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Facebook users to now petition elected officials for change

San Francisco: Facebook is set to launch a petitions feature called “Community Actions” that will let users request change from their local and national elected officials and government agencies. According to a report in TechCrunch late Sunday, “Community Actions” will be a petition feature in Facebook’s News Feed and reach users in the US on […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Twitter dubbed 'Harvey Weinstein of social media', stock falls

San Francisco: The Twitter stock nosedived over 12 per cent after a famed Wall Street analyst dubbed the micro-blogging platform the “Harvey Weinstein of social media”, days after an Amnesty International study found Twitter a “toxic” place for women. In a note to investors, online investment newsletter Citron Research’s founder Andrew Left called the platform […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Apple likely to acquire music recognition app Shazam

San Francisco: Apple is reportedly acquiring popular music recognition app Shazam for a likely sum of nearly $400 million, media reported. According to a report in TechCrunch on Saturday, the iPhone maker may officially announce the deal on Monday. “One source describes the deal as in the nine figures; another puts it at around $401 […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Now answer questions before joining Facebook Group

San Francisco: Ensuring that right persons are added in a Group, Facebook has rolled out a feature that allows admins to set up three questions for people requesting to join the Group. This allows admins to screen the potential member and make sure the added member does not troll or spam the Group, TechCrunch reported […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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PayPal makes $500 million investment in Uber: Report

San Francisco: Global online payments system PayPal is investing $500 million in Uber ahead of the highly anticipated Initial Public Offering (IPO), the media cited the ride-sharing major updated S1 filing. “I don’t think you spend that kind of money unless it’s part of a global strategy to enable these new super-platforms,” Ryan Gilbert, Partner […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Data of Instagram influencers leaked, traced to India

San Francisco: Personal data of millions of celebrities and influencers stands exposed on Instagram in a massive database that has been traced to Mumbai-based social media marketing firm Chtrbox, TechCrunch reported on Monday. The database containing 49 million records of several high-profile influencers, including prominent food bloggers, celebrities and other social media influencers were found […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Millions of Instagram users' data leaked, company probing

New Delhi: After Facebook that is battling several data breaches, its photo-sharing service Instagram saw itself in trouble after personal data of millions of celebrities and influencers were allegedly exposed on its platform in a massive database that was traced to Mumbai-based social media marketing firm Chtrbox. The database contained 49 million records of several high-profile […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Over 419mn Facebook Users' Phone Numbers Exposed Online

San Francisco: In yet another data breach, over 419 million phone numbers linked to Facebook users have been discovered in an open online database. The database included 133 million records of US-based Facebook users, 18 million records of UK users and more than 50 million records of users in Vietnam, TechCrunch reported on Wednesday. This […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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Indian-origin researcher finds 419mn Facebook users' exposed data

San Francisco: Sanyam Jain, a security researcher and member at Hague-based non-profit organisation GDI Foundation, has discovered a massive database containing over 419 million phone numbers of Facebook users on an unsecured server which were available for anyone to access. The database included 133 million records of US-based Facebook users, 18 million records of UK […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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Twitter Bug Allowed To Match 17 Mn Phone Nos With Users

San Francisco: In yet another data breach on Twitter which has gone through a bad year on security, a researcher has claimed he matched 17 million phone numbers to user accounts – including high-profile politicians and officials — by exploiting a vulnerability in Twitter’s Android app. Security researcher Ibrahim Balic found that it was possible […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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Google working on its own smart debit card: Report

San Francisco: After seeing the success of Apple credit card, Google is now reportedly working on its own physical and virtual smart debit cards that will allow customers to buy things online as well as in retail stores. According to a report in TechCrunch, the Google smart debit card will connect to a Google app […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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