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Twitter fixes bug that lets unauthorized apps get access to DMs

“You authorise it – whereupon it promptly leaks to the world all your sexts, inappropriate jokes, and dank memes. Tragic!” said the researcher.

One such use would be to pre-stuff our devices with ads and other content before we wander into a Wi-Fi dead zone.

It’s just one of many SOP SNAFUs of a pilot program for advanced searches of travelers’ devices that doesn’t even have performance metrics.

Data brokers are tracking 200 million mobile devices in the US, updating locations up to 14,000 times a day, the New York Times has found.

They said Facebook emphasizes the service being free, not that it’s making big bucks off users’ data. They ordered the company to apologize.

Attackers can boobytrap what should be access to only parent-vetted sites and can take over the webcam, speakers and microphone.

The cache of seized Facebook documents show how Facebook whitelists certain companies so they can keep lapping up user data.

DuckDuckGo says you can go right ahead and log out of Google, then enter private browsing mode, but you’ll still see tailored search results.

Misconfigured Elasticsearch servers spilled personal details on 57 million Americans, said reports this week.