Whoops! Facebook Portal Collects User Data After All By Monica Chin Facebook admits that its Portal smart home hub does in fact collect user data for ads.
How to Check If You Were Part of Facebook's Data Breach By Paul Wagenseil Facebook now has a page where you can go to see whether your account was affected in the company's recent data breach.
Facebook Portal Combines Video Calling and Alexa for $199 By Mike Prospero Facebook's Portal smart displays are focused on video chats
Facebook Data Breach Hits 50 Million Users By Paul Wagenseil Facebook said nearly 50 million user accounts had been compromised in a data breach that involved possible takeover of user accounts.
Facebook Weaponizes Security Feature to Blast Ads at You By Don Reisinger The world's largest social network is using two-factor authentication in a decidedly unethical way.
Twitter Finally Fixed One of Its Biggest Problems By Henry T. Casey This one trick can rein in your Twitter timeline and add some order.
Instagram Increases Security Measures: What to Do Now By Jesus Diaz Instagram is rolling out support for two-factor authentication apps, detailed public account info, and new account verification.
Apple Boots Facebook's Nosy VPN Out of App Store By Paul Wagenseil Apple forced Facebook to remove its Onavo Protect VPN app from the app store because it didn't meet new user-privacy guidelines.
Facebook Fighting FBI Over Encrypted Messages: Report By Paul Wagenseil Facebook is facing contempt-of-court charges over its refusal to decrypt Messenger voice conversations, according to a report.
Instagram Just Got Hacked: What to Do Now By Monica Chin Russian hijackers are stealing Instagram accounts, but no one knows exactly how or why. The first thing to do is change your password.
Don't Let Your Kids Near Momo Suicide Challenge on WhatsApp By Monica Chin Cops around the world are warning parents about this game.
Reddit Has Been Hacked: Are You Affected? By Monica Chin Reddit announced that accounts of users who'd signed up before 2008 were affected by a recent data breach.
Facebook Spikes Suspected Russian Accounts Tied to 2018 Election Meddling By Andrew E. Freedman Facebook has identified coordinated attempts on its social media platforms to influence the United States' midterm elections this November.
Facebook’s Very Bad Week Gets Worse: Largest Market Loss Ever By Henry T. Casey Facebook is falling hard following its Q2 2018 earnings report that showed declining active users.
What Is IGTV? How to Use Instagram’s New TV App By Josie Rhodes Cook IGTV was built for videos that are longer than 60 seconds, which means that Instagram could go head to head with YouTube.
Big Changes Come to Twitter: What You Need to Know By Don Reisinger More news in the places you're using Twitter.
Facebook Flaw Changed Millions' Post Settings to Public By Andrew E. Freedman For four days in May, 14 million Facebook users' default sharing setting for posts was set to public due to a bug. Users are being notified.
Facebook Shared Your Data with Chinese Companies By Monica Chin Facebook confirmed that it gave Chinese mobile-phone makers access to user data so they could develop device-specific Facebook apps.
Did Facebook Give Your Data to Apple and Samsung? Probably Not By Paul Wagenseil The NY Times said Facebook gave Apple, Microsoft and Samsung access to user accounts, but the real story is complicated and a bit dull.
How to Mute People on Instagram By Henry T. Casey Instagram's added account muting, so you can take someone out of your feed without unfollowing them.
How to Use Instagram Stories By Henry T. Casey Here's how to become a pro at decorating, streaming and sharing Instagram Stories.
How to Get Old Snapchat Back (There’s a Catch) By Henry T. Casey Users are furious with Snapchat over its redesign, but there's a way to get the old Snapchat back. Here's what you need to know.
The Quick and Dirty Facts About Facebook and Cambridge Analytica By Paul Wagenseil Facebook gave data on 87 million users to a consulting firm that worked for Trump's 2016 campaign. Here's an explainer of what happened.
F8 Showed That Facebook Has Learned Nothing From Its Privacy Blunders By Philip Michaels Facebook talked about doing a better job of protecting our privacy at its annual conference, but it's going to take a lot more than AI tweaks.
Twitter Passwords Exposed: Change Yours Right Now By Paul Wagenseil Twitter said some user passwords were left 'unmasked' and that you should change yours, though we don't know how serious this really is.
Oculus Go Review Roundup: Wireless VR Done (Mostly) Right By Andrew E. Freedman Facebook's first standalone VR headset, the $199 Oculus Go, is here, but is it the mainstream device we hoped for?
Facebook Really Hopes You'll Like Its New Dating Service By Philip Michaels While it works to shore up its privacy features, Facebook also plans to introduce new capabilities to its social network, including one aimed at helping you find your soulmate.
Is That Facebook TV Ad Heartfelt or Hogwash? Our Staffers Weigh In By Paul Wagenseil, Tom's Guide, Business.com and Space.com staffers Facebook is running a new TV ad to win back its users' trust. Judging by the reactions of our staffers, Facebook has a long way to go.
Facebook 'Gave Me the Data,' Cambridge Researcher Says By Paul Wagenseil The psychology researcher at the heart of the Cambridge Analytica scandal said Facebook 'gave him the data' of thousands of users.
How to Download All Your Instagram Posts By Henry T. Casey Instagram is rolling out a new tool that allows users to export all of their content off the social network.
