It’s an arms race: as detection methods improve, deepfake-generating algorithms are quickly updated to correct the flaws.
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Vimeo sued for storing faceprints of people without their say-so
The suit was filed under BIPA, the Illinois law that requires written consent to grab people’s faceprints – the same law Facebook’s battling.
Facebook has booted tens of thousands of data-grabbing apps
400 developers have been naughty with user data, noncompliant with policy, and/or have ignored Facebook’s audit, it says.
Facebook Libra rejected by France as “dangerous”
France finance minister: Libra won’t be allowed onto European soil.
S2 Ep8: Facebook leak, $5m ransoms, DNS angst – Naked Security Podcast
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Facebook says location data in iOS 13, Android 10 may be confusing
The OS updates may not reflect your Facebook app setting, but Facebook says it will respect whatever users’ most restrictive settings are.
Facebook launches $10m deepfake detection project
If you’re worried about the evil potential of deepfake video, you’re not alone; so is Facebook.
Database exposed 133 million US Facebook users’ phone numbers
Facebook confirmed the breach, claiming that the total number of users in the database was 210 million.
Facebook expands use of face recognition
Facebook’s replaced “tag suggestions” with “face recognition” – a setting Facebook says may help to save us from identity thieves.
Facebook loses control of key used to sign Android app
What should be a private key used to vouch for the ‘Free Basics by Facebook’ app was used to sign unrelated apps.