WhatsApp public groups can leave user data vulnerable to scraping
WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton expressed outrage at Facebook's privacy policies last month by tweeting “It is time. #deletefacebook.” But WhatsApp's Facebook-like group chat features also have design flaws that jeopardize user privacy. Maybe it's also time to #DeleteWhatsApp. WhatsApp … Read More
Craig Gilroy dropped by Ulster following link to WhatsApp messages in Belfast trial
Ulster have confirmed that Craig Gilroy will not be available for the Guinness Pro14 clash with Edinburgh this Friday after the winger was linked to controversial WhatsApp messages used as evidence in the rape trial that concluded in Belfast last week. Gilroy's Ulster teammates Paddy Jackson and … Read More
Twitter will live stream one MLB game a week
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Twitter will once again live stream Major League Baseball games. The social media site plans to stream one day game per week for free for the remainder of the season. The games will be a simulcast of one of the participating teams local television broadcast. Blackout rules …
Baseball star discovers power of Twitter
Baseball star discovers power of Twitter. Commentary: Dexter Fowler of the St. Louis Cardinals goes hitless for the first four days of the baseball season. Then he sends a tweet. by. Chris Matyszczyk. April 3, 2018 10:22 AM PDT. Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's …
California Would Require Twitter, Facebook to Disclose Bots
In the recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, for example, bots with suspected links to Russia released hundreds of posts to weigh in on the gun control debate. Russia-linked bots on Twitter shared Donald Trump's tweets almost half a million times during the final months of the 2016 … …
Facebook now lets you bulk-remove apps from your account
Lots of people use their Facebook account to log into websites, as a convenient alternative to usernames and passwords. But as the Cambridge Analytica scandal showed us, these apps can be privacy-harming nightmares with repercussions far beyond the digital borders of the world's biggest social … Read More
Mark Zuckerberg 9 months ago: People share on Facebook because ‘they know their privacy is …
Nine months ago, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a conversation with a journalist about privacy on his behemoth social media platform. Now, in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, his words seem both ironic and prescient. "Of course, privacy is extremely important, and … Read More
Facebook adds 360 photos and HD videos to Messenger
If you've been dying to send your contacts sweet HD videos, then you'll be happy to learn Facebook is finally improving the quality of pictures and videos you fire off onMessenger. Now you can feel free to bombard your friends with all the 360 photos they can handle. For those …
Chick-fil-A’s unique brand of customer service continues with viral flamingo photos
The store's owners turned to social media for help, posting an image of the flamingo, along with a message: “Missing Flamingo on the loose in Commack! A little girl left this behind at Chick-fil-A Commack after having lunch with her dad. Please let us know if this belongs to your …
“Punish a Muslim” Day Is Met With Love on Social Media
Last month, a letter started circulating in the United Kingdom calling for violence against Muslim people on April 3. The day, set by the hateful letter as "Punish a Muslim" day, set a "points" system for various hate crimes against Muslim people, according to the New York Daily News. In …