Farzan Hussain writes: Hackers can use a security exploit in Facebook to “decrypt and sniff out” IDs of Facebook users by using one of the vulnerable Facebook API. Allowing them to gain access to the personal information of millions of Facebook users including their name, location, phone number, pictures and other personal data. Read more on HackRead – and…
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Ad-Blocking Software Will Cost the Ad Industry $22 Billion This Year
Elizabeth Dwoskin reports: The cat and mouse game between digital advertising firms and ad-blockers is taking a huge toll on the ad industry, according to a new report. The report, published by Adobe and PageFair, a Dublin-based startup that helps advertisers thwart blockers, said ad-blocking software will lead to nearly $22 billion in lost advertising revenue this year…
Maine enacts law to protect applicants’ and employees’ social media privacy
BIG reports: The law, which will go into effect on October 15, 2015, applies to all employers, both public and private. Among the restrictions placed on employers is the prohibition of requiring, coercing or requesting applicant’s or employee’s to disclose a personal social media account. Furthermore, employers cannot discharge, discipline or penalize an existing employee,…
Harvest of Facebook user data prompts calls for tighter privacy settings
Josh Halliday reports: Facebook has been urged to tighten its privacy settings after a software engineer was able to harvest data about thousands of users – simply by guessing their mobile numbers. The developer obtained the names, profile pictures and locations of users who had linked their mobile number to their Facebook account but had chosen…