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First results of breach investigation: large-scale attack on Sept. 14-27 accessed info of ~29M people; other Facebook apps or third-party apps not affected — We have been working around the clock to investigate the security issue we discovered and fixed two weeks ago so we can help people understand …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
How to find out if you are one of the 30M Facebook users whose account was affected by the security breach, what data was stolen, and what to do next — Are you one of the 30 million users hit by Facebook's access token breach announced two weeks ago? Here's how to find out.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Screenshots in Messenger's Android code suggest Facebook is testing an “unsend” feature it promised after getting caught removing Zuckerberg's sent messages — In April, TechCrunch broke the news that some of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook messages were deleted from recipients' inboxes …
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| Bloomberg: |
In an Aug. 31 response to six US senators, Sundar Pichai says that while Google was always interested in expanding in China, it is too early to provide details — - Google CEO says too early to give detailed response to Senate — Sundar Pichai is slated to speak at Congress later this year| David Meyer / Fortune: |
After researcher complains that Twitter refused to provide info about how it tracks him when he clicks on links in tweets, EU initiates GDPR compliance inquiry — Twitter is being investigated by Irish privacy authorities over its refusal to give a user information about how it tracks him when he clicks on links in tweets.| Matt Binder / Mashable: |
YouTube removes channels with duplicate content from its Partner Program, including videos repurposed without additional material; channels may reapply — If you're a YouTube Partner uploading someone else's work, beware. YouTube is checking in on you and might revoke your Partner privileges.
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| Sankalp Phartiyal / Reuters: |
A look at an effort by WhatsApp to fight fake news in India in partnership with Jio, using actors who perform skits in the streets — JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - On a hot morning in India's tourist mecca of Jaipur, an open truck painted in the signature lime-green colors of Facebook's WhatsApp …
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Coinbase is shutting down its crypto index fund announced in March and aimed at institutional investors, will focus on Coinbase Bundle retail product instead — Now, Coinbase is focused on a new feature dubbed “Coinbase Bundle,” which allows users to purchase in one click a bundle of the coins listed on its exchange.| Washington Post: |
Facebook removes 800+ US-based accounts and pages, some with 100K+ followers, that were spamming people with political messages for profit — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Thursday it purged more than 800 U.S. publishers and accounts for flooding users with politically-oriented spam …
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| Alex Wilhelm / Crunchbase News: |
Anaplan, a provider of cloud-based business planning software, closes up 40%+ on its first day of trading after raising $263.5M in its IPO at a ~$2.1B valuation — The markets have been a hot mess this week, but that didn't stop Anaplan's IPO. Anaplan, a cloud company that helps other firms … | Kate Clark / TechCrunch: |
AllTrails, an app that helps its 9M+ users share their outdoor experiences, sells a majority stake to Spectrum Equity for $75M, says its app had 12M+ downloads — The app for hiking enthusiasts just secured a big round of capital that will help it map more trails worldwide.| Vinicius Fortuna / Google Open Source Blog: |
Alphabet's Jigsaw releases Outline, an open source platform that lets anyone create and operate their own VPN; it uses Shadowsocks protocol to avoid detection — Censorship and surveillance are challenges that many journalists around the world face on a daily basis.
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Facebook's Fb.gg online gaming hub expands to mobile with the launch of the beta version of a standalone Android app — This summer, Facebook launched Fb.gg, its online gaming hub and Twitch competitor, designed to attract game streamers and their fans to watch videos on Facebook instead of on rival sites.| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
A flood of fake Adobe Flash installers are reportedly installing XMRig, an open source crypto mining malware that siphons generated funds to a Monero wallet — If you think that Flash, the once-popular web plugin, couldn't die fast enough, even those annoying fake Flash installers riddled …
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
ANGI Homeservices, owner of Angie's List and HomeAdvisor, to acquire Handy, a startup for on-demand cleaning and other home services; Handy has raised $115M — ANGI Homeservices, the parent company of Angie's List's and HomeAdvisors, is acquiring Handy, a New York-based startup that provides cleaning and other home services.
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Google's Home Hub doesn't run Android Things, the platform Google purposely built for IoT products like smart displays, but uses Google's Cast platform instead — Google built a platform for smart displays and then didn't use it in the Home Hub. — On Tuesday, Google announced the Google Home Hub …
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