WhatsApp security breach may have targeted human rights groups
Wed, May 15, 2019
WhatsApp said on Tuesday that a security breach on its messaging app had signs of coming from a government using surveillance technology developed by a private company, and it may have targeted human rights groups.
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WhatsApp users alert: You need to upgrade the app ASAP; here is why
Tue, May 14, 2019
WhatsApp has urged its 1.5 billion users to upgrade the app after the Facebook-owned platform discovered a vulnerability that allowed a spyware to be installed on users' phones via the app's phone call function.
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Good news for Facebook employees: Company to raise minimum wages for contract workers globally including India
Tue, May 14, 2019
Facebook has decided to raise minimum wages to its outside vendors in the US to $20 per hour, and would implement the same for contractors in other countries including in India.
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Facebook facing 20-year consent agreement after privacy lapses: source
Tue, May 14, 2019
The social media giant Facebook Inc is headed toward an agreement with the U.S. government over its privacy policies and practices that would put it under 20 years of oversight, according to a source knowledgeable about the discussions.
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Soon, WhatsApp will not work on these iOS, Android devices: Here is what you need to do
Mon, May 13, 2019
Days after WhatsApp announced that it will end support for smartphones running on Windows, the instant messaging platform has revealed that the app will also stop working on some iOS as well as Android devices.
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This new Facebook feature is set to make your birthdays awesome
Fri, May 10, 2019
Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg led social network Facebook has been reminding users about the birthdays of their family members and friends for as long as one could remember. The feature has been ever-present on both the app as well as desktop versions of the social media network.
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It is time to break up Facebook: Company's Co-founder
Thu, May 09, 2019
It is time to break up Facebook -- mired in several data scandals and privacy violation cases -- as Mark Zuckerberg has yielded "unchecked power" and influence "far beyond that of anyone else in the private sector or in government", the social network giant`s Co-founder Chris Hughes has stressed.
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Instagram posts to be reviewed by Facebook fact-checkers
Wed, May 08, 2019
To curb the spread of false information, Facebook’s fact-checking exercise is now running on Instagram. According to Poynter, Instagram has started applying Facebook’s fact checks to keep false photos and memes under check on its platform. Instagram is also considering adding pop-up alerts when people search for anti-vaccine misinformation. To identify and reduce the distribution of false or misleading information or image, Instagram is using image recognition technology and automatic action to remove the false posts from explore tab and Hashtag result pages.
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