If Facebook Wants Our Trust, Mark Zuckerberg Must Resign By Philip Michaels published 28 April 19 Privacy figures to be a big topic of discussion at the upcoming Facebook F8 conference. But does Facebook have any credibility left after so many public blunders?
Facebook Exposes Hundreds of Millions of User Passwords By Paul Wagenseil published 18 April 19 Facebook said unencrypted passwords of hundreds of millions of Facebook, Facebook Lite, Instagram users were visible to company employees.
How to mute hashtags and keywords on Twitter By Don Reisinger published 16 April 19 Here's how to mute hashtags and keywords on Twitter to avoid unwanted words and potential spoilers.
11 Ways to Tell If Your Identity Has Been Stolen By Paul Wagenseil published 15 April 19 You can minimize the damage from identity theft if you catch it early. Here's how to tell if your identity has been stolen.
Identity theft victim? Here's 6 things you need to do By Elizabeth Palermo published 15 April 19 If your identity's just been stolen, don't panic -- be proactive. Here are six simple things you need to do right now.
The one password tip everyone needs to know By Paul Wagenseil published 7 April 19 If you want to keep your passwords secure, there's no substitute for a good password manager.
540 Million Records Leaked: Facebook Has Lost Control By Paul Wagenseil published 3 April 19 Two sets of Facebook user data held by third parties were exposed online, indicating how badly Facebook has lost control of your data.
How to Survive Cyberbullying By Monica Chin published 24 March 19 Short- and long-term tips for dealing with online trolls.
Instagram Co-Founder Pushes for Opioid and Gun Content Warnings By Henry T. Casey published 11 March 19 The guys who made Instagram talked about its early days, selling to Facebook, Instagram's authenticity problem, stories and more.
Here's How Facebook Plans to Clean Up Its Privacy Mess By Monica Chin published 6 March 19 To clean up the past year's fiascos, Mark Zuckerberg has a list of actions Facebook plans to make its platform more secure in the future.
How To Stop Facebook From Blabbing Out Your Phone Number By Monica Chin published 5 March 19 Facebook makes your mobile number public by default. Here's how to protect your phone number from snoops.
Your TurboTax Account Could Be Stolen: What to Do Now By Paul Wagenseil published 25 February 19 TurboTax locked many users out of their accounts last week after crooks broke into the accounts using stolen passwords.
Lawmakers, Apple Scold Facebook for Targeting Teens’ Info (Update) By Jesus Diaz published 30 January 19 Facebook paid users $20 a month to use an app that got full access to their phones, including screenshots of their Amazon purchase activity.
How Tech Can Help Domestic Abuse Victims By Paul Wagenseil published 22 January 19 Today's technology can aid domestic abusers in terrorizing and controlling their victims -- but it can also help the victims break free.
Apple May Make iMessage Work with Android (Report) By Don Reisinger published 7 January 19 Slide presented at recent event suggests Apple, like Google and Microsoft, may adopt next-gen RCS standard to replace SMS text messaging.
Snapchat Unveils Lenses for Dogs - How to Use Them By Mike Prospero published 27 December 18 You can now add fun animations to your best friend in Snapchat.
Facebook Let Other Companies Read Your Private Messages (Update: Netflix Responds) By Richard Priday, Monica Chin published 19 December 18 Even with maximum privacy settings, Facebook still let companies access users' information, and that of their Facebook friends.
Meet the AI That Could Solve Facebook's Bug Problem By Marc Chacksfield published 18 December 18 To make sure Facebook’s app works fine, there’s a huge amount of engineering involved behind the scenes.
New Google Plus Leak Hits 52 Million, Service Will Shut Down Sooner By Paul Wagenseil published 10 December 18 Google Plus accidentally let third-party apps view private information, such as dates of birth, and will shut down four months earlier.
Instagram Unveils 'Close Friends' Feature: How to Use It By Monica Chin published 30 November 18 Here's how you can share a Story to only your closest friends.
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.
How to Check If You Were Part of Facebook's Data Breach By Paul Wagenseil published 15 October 18 Facebook now has a page where you can go to see whether your account was affected in the company's recent data breach.
Google to Kill Google Plus Due to Possible Data Breach By Paul Wagenseil published 8 October 18 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 published 21 September 18 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 published 26 July 18 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.
