Multiple celebs fell for this one. Don’t believe them – it’s as much as a hoax as it’s always been.
Tag Archives: Social networks
Facebook delivers ‘clear history’ tool that doesn’t ‘clear’ anything
The new feature “disconnects,” but doesn’t delete, your browsing history. Facebook will still use it for analytics.
HOAX ALERT! Facebook ‘deadline’ on making your content public is fake
There’s no privacy Armageddon coming “TOMORROW!” If there was, you couldn’t copy and paste your way out of it!
Did Facebook know about “View As” bug before 2018 breach?
Even though Facebook protected employees, it failed to fix the vulnerability or to protect most users, a court filing charges.
Facebook got humans to listen in on some Messenger voice chats
Facebook says it’s paused the practice of collecting voice clips and sending them to employees to transcribe and analyze.
Facebook is working on mind-reading
The completely non-evil-genius goal: a wearable, noninvasive device that could translate thoughts into text, for the speech impaired or VR.
Five Eyes nations demand access to encrypted messaging
The alliance wants tech companies to build backdoor access to users’ encrypted data, by force if necessary.
Hackers target Telegram accounts through voicemail backdoor
As politicians should know by now, secure messaging apps such as Telegram can quickly become a double-edged sword.
Facebook admits to Messenger Kids security hole
A hole in the supposed closed-loop messaging system allowed children to join group chats with people their parents hadn’t approved.
Instagram asks bullies, ‘Are you sure you want to say that?’
A new anti-bullying feature uses AI to recognize mean words in comments and warns users before they post them.