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China’s new face-swapping app Zao gets whiplash-fast privacy backlash
Fast trip: in two days, it debuted, shot to the top of China’s App Store, sparked privacy outrage, and got banned by WeChat.
What are you more afraid of – sharks or selfies?
People have died taking selfies while posing with live grenades, falling from bridges, and running with bulls. Is death by selfie really a big problem?
Snapchat, less ghostly than ever, now lets you pay to replay snaps
The paid replay option only allows you to replay any given snap once, but that’s still one more time than you might expect for an image that’s supposed to “disappear” after it’s viewed.
It’s time we stopped calling Millennials “dumb” about data privacy
Among the impressions people have of Millennials is that they are self-obsessed, addicted to oversharing on social media, and clueless when it comes to online privacy. Here’s why that’s wrong.
MasterCard to trial pay-by-face for online purchasing
Stare at the phone and blink to prove you’re alive, the company’s security researchers decided. But didn’t other researchers already foil that one…?
Police use lost phone to post selfies on woman’s Facebook account
We charge this phone and Facebook account with flagrant lack of passcode and privacy protection!
Convicted identity thief caught after posting selfie on Twitter
Selfie-posting tax fraud fugitive Lance Ealy has been apprehended by US Marshals after four months on the run.
Apple iCloud – 3 tips for keeping your photos and other data safe
Apple confirmed it found no evidence of a security breach, but that some individual celebrity iCloud accounts were compromised. With that in mind, here are 3 tips to help protect you when using iCloud: