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#FacebookLockout: Users who report fake/scam accounts locked out

October 16, 2019 0 Comments #facebooklockout, account impersonation, facebook, fake accounts, fake profiles, fraud, id verification, scammers, security check, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:34:58 +0000

Users report bad accounts, got presented with a request to verify ID, couldn’t upload said ID, and got frozen out.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/FKCF-gt07L8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook clasifica a miles de niños como interesados en el juego y el alcohol

October 15, 2019 0 Comments actualidad, facebook, niños, redes sociales

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:27:32 +0000

Sabemos que Facebook rastrea lo que hacemos para conocer nuestros intereses para su uso en publicidad dirigida. Pero el algoritmo que usa para hacerlo está marcando a miles de niños como interesados en bebidas alcohólicas y juegos de azar, lo que podría llevarlos a ser blanco de anuncios que no son apropiados para mostrar a […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/v_-CZbFAKqk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency loses all but one payment company

October 15, 2019 0 Comments cryptocurrency, ebay, facebook, financial stability board, FSB, g20, g7, global stablecoin, imf, international monetary fund, Law & order, libra, libra association, mastercard, Paypal, stablecoin, stablecoins, visa

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:00:01 +0000

Gone: Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, eBay, Stripe, Mercado Pago. Of six payments firms first involved in Libra, just one, PayU, remains.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/7AWGkl-XHVQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook flags thousands of kids as interested in gambling, booze

October 11, 2019 0 Comments advertising, children, drinking, facebook, gambling, kids, minors, Privacy, social media, Social networks, targeted marketing

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:12:38 +0000

According to a new report, its algorithmic labelling may expose minors to age-inappropriate, targeted advertising.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/DxndeahDmYs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Twitter used 2FA phone numbers for targeted advertising

October 10, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, facebook, login verification, PII, Privacy, SMS, social media, Social networks, tailored audiences, twitter

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 11:44:31 +0000

Twitter may have “inadvertently” handed phone and email data from some users to advertisers as part of its Tailored Audiences system that targets users’ feeds with ads.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/28JZN9DLRbI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Job seekers are scrubbing clean their social media accounts

October 10, 2019 0 Comments employment, facebook, job applicants, job candidates, jpd, LinkedIn, online privacy, Privacy, recruiter, social media, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:04:24 +0000

Most people nowadays are quite aware that hiring managers put their social media postings under a microscope, a new survey finds.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/eFV3-DLwZNg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook urged by governments to halt end-to-end encryption plans

October 7, 2019 0 Comments #nobackdoors, australia, back doors, Cryptography, cypherpunk, encryption, end-to-end encryption, facebook, Government security, Mark Zuckerberg, Privacy, Social networks, telegram, uk, usa, whatsapp

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:31:35 +0000

The US, UK and Australian governments last week officially urged Facebook to halt its plans for end-to-end encryption.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/K9Rl32jdNKE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Social media platforms can be forced to delete illegal content worldwide

October 7, 2019 0 Comments austria, defamation, EU, european court of justice, European Union, eva glawischnig-piesczek, facebook, greens, illegal content, Law & order, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:05:57 +0000

The EU’s top court ruled that platforms like Facebook can be ordered to proactively seek out and delete all copies of illegal content.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oaBb-PIYY-o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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WhatsApp vulnerability could compromise Android smartphones

October 4, 2019 0 Comments Android, cve-2019-11932, CVEs, double free memory vulnerability, facebook, malicious gif, Privacy, rce, remote code execution, security threats, vulnerability, whatsapp

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 12:10:03 +0000

A researcher has released details of a WhatsApp flaw that could be used to compromise the app and the mobile device the app is running on.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/fPnnKlP45pM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>