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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.
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| Anand Giridharadas / New York Times: |
If Silicon Valley is sincere about “changing the world”, it should return Saudi billions until alleged murder of Jamal Khashoggi has been suitably investigated — Technology companies can no longer turn a blind eye to the human rights abuses of one of their largest investors.
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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| 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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| Joseph Cox / Motherboard: |
Consultants advise law enforcement officers not to look at iPhone screens because it may trigger Face ID too many times and iPhones may revert to passcodes — After five failed attempts with the ‘wrong’ face, Apple's Face ID system will fall back to asking a passcode; a tricky situation for investigators.
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| Recorded Future: |
A deep dive into Russian and Chinese hacker forums analyzing ads, posts, and communication between hackers to look at their capabilities, cultures, and motives — Click here to download the complete analysis as a PDF. — Scope Note: Recorded Future's Insikt Group analyzed advertisements …
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| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Dow Jones VentureSource: VC funding raised by European startups in Q3 was $5.22B, down 21% YoY, through 684 deals, 9% fewer YoY; UK fell 11% from Q2 to $2.3B — As Silicon Valley and China see VC funding accelerate, Europe seems to be slipping into a lower gear.
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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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| 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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| 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.| 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 … Sponsor Posts
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