Facebook Messenger Begins Rolling Out Unsend Feature By Adam Ismail published 15 November 18 After teasing the feature in April, Facebook is finally making good on its promise to let users unsend messages.
Facebook Messenger Is Getting a Much-Needed Overhaul By Philip Michaels published 23 October 18 Facebook is rolling out a new version of Messenger that reduces the number of tabs with an eye toward simplifying its popular chat app.
Google to Kill Google Plus Due to Possible Data Breach By Paul Wagenseil last updated 25 October 19 Google will shut down its unpopular Google Plus social-networking service after a data leak compromised the personal data of 500,000 users.
Facebook Data Breach Hits 50 Million Users By Paul Wagenseil published 28 September 18 Facebook said nearly 50 million user accounts had been compromised in a data breach that involved possible takeover of user accounts.
Credit Freezes Are Now Free: Here's Why to Get One By Paul Wagenseil last updated 25 October 19 Freezing your credit is now free, thanks to a new federal law. Here's why you should take advantage of this opportunity.
Facebook Fighting FBI Over Encrypted Messages: Report By Paul Wagenseil published 17 August 18 Facebook is facing contempt-of-court charges over its refusal to decrypt Messenger voice conversations, according to a report.
How LifeLock Exposed Your Email Address By Marshall Honorof last updated 25 October 19 A bug on the LifeLock website let you look up email addresses of any of its subscribers with a few trivial number substitutions.
Samsung Phones Randomly Texting Photos and No One Knows Why (Update) By Paul Wagenseil published 3 July 18 Multiple reports say Samsung phones using T-Mobile as the carrier have been spontaneously sending texts and photos to other users.
Android Users Can Now Text From Their PCs and Macs By Monica Chin published 19 June 18 iMessage has some competition. Now, Android users can text from their computers as well.
Facebook Shared Your Data with Chinese Companies By Monica Chin last updated 22 July 20 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 published 4 June 18 The NY Times said Facebook gave Apple, Microsoft and Samsung access to user accounts, but the real story is complicated and a bit dull.
Twitter Passwords Exposed: Change Yours Right Now By Paul Wagenseil published 3 May 18 Twitter said some user passwords were left 'unmasked' and that you should change yours, though we don't know how serious this really is.
Facebook Really Hopes You'll Like Its New Dating Service By Philip Michaels published 1 May 18 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.
Facebook 'Gave Me the Data,' Cambridge Researcher Says By Paul Wagenseil published 25 April 18 The psychology researcher at the heart of the Cambridge Analytica scandal said Facebook 'gave him the data' of thousands of users.
How Facebook, Twitter Can Fight Fake News By Paul Wagenseil published 23 April 18 Social-media, ad platforms profit from fake news and online disinformation, and aren't doing enough to combat it, an expert said.
7 Things You Need to Know About Google's SMS Killer By Henry T. Casey published 20 April 18 Google's big plan to compete with Apple's iMessage on Android is Chat, a technology coming to Android Messages this year.
Could War Be Declared Over Social Media? Experts Say Yes By Paul Wagenseil published 19 April 18 The instant mass communications of social media will erase national boundaries and create new divisions, two experts say.
How to Steal Someone's Identity in 45 Minutes By Paul Wagenseil published 19 April 18 It takes less than an hour online to gather enough public information to steal a person's identity. Here's what not to do online.
Here Are the Questions Congress Should Have Asked Zuckerberg By Henry T. Casey published 11 April 18 Mark Zuckerberg faced a series of questions from Congress, but many showed an ignorance about technology. Here's what they should have said.
5 Biggest Takeaways From Zuckerberg's Testimony By Paul Wagenseil published 11 April 18 Several congressmen told Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that his industry would soon be regulated because it could no longer be trusted.
8 Key Takeaways From Zuckerberg's Senate Testimony By Paul Wagenseil published 10 April 18 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by U.S. senators about Cambridge Analytica, Russian election interference and political censorship.
Guess What? Facebook Logs Your Calls, Texts (Update) By Paul Wagenseil published 26 March 18 The Facebook Android app logs some users' calls and texts, including times, durations and dates of each call.
Report: Russian Data Miner Worked Closely With Facebook By Paul Wagenseil published 23 March 18 Aleksandr Kogan, blamed by both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica for mishandling user data, worked with Facebook on a massive research study.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg: 'We're Sorry This Happened,' Here's What We're Doing By Mike Prospero published 22 March 18 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg went on CNN to explain his company's role and response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Facebook CEO Makes No Apologies But Promises These Changes By Andrew E. Freedman published 21 March 18 After 5 days, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally responded to a scandal in which an outside firm collected data on 50 million users.
Facebook's Security Chief May Be Out, and That's Bad for All of Us By Paul Wagenseil published 20 March 18 Facebook's security head may be out as the company faces a huge crisis. Here's why his departure will make things worse for Facebook users.
Exclusive: Many ID-Protection Services Fail Basic Security By Paul Wagenseil published 13 February 18 Leading identity-protection services don't offer two-factor authentication, which would greatly help customers protect their personal data.
McAfee Undercuts LifeLock with New ID Protection Service By Paul Wagenseil published 8 January 18 At CES 2018, McAfee unveiled its own identity-protection service as well as a partnership with D-Link to protect a smart home.
New Twitter Scam Spamming Feeds: What to Do By Henry T. Casey published 13 December 17 Twitter account hijackers are taking over accounts with the tease of a goofy video about a baby and a dog.
3 Billion Yahoo Accounts Hacked: What You Can Do By Paul Wagenseil published 4 October 17 Verizon said that Yahoo's 2013 data breach involved not 1 billion user accounts, but 3 billion -- every single Yahoo account at the time.