Facebook scams: Bad ads, bogus grants, and fake tickets lurk on social media giant

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 18:27:46 +0000

Despite the company’s efforts to clamp down on bad ads and bogus accounts, Facebook scams continue to run rampant. We highlight a few popular examples.

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A week in security (November 4 – November 10)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 16:38:19 +0000

A roundup of important security news from the week of November 4–10, including the release of Malwarebytes 4.0, vendor email compromise, fake news, robocalls, and more.

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ACCESS Act might improve data privacy through interoperability

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Data privacy is back in Congressional lawmakers’ sights, as proposed legislation called the ACCESS Act focuses not on data collection, storage, and selling, but on the idea that Americans should be able to easily pack up their data and take it to a competing service. But will this actually protect privacy?

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A week in security (October 14 – 20)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:45:45 +0000

Cybersecurity news for October 14 – 20, including the future of the password, the lingering threat of ransomware, and new security features from Instagram.

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Facebook clasifica a miles de niños como interesados en el juego y el alcohol

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:27:32 +0000

Sabemos que Facebook rastrea lo que hacemos para conocer nuestros intereses para su uso en publicidad dirigida. Pero el algoritmo que usa para hacerlo está marcando a miles de niños como interesados ​​en bebidas alcohólicas y juegos de azar, lo que podría llevarlos a ser blanco de anuncios que no son apropiados para mostrar a [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/v_-CZbFAKqk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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