Category: Social Media

Facebook built a facial recognition app that identified employees

Post author By Randall
Post date November 24, 2019
Categories In app, Facebook, facial recognition, gear, Internet, Mobile, Privacy, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] BI claimed that one version of the app could identify anyone on Facebook with enough data, but the company suggested that wasn’t true. In a statement to CNET, a spokesperson said the app could only detect employees and friends who “had face recognition enabled.” The app was meant as a “way to learn about […]

Police arrest member of group that hijacked Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account

Post author By Randall
Post date November 24, 2019
Categories In chuckling squad, crime, gear, Internet, jack dorsey, Security, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech, Twitter

[ad_1] Debug, another member of the group, also claimed that the suspect was responsible for multiple other hijacks, including one against Santa Clara County’s Deputy District Attorney Erin West. The attack was a response to West convicting Joel Ortiz, a SIM swapper who pleaded guilty to using the swap to steal $5 million in cryptocurrency. […]

Instagram cracks down on app that snoops on private profiles

Post author By Randall
Post date November 17, 2019
Categories In Android, Facebook, gear, ghosty, google play, Instagram, Internet, Mobile, Privacy, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] The app was still available on the Google Play Store as of this writing, and appeared to be popular with over 500,000 downloads since its April debut. Its presence online might be short-lived. Instagram was clear that Ghosty “violates our terms,” and planned “further enforcement” against the developer on top of the cease and […]

TikTok’s owner may be readying a streaming music service

Post author By Randall
Post date November 17, 2019
Categories In bytedance, gear, Internet, Mobile, Music, services, Social Media, social network, social networking, streaming, Tech, Tiktok

[ad_1] ByteDance is said to still be in talks with Sony, Universal and Warner to license their music catalogs for the service. However, it might arrive sooner than you think. It’s believed to be launching as early as December in countries like Brazil, India and Indonesia. Service in the US is also coming, the sources […]

Facebook Pay lets you buy goods and send money inside Facebook’s apps

Post author By Randall
Post date November 12, 2019
Categories In Facebook, facebook pay, gear, Internet, money transfer, payment, payments, services, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] Facebook is unsurprisingly aware of the potential security and privacy issues, although its statements won’t be completely reassurance. You can require either a PIN code or biometrics for purchases, while all data is both encrypted and monitored for fraud. Your shopping history won’t be shared outside of the app, and bank and card account […]

Facebook lets you get rid of those annoying notification dots

Post author By Randall
Post date November 11, 2019
Categories In Android, app, Facebook, gear, Internet, ios, Mobile, notifications, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] A spokesperson wasn’t shy about the reasoning for the new options, telling Engadget in a statement “We are rolling out navigation bar controls to make it easier for people to connect with the things they like and control the notifications they get within the Facebook app.” This is about giving you more relevant features […]

Former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia

Post author By Randall
Post date November 6, 2019
Categories In gear, Internet, jamal khashoggi, mohammad bin salman, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Social Media, social network, social networking, spying, Tech, Twitter

[ad_1] A third man charged at the same time, Ahmed Almutairi, is also facing spying charges but didn’t work at Twitter. Instead, he allegedly served as a go-between for the Saudi government and the Twitter staffers. According to both clues in the indictment and a Washington Post source, the trio supposedly partnered with Bader Al […]

Twitter now lets you follow topics, not just accounts

Post author By Randall
Post date November 6, 2019
Categories In Android, gear, Internet, ios, Mobile, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech, topics, Twitter

[ad_1] Future updates will add more topics, Twitter’s Rob Bishop told The Verge. The company has also teased the possibility of “narrow cast[ing]” your tweets to people who follow a particular subject, although we suspect that might take some work. You don’t want your feed to be cluttered with Topics spam. The addition joins a […]