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Facebook removes exposed user records stored on Amazon's servers

Facebook removes exposed user records stored on Amazon's servers

Takes action after researchers' discovery.
Staff Writer Apr 4 2019 11:38AM Security
Giant trove of Facebook user data was in open AWS S3 bucket

Giant trove of Facebook user data was in open AWS S3 bucket

In plain sight say cyber security researchers.
Juha Saarinen , Staff Writers Apr 4 2019 11:30AM Cloud
Facebook's WhatsApp allows users to control who can add them to group chats

Facebook's WhatsApp allows users to control who can add them to group chats

Changes privacy settings, tries to revamp image.
Vibhuti Sharma Apr 4 2019 6:49AM Cloud
Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war

Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war

Internet war embroils global tech giants.
Drazen Jorgic and Alasdair Pal Apr 3 2019 12:23AM Cloud
Zuckerberg calls for updated internet regulations

Zuckerberg calls for updated internet regulations

Struggles to defuse criticism.
Staff Writer Apr 1 2019 7:38AM Security
Australia plans tougher social media laws for failing to thwart violent content

Australia plans tougher social media laws for failing to thwart violent content

Executives could spend up to three years in prison.
Lidia Kelly Apr 1 2019 7:06AM Strategy
Facebook bans white nationalism on its platforms

Facebook bans white nationalism on its platforms

In effort to tackle hate speech.
Staff Writer Mar 28 2019 6:33AM Software
Facebook says up to 111,813 Aussies in last year's security breach

Facebook says up to 111,813 Aussies in last year's security breach

Out of 29 million users impacted worldwide.
Ry Crozier Mar 27 2019 8:25AM Security
Facebook stored millions of user passwords in plain text

Facebook stored millions of user passwords in plain text

Hundreds of millions of users to be notified.
Juha Saarinen Mar 22 2019 6:25AM Security
Lithuanian pleads guilty in US to massive fraud against Google, Facebook

Lithuanian pleads guilty in US to massive fraud against Google, Facebook

Helped defraud more than US$100 million.
Brendan Pierson Mar 21 2019 6:31AM Security
US lawmaker says tech companies must quickly remove violent content after Christchurch killings

US lawmaker says tech companies must quickly remove violent content after Christchurch killings

Chair of House Committee on Homeland Security writes top executives of four major techs.
Diane Bartz and David Shepardson Mar 20 2019 12:42PM Strategy
Instagram adds shopping feature for US users

Instagram adds shopping feature for US users

Trials "checkout" option on items tagged for sale.
Staff Writer Mar 20 2019 6:40AM Cloud
Facebook says no one who watched Christchurch attack livestream reported it

Facebook says no one who watched Christchurch attack livestream reported it

Says multiple techniques used to weed out copies.
Ry Crozier Mar 19 2019 4:22PM Telco/ISP
New Zealand firms consider pulling ads from social media after mass shooting

New Zealand firms consider pulling ads from social media after mass shooting

"The tone didn't feel right in the aftermath of these events."
Staff Writer Mar 19 2019 7:10AM Financial Services
Ardern wants to discuss live streaming with Facebook after 1.5m massacre videos removed

Ardern wants to discuss live streaming with Facebook after 1.5m massacre videos removed

Has had contact from Sheryl Sandberg.
Staff Writer Mar 18 2019 6:58AM Strategy
Facebook finally restores services after global outage

Facebook finally restores services after global outage

Considers refunds to advertisers after 24 hour glitch.
Mekhla Raina Mar 15 2019 6:57AM Cloud
Intel and Facebook add deep learning nous to Cooper Lake CPU

Intel and Facebook add deep learning nous to Cooper Lake CPU

Open hardware moves towards workload optimisation.
Juha Saarinen Mar 15 2019 6:43AM Hardware
Home Affairs chief Pezzullo decries rise of the 'digital industrial complex'

Home Affairs chief Pezzullo decries rise of the 'digital industrial complex'

Cyber tsar worried about "connectivity without values".
Julian Bajkowski Mar 14 2019 8:30PM Cloud
US prosecutors probing Facebook's data deals

US prosecutors probing Facebook's data deals

Criminal investigation into transactions.
Staff Writer Mar 14 2019 12:44PM Networking
Facebook, Messenger and related apps go offline worldwide

Facebook, Messenger and related apps go offline worldwide

Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger affected users say.
Juha Saarinen Mar 14 2019 7:07AM Telco/ISP

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