Felix Krause, a privacy consultant and one time Google engineer has an article examining how Meta tracks users when they follow links from Meta websites using the iOS apps: iOS Privacy: Instagram and Facebook can track anything you do on any website in their in-app browser · Felix Krause (krausefx.com) …
The obvious question is “Why only New Zealand”
If it is harmful content in New Zealand then surely most of the rest of the world would consider it harmful. And if it can be done in New Zealand – why not the rest of the world – the Big Tech have enough money: Social media companies promise to …
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Good advice about Instagram scams – UPDATED 7 July 2022
Here is some excellent advice, from Matt Burgess, over on Wired UK, about Instagram scams: How to Avoid the Worst Instagram Scams | WIRED UK One of the best bits of advice to remember is that threat actors and scammers quickly congregate to any big story or human tragedy, such …
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Facebook, Instagram and other Stuff Meta owns are updating their privacy policy
I shall start with a question – if you use a Meta product have you read the terms and conditions or privacy policy? If so did you understand everything? The company says it is updating the privacy policies to make them more understandable by the users – not because they …
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Theft via Instagram – just promise something “to good to be true”
Nothing complicated about this – a simple scam, abusing people’s trust to net $3m. Send a message, pretend to be someone you are not, provide a malicious link and promise the victim something “free”. Crooks steal NFTs ‘worth $3m’ in Bored Ape Yacht Club heist • The Register It could …
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