IT Toolbox

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The post Meta Faces User Data Restrictions for Instagram and Facebook in the EU appeared first on Spiceworks. The move comes as Meta has started implementing subscription models in the EU for users who do not want personalized ads.

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IT Toolbox

MAY 17, 2023

Facebook accounts automatically sent friend requests to profiles viewed by users. The post Meta Fixes Facebook Bug That Automatically Sent Out Friend Requests appeared first on Spiceworks.

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GeekWire

APRIL 15, 2024

They are all former Facebook engineering leaders who worked at the social media giant more than a decade ago. Grover, based in Seattle, was one of the first employees to work out of Facebook’s offices in Seattle. Siva Kolappa was head of data engineering at Facebook, where he worked from 2008 to 2014.

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IT Toolbox

OCTOBER 10, 2022

According to Meta, these 400 iOS and Android apps are designed specifically to steal Facebook usernames and passwords. The post Meta Lists 400 Credential-Stealing Mobile Apps That Compromised 1M Facebook Users appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Jessica Sems was on Facebook at 2 am when hackers struck in a series of attacks. She was able to get back on Netflix after chatting with support for an hour, but as of late September, her Facebook account had still not been recovered since the initial hack six months earlier. First, she was locked out. The answer is simple: money.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

“Why is Facebook chirping when I scroll?” ” is today’s question for millions of users of Facebook, including me. Ever been scrolling through Facebook on your iPhone, only to hear a weird sound that seems to come out of nowhere? Others wonder if Facebook is trying something new to grab our attention.

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The Verge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Facebook has banned the personal accounts of academics who researched ad transparency and the spread of misinformation on the social network. Facebook says the group violated its term of service by scraping user data without permission. But the academics say they are being silenced for exposing problems on Facebook’s platform.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Study: When Facebook removes vaccine misinformation, anti-vaxxers quickly regroup. Though Meta’s decision to remove more content did result in the overall volume of anti-vaccine content on Facebook decreasing, the study found that engagement may have “shifted, rather than decreased” outright.

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Dataconomy

JANUARY 26, 2024

We finally have the Facebook settlement payout date 2024; despite not being exact, it is still something! This development heralds a pivotal moment for millions of Facebook users who have been closely following the case, anticipating a tangible acknowledgment of their privacy concerns. Good news for Facebook users!

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 13, 2023

The post SYS01 stealer targets Facebook business accounts and browser credentials appeared first on TechRepublic. The SYS01 infection chain uses DLL sideloading to steal information. Learn how to protect your business from this cybersecurity threat.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Meta has started to roll out end-to-end encryption for all personal chats and calls on Messenger and Facebook. E2EE has been an option for Messenger chats since 2016, but it will now become a default feature for Facebook's one billion global users. The transition will take some time, though. Read Entire Article

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

Previously available on Apple’s App Store and Google Play, the phony apps impersonated photo editors, games, VPN services and utilities to trick users into sharing their Facebook credentials. The post Facebook warns of 400 malicious apps that tried to steal your account credentials appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Information Week

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Facebook will shut down its facial recognition system and delete more than a billion people's individual facial recognition templates, citing growing concerns about the use of the technology as a whole. Privacy advocates welcomed the news.

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The Verge

MARCH 21, 2022

Early in March, a bunch of Facebook users got a mysterious, spam-like email titled “Your account requires advanced security from Facebook Protect” and telling them that they were required to turn on the Facebook Protect feature (which they could do by hitting a link in the email) by a certain date, or they would be locked out of their account.

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The latest Social Media and News Fact Sheet from Pew Research Center shows that today, half of US adults get their news from the likes of Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, etc. Read Entire Article

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 28, 2020

Read about the saga of Facebook's failures in ensuring privacy for user data, including how it relates to Cambridge Analytica, the GDPR, the Brexit campaign, and the 2016 US presidential election.

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Tech Republic Security

JUNE 9, 2022

The post A cybercriminal stole 1 million Facebook account credentials over 4 months appeared first on TechRepublic. A large-scale phishing attack was uncovered by PIXM, as well as the person who had been carrying out the attacks.

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TechSpot

MARCH 1, 2024

Pre-Meta Facebook made a lot of fuss over the arrival of its News tab in 2019. The feature's Top Stories section was originally curated by humans, but Meta ended this practice and moved entirely to algorithms last year. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

APRIL 11, 2024

Facebook Messenger now allows you to send high resolution photos, create shared albums with friends, and send larger files of up to 100MB in your chats. Read Entire Article

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

To keep your Facebook Messenger conversations private and secured, you should start using the new end-to-end encryption feature. The post How to enable end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger appeared first on TechRepublic. Jack Wallen shows you how.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 27, 2022

Ducktail malware tries to hijack the accounts of individuals who use Facebook’s Business and Ads platforms, says WithSecure Intelligence. The post Infostealer malware targets Facebook business accounts to capture sensitive data appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Dataconomy

JANUARY 22, 2024

The deceptive Facebook phishing campaign using the emotionally charged phrase “I can’t believe he is gone. I’m gonna miss him so much,” is currently exploiting users’ trust, leading them to a malicious website designed to hijack Facebook credentials.

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 26, 2021

You’ve probably seen the deluge of damning news stories about Facebook from multiple outlets this past week. Those came thanks to Facebook employee-turned-whistleblower Frances Haugen, who recently leaked thousands of internal documents, including internal employee discussions, memos, research, and presentations, to a… Read more.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Facebook is getting back to its roots today with the launch of a new product called Campus, a section of the main app specifically designed for college students. In a nod to the original Facebook, they’ll even have access to a “Campus directory” where they can find and friend other students.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Unrelated to other recent problems Facebook has had, this particular batch of data was scraped from profiles, meaning it's publicly available knowledge. That doesn't stop it from being dangerous.

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TechSpot

MARCH 9, 2023

Meta made the announcement in a post celebrating the milestone of Facebook reaching an all-time high of 2 billion global daily active users. The post mostly seems focused on assuring people that "Contrary to reports otherwise, Facebook is not dead nor dying, but in fact alive and thriving." Read Entire Article

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Dataconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Do you know what the @Highlight Facebook feature is? Your Facebook posts are a canvas for self-expression, but in the sea of updates, how can you ensure that your most essential moments and messages receive the attention they truly deserve? The answer lies in a powerful yet often overlooked feature: @Highlight.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen appears on 60 Minutes. The whistleblower behind the leak of an enormous cache of Facebook documents to the Wall Street Journal , Frances Haugen, went public on 60 Minutes on Sunday, revealing more of the inner workings the most powerful social media platform in the world. There was conflict.

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Dataconomy

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Facebook has long held its place as a beloved platform where people connect, share, and explore. However, recently, a pesky bug has been causing quite a stir among users—the Facebook back button not working issue. Recent updates: Often, such issues arise after a recent update to the Facebook app.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Facebook’s Arbor Blocks office in Seattle. Facebook is getting a new company name, according to a report from The Verge , which noted that the rebrand will likely be similar to how Google created the umbrella company Alphabet in 2015. Facebook would be grouped among Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and others underneath the new name.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 8, 2021

A developer who made a tool that let people automatically unfollow friends and groups on Facebook says he’s been banned permanently from the social networking site. Facebook allows users to individually unfollow friends, groups, and pages, which removes their content from the News Feed, the algorithmically-controlled heart of Facebook.

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TechSpot

MARCH 18, 2022

Meta's latest ill-conceived notion goes by the name Facebook Protect. The idea itself is not completely bad. It looks to add a layer of protection for specific groups more likely to be targeted by hackers such as journalists, human rights defenders, and government officials.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In a 1,600-word post announcing the updated Facebook logo (and other changes), the company boasts about a refreshed design that is "bolder, electric, and everlasting." That might sound like a major piece of rebranding, but in reality, it's pretty much the same lowercase "f" surrounded by a slightly darker and. Read Entire Article

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Gizmodo

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday published the latest in its investigative series “ The Facebook Files ,” diving even deeper into the ubiquitous platform’s efforts to target and recruit young children. Read more.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 9, 2021

These apps attempt to capture such Facebook data as your ID, location, IP address and associated cookies, says Zimperium.

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The Verge

JANUARY 15, 2021

But before you delete all of those pictures, posts, and likes, you should download your personal information from Facebook. In the left-hand column, click on “Your Facebook Information.”. You can choose which Facebook data you want to download. Go to “Settings & Privacy” > “Settings.”.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Facebook has announced it will remove all content on its platform that “denies or distorts the Holocaust.” Facebook has previously faced strong criticism for letting Holocaust denial content spread freely on its platform. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Enforcement of these policies cannot happen overnight.

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