Cybercriminals are using ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ as bait by creating fake websites that claim to offer free access to the film. But in reality, the websites try to trick you into handing over your credit card information.
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Instagram Wants to Know How Old You Are
The new policy is part of Instagram’s ongoing effort to protect younger users — and to not run afoul of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
Twitter: Inactive Users Need to Log In Or Say Goodbye to Your Account
The company is notifying the affected users they’ll need to log back in by Dec. 11 or lose access. On the plus side, the company is reclaiming the Twitter handles so that active users can grab them up.
Twitter Bans Political Ads as Facebook Doubles Down
‘We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought,’ says Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
Microsoft Wins $10B Pentagon Cloud Contract, Amazon Loses Out
For Microsoft, the contract is a big win for the company’s Azure cloud computing service.
SpaceX’s Satellite Internet Plans for Mid-2020 Launch in the US
CEO Elon Musk demoed the technology this past Monday night.
Is That Instagram Email a Phishing Attack? Now You Can Find Out.
Check if that e-mail you received from Instagram is real or not by visiting this tab in the app’s settings.
Is Instagram Making Your Photos and Messages Public? (Hint: No.)
US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry was among the public figures who re-posted a fake message warning about a purported privacy policy change at Instagram. It was a hoax in 2012 and it’s still fake in 2019.
Facebook Users Can Sue Over Facial Recognition, Court Rules
Facebook users in Illinois claim the tech giant violated the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, which requires companies to obtain consent when collecting their biometric information.
Facebook Experiments With Mind-Reading Tech to Control VR
It involves using infrared light to measure brain activity to translate thoughts into computer commands.