Facebook Whistleblower Fears Election Abuse
Frances Haugen, who famously blew the whistle on Facebook and its susceptibility to manipulation, has renewed concerns over the social-networking company. This time, she’s laser-focused on misinformation during the 2024 presidential election ...
Massive AT&T Data Breach Impact, Meta’s Privacy Policy Updates
In episode 339, hosts Tom Eston and Scott Wright discuss the massive AT&T data breach affecting 110 million customers, which is larger than a previous breach from March affecting 73 million customers ...
Revealed: Facebook’s “Incredibly Aggressive” Alleged Theft of Snapchat App Data
Meta MITM IAAP SSL bump: Zuck ordered “Project Ghostbusters”—with criminal consequences, says class action lawsuit ...
AI and the Evolution of Social Media
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. A decade ago, social media was celebrated for sparking democratic uprisings in the Arab world and beyond. Now front pages are splashed with stories of social ...
Who’s to Blame for Hacked Social Media Accounts, Spoofed Online Meeting Requests and Malware
In episode 320, Tom and Scott discuss the contentious issue of who is accountable when Facebook or Instagram accounts are hacked, discussing potential failings on both the user’s and Meta’s part. They ...
Facebook/Insta FAIL — ‘Anonymous Sudan’ has a Super Tuesday: ‘We Did It.’
Shooper Choosday: Was yesterday’s Meta outage outrage caused by a Russian DDoS? ...
Facebook fake videos
I have spent a not-very-happy time this morning, besieged by Facebook group posts passed off as porn videos and trying to get rid of them. In fact, it’s unlikely that they’re either ...
Facebook and Teen-Targeting Ads
[An extract from the forthcoming book ‘Facebook: Sins & Insensitivities’] The Tech Transparency Project claims to be ‘Holding Big Tech Accountable’ and tracks issues with Facebook, X, Google, Apple, Amazon et al ...
Facebook’s Extensive Surveillance Network
Consumer Reports is reporting that Facebook has built a massive surveillance network: Using a panel of 709 volunteers who shared archives of their Facebook data, Consumer Reports found that a total of ...
Ohio’s New Social Media Law, Meta’s Link History Feature, 175 Million Passcode Guesses
In episode 312, Tom and Scott discuss the implications of a new law in Ohio that may require parental consent for children under 16 using social media, including the pros and cons ...
