…settlement with Texas over allegations it had unlawfully collected biometric data from users. Its renewed efforts arrive amid mounting opposition to consumer-level face recognition, which privacy advocates argue will give anyone…
One of WhatsApp’s claims to fame is its end-to-end encryption (EE2E)—it implemented this most secure version of encryption early on, long before most people thought about the privacy…
…And despite the privacy concerns created by getting rid of encryption, Ackerman said, “the risks to minors of encrypted messages far outweigh the privacy concerns for that population.” Meta attorney Alex Parkinson…
…The hacker allegedly used a VPN to spoof the targets’ presumed location to avoid triggering Instagram’s automated account protections. Then, the hacker opened a chat with Meta AI Support Assistant and…
…Plus, in a joint effort with law enforcement, international cops disrupted major scam centers targeting victims around the globe and arrested 21 alleged fraudsters, while Meta disabled more than 150,000 social…
…The intention is that this information can be shared with apps and their developers, providing a “centralized, consistent, and privacy-preserving point of age assurance.” This story originally appeared in WIRED en…
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…The company allegedly created a custom censorship system and agreed to hire 300 content moderators to support it. In an email exchange, an employee of Facebook's privacy team wrote, "In exchange…
…But the latest concerns at Meta appear more widespread—so much so that they are apparently hindering the company's recruiting efforts, an employee alleges (Meta rejects the assertion). “There’s a…
…It’s the same kind of technology Meta said it walked away from in 2021, after paying out billions of dollars to settle biometric privacy lawsuits in Texas and Illinois. Meanwhile, xAI…