Facebook ‘pauses’ plot to make Instagram Kids for CHILDREN after shock report
FACEBOOK is “pausing” its work on a controversial Instagram Kids app. The app was originally designed to target youngsters aged 13 or under – but has been met with significant backlash. 1 Facebook is pausing plans to create an Instagram Kids…
Change new Facebook setting TODAY to stop app ‘tracking you around the web’
FACEBOOK is changing how it uses cookies – small chunks of data that track what users are doing online. In a blog post on Wednesday, the tech titan announced sweeping changes to the way that people in Europe consent to its cookies. 2 Facebook has…
Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are ‘main hunting grounds for trolls’
FACEBOOK, Twitter and Instagram are the main ‘hunting grounds’ for trolls — and almost nine in 10 users don’t think the social media giants are doing enough to police violent or anti-social behaviour online, according to research. A study of 1,000 adults…
Facebook teases mysterious ‘smart glasses’ with Ray-Ban set to launch TOMORROW
FACEBOOK has teased what appears to be a pair of smart glasses – ready for launch tomorrow. The mystery gadget is thanks to a partnership with posh specs giant Ray-Ban. 2 This teaser image all but confirms smart glasses are on the wayCredit: Facebook /…
Facebook slammed over ‘SEXIST job ads’ that only targeted men to apply
FACEBOOK has been accused of enabling sexist job advertising and breaking equality law. Campaign group Global Witness claims the tech giant has a biased algorithm that determines who will see a job ad and that it’s failing to crack down on…
Facebook and Ray-Ban are rolling out smart glasses that actually look cool. Will anyone buy them?
He was trying out Google Glass about a month before the company publicly unveiled the device. But he wasn’t actually doing anything with it, because it was out of batteries. (I know, because I saw him walking down the street that day, and asked…
New Facebook smart glasses take calls and photos but lack AR
Facebook Inc. unveiled its long-awaited smart glasses in partnership with Ray-Ban, entering a nascent wearables market with a focus on capturing photos rather than augmented reality. The social network on Thursday showed off the glasses, called Ray-Ban…
Facebook CAN read some WhatsApp messages despite ‘encryption’, researchers claim
FACEBOOK can read some WhatsApp texts despite claims that chats held on the app are secured from staff, according to a report. The California tech titan, which owns WhatsApp, sifts through messages, photos and videos that have been flagged as…
Facebook IS reading your WhatsApp messages despite ‘encryption’, researchers claim
FACEBOOK is reading your WhatsApp texts despite claims that chats held on the app are secured from staff, according to a report. The California tech titan, which owns WhatsApp, sifts through messages, photos and videos that have been flagged as…
Stop using Facebook Messenger NOW as cyber-experts warn of privacy failure
FACEBOOK is making a big change to Messenger and now cyber-experts are telling users to quit the app. The tech giant has plans to make Messenger end-to-end encrypted but this has created fears that child abuse could go undetected on the platform. 1 There…