleagues, she managed 200 fake social profiles, promoted clients’ products, and trolled their competitors.
Twitter bans political ads
Interesting timing: Right before Facebook’s earnings call, two weeks after Facebook said it won’t pull political ads that spout lies.
Facebook launches $2m suit against alleged phishing, hacking sites
Facebook is using trademark law to target the operators of sites that imitate or target Facebook and Instagram sites.
New Facebook AI fools facial recognition
The technology – which Facebook won’t use in its own apps – subtly distorts face images so they’re still recognizable, but not to machines.
Facebook pulls fake news networks linked to Russia and Iran
It took down four foreign interference campaigns and announced initiatives to prevent foreign interference in US elections.
#FacebookLockout: Users who report fake/scam accounts locked out
Users report bad accounts, got presented with a request to verify ID, couldn’t upload said ID, and got frozen out.