Tinder: Three Things You Probably Didn’t Know
Internet Privacy Security

Tinder: Three Things You Probably Didn’t Know

adezero
Apr 9, 2018

It all seems very straightforward. Swipe right if you’re attracted to the person on your screen, swipe left if you’re not. Tinder makes the process of finding someone to date seem easy. Individual profiles take only seconds to scan. In under one hour,

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Facebook Scrambles to Restrict Access to your Data
Data Breaches Social Media

Facebook Scrambles to Restrict Access to your Data

adezero
Apr 4, 2018

Facebook released a newsroom update today outlining their new plan to restrict data access going forward. A Month of Scandals It has been a turbulent month for the social media company. First, it was announced that Cambridge Analytica had performed a breach on

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Facial Recognition gets “Hacked” Thanks to Facebook
Hacking News Security

Facial Recognition gets “Hacked” Thanks to Facebook

adezero
Aug 22, 2016

Facial recognition technology is utilized in many different systems. Biometric software is used in facial recognition tools for security purposes and other applications such as social media marketing. Algorithms use a statistical approach to identify facial features – and facial recognition is increasingly

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How Should Social Media Sites Respond to Suicidal Posts?
Social Media Internet

How Should Social Media Sites Respond to Suicidal Posts?

adezero
Apr 22, 2016

Today, news outlets are reporting on a CDC study that indicates suicide rates in the U.S. are on the rise. What role, if any, should social media sites play in helping to decrease these suicide rates? In this new era where everyone shares

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If Facebook Paid you, Would you Post More?
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If Facebook Paid you, Would you Post More?

adezero
Apr 21, 2016

Facebook recently circulated a survey that suggests they might pay users for sharing content on their personal profile. This might remind people of Tsu, a social media company that “shares revenues with its users and those who invited them into tsu”: Over the

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Facebook Messenger Adds New VoIP Feature
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Facebook Messenger Adds New VoIP Feature

adezero
Apr 20, 2016

From Gadget Diary: “Facebook Group calling is now available and you can easily do a conference call using the feature.” Here is a sneak peak into the new Facebook Messenger Group Calling app: Over the next 24 hours, Facebook is going to roll

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Another Reason to Delete Facebook from your Phone
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Another Reason to Delete Facebook from your Phone

adezero
Feb 10, 2016

Reports are surfacing that the Facebook app is responsible for major battery drain on both iOS and Android. What’s the best way to fix this problem? Delete the app entirely and only use the web-browser version of Facebook. Deleting the app altogether can

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What Happens with your Social Media Accounts After you Die?
Internet Social Media

What Happens with your Social Media Accounts After you Die?

piratech
Dec 13, 2015

What happens to your data after you die really depends on the social media platform you are looking at. Due to federal privacy laws, there are some things that companies are not willing to let you do with someone else’s account after they’ve

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