Instagram trying to reconnect users locked out of accounts
Instagram said it was working on an issue that left a seemingly large number of users locked out of their accounts Monday morning.
Oct 31, 2022
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Britain pushes tough tech rules under new digital watchdog
Big tech companies like Google and Facebook parent Meta would have to comply with tough British rules under a new digital watchdog aimed at giving consumers more choice online—or face the threat of big fines.
May 6, 2022
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Accounts deceivable: Email scam costliest type of cybercrime
It's a crime that siphons untold billions from the economy—but many people have never heard of it.
Apr 9, 2022
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Why crypto creators want to stay anonymous
The two lifelong friends from Florida never sought the limelight, but then they built a multi-million-dollar empire selling digital art and people wanted to know who they were.
Feb 18, 2022
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Meta targets 'cyber mercenaries' using Facebook to spy
Facebook parent Meta on Thursday banned a series of "cyber mercenary" groups, and began alerting some 50,000 people likely targeted by the firms accused of spying on activists, dissidents and journalists worldwide.
Dec 16, 2021
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Facebook's own internal documents offer a blueprint for making social media safer for teens
Right at the time social media became popular, teen mental health began to falter. Between 2010 and 2019, rates of depression and loneliness doubled in the U.S. and globally, suicide rates soared for teens in the U.S. and ...
Oct 7, 2021
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Giving families better access to the digital assets of deceased loved ones
A new report highlights the extent of the distress caused by being cut off from digital assets when family members die or become incapacitated.
Sep 21, 2021
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Is your phone really listening to your conversations? Well, turns out it doesn't have to
Have you ever chatted with a friend about buying a certain item and been targeted with an ad for that same item the next day? If so, you may have wondered whether your smartphone was "listening" to you.
Jun 21, 2021
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EU privacy groups set sights on facial recognition firm
Privacy organisations on Thursday complained to regulators in five European countries over the practices of Clearview AI, a company that has built a powerful facial recognition database using images "scraped" from the web.
May 27, 2021
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Data from 500 mn Facebook accounts posted online: reports
Data affecting more than 500 million Facebook users that was originally leaked in 2019, including email addresses and phone numbers, has been posted on an online hackers forum, according to media reports and a cybercrime ...
Apr 3, 2021
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