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Twitter accidentally shares user location data with advertising partner

Twitter accidentally shares user location data with advertising partner

Through Apple devices.
Staff Writer May 14 2019 6:58AM Security
Twitter suspends 100k accounts for creating new ones after suspension

Twitter suspends 100k accounts for creating new ones after suspension

45 percent increase from last year.
Staff Writer Apr 17 2019 7:01AM Benchmarking Change
Australian Electoral Commission boots online blitz to counter fake news

Australian Electoral Commission boots online blitz to counter fake news

Urges voters to “Stop and Consider”, but not everyone is convinced
Simon Sharwood , Julian Bajkowski Apr 16 2019 7:19AM Strategy
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
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
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
Bad actors try bespoke lies to avoid misinformation detection

Bad actors try bespoke lies to avoid misinformation detection

NSA, Facebook and Twitter lament weaponisation of the internet.
Ry Crozier Mar 7 2019 12:40PM Security
Tesla's Musk calls SEC 'broken' in new Twitter spat

Tesla's Musk calls SEC 'broken' in new Twitter spat

Lays into regulator again.
Vibhuti Sharma Feb 27 2019 6:57AM Financial Services
Twitter CEO says his and other tech firms have not combated abuse enough

Twitter CEO says his and other tech firms have not combated abuse enough

Dorsey calls Silicon Valley's response to online abuse a "huge fail."
Staff Writer Feb 13 2019 12:23PM Strategy
Twitter shares tumble on forecasts for weaker revenue, higher costs

Twitter shares tumble on forecasts for weaker revenue, higher costs

Full-year operating costs rise.
Angela Moon and Munsif Vengattil Feb 8 2019 6:51AM Financial Services
Hardware keys needed to beat phishing: researcher

Hardware keys needed to beat phishing: researcher

Free Modlishka 2FA stealing tool published.
Juha Saarinen Jan 14 2019 12:38PM Security
Technology spinners shine in 2018 "Worst Words" gongs

Technology spinners shine in 2018 "Worst Words" gongs

Plain English Foundation catalogues linguistic aberrances.
Julian Bajkowski Dec 18 2018 6:40PM Strategy
Twitter tumbles on concerns about hacking activity

Twitter tumbles on concerns about hacking activity

Shares fall almost 7 percent.
Jim Finkle Dec 18 2018 10:07AM Security
Hackers used Twitter 'malmeme' pics to control Trojan

Hackers used Twitter 'malmeme' pics to control Trojan

Images contained embedded command.
Juha Saarinen Dec 18 2018 9:22AM Security
Twitter deletes over 10k accounts that discouraged US voting

Twitter deletes over 10k accounts that discouraged US voting

Wrongly appeared to be from Democrats.
Christopher Bing Nov 5 2018 6:54AM Benchmarking Change
Comms Minister Fifield flags interest in GDPR-like laws

Comms Minister Fifield flags interest in GDPR-like laws

Says Internet no longer an ‘ungoverned space’ and era of hands-off regulation may need to end.
Simon Sharwood Oct 10 2018 6:36AM Security
DoJ probes social media firms over free speech

DoJ probes social media firms over free speech

Concerns platforms "intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas".
Patricia Zengerle Sep 6 2018 7:03AM Financial Services
Twitter urges password reset for all users

Twitter urges password reset for all users

Finds plain text passwords in internal log.
a Staff Writer May 4 2018 6:54AM Security
Twitter to test double tweet length

Twitter to test double tweet length

280 could become the new 140.
Juha Saarinen Sep 27 2017 8:16AM Software
Sydney Airport gives real-time flight info over Twitter

Sydney Airport gives real-time flight info over Twitter

BizTweet software personalises latest flight data.
Staff Writers Jan 25 2017 1:54PM Software

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