There’s a new feature on Facebook called ‘Page Transparency’. The tech giant says it has introduced this new feature to increase accountability and transparency of pages. To access this feature, you must visit the page’s Timeline and then scroll down to the Page Transparency tab below the About section and tap See All. The information […]
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Popular messaging service Slack is to reset the user passwords for thousands of customers after a historic data breach. Around one percent of all Slack users are thought to be affected by the attack – equivalent to over 65,000 customers. Slack, which stands for the Searchable Log of All Conversation and Knowledge, has more than
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The AI powered FaceApp has taken social media by storm over the past couple of days. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds have been bombarded with altered photos of people, showing how they would look as an oldie by the selfie-editing app. Users can use one of the filters on the app to digitally ‘age’ their
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German schools have barred the use of cloud-based Microsoft Office 365 software following fears over data privacy. Schools in the state of Hesse have been told they can longer use it after the authorities ruled it was gathering information from users who were unable to give their consent. Under GDPR, the use of telemetry software
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American authorities have approved a $5 billion fine against Facebook over the sharing of data with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. The Justice Department is now expected to review and approve the settlement after the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made its landmark decision. The motion was passed by a vote of 3-2, FTC’s decision broke party
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Popular video-sharing app TikTok is being investigated for possible data breaches over the handling of personal data. In particular, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is looking at how the personal data of the app’s young users is being managed and whether the safety of children on the social network is their main focus. Transparency Earlier
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Bitcoin is the internet’s version of money. These are pieces of unique digital money that can be transferred from one person to another. The coins are generated using an open-source computer program to solve complex math problems which is called mining. Each coin is defined by a public address and has its own fingerprint and
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Changing your password every so often is simply not enough now to protect your privacy and online security. Advances in technology mean that unless you are using something like a VPN (virtual private network), then your personal information is no longer safe from people who want to see what you’re up to. Privacy is a
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There has been a huge surge in Google searches about VPN’s, ever since the government announced plans to check ID’s for access to porn sites. The ban on instant access to well-known porn sites such as Pornhub has been slammed by campaigners who fear it’s a privacy nightmare. There are concerns that the age-verification system could
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A new device has been developed that can allegedly unlock and extract data from new hi-tech Smartphones and iPads. The new gizmo has been developed for the police and intelligent agencies by the Israeli forensic and data extraction firm Cellebright. It means that secretive agencies such as MI5 and the FBI will be able to
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