As you’re likely now aware, Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp, which is used by more than 1.5 billion people around the world, has discovered a major security loophole which looks to have been exploited by an Israeli-based group that has a history of working with governments to steal data and spy on citizens through digital means. As outlined by TechCrunch: “The […]
Account hijacking has become a nettlesome problem at Instagram so it has decided to do something about it. The social media company on Monday said it has begun testing a simpler method for users to reclaim their compromised accounts. The move, first reported by Motherboard, allows users locked out of their hacked accounts to ask […]
Hey, remember how Facebook had to remove the ‘View as Public’ option on profiles last year due to a security flaw which had exposed some 50 million users to potential attack? You might not recall, it may have been overshadowed by the various other Facebook security concerns over the last year or so, but back in September, […]
Not sure how this one’s going to be received. While we all know YouTube as the king of online video – the place for movingimage content – the platform has this week announced that it will soon provide non-video advertisers with a new still image option that will appear within YouTube home feeds. Called Discovery Ads, the new option will use […]
Plus, Lululemon launches a line of personal-care products, and a mental health chatbot app raises $3 million. Facebook is creating a new open-source digital currency called Libra. The goal is for developers to create services for consumers to send money around the world easily and for free. Payment companies like Visa, Stripe and PayPal will help merchants accept Libra. Lululemon is expanding […]
