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Facebook's 10 Year Challenge
The 10 Year Challenge is sweeping social media right now. It's a harmless way of looking back at yourself—and everyone else—a decade ago...or is it?
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The Internet Is Forever
You can't really remove something from the internet. Not is the owner/operator really wants it out there. That's a huge advantage and challenge for the internet community. What are the impacts of that fact?
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Being An Educated Social Media User
There is a ton of news and information on social networks. There's also a mountain of garbage. How do you sort through it all? Can you? Do we have the tools we need to make sense of the content we're presented with?
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Facebook...ugh...%$&#ing, Facebook
Facebook removes 800+ accounts this week, some with massive followings, for political content. The twist? They were US-based, not foreign. What does this mean for our use of social networks?
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50 Million Facebook Accounts Hacked?!?
50 million Facebook accounts were hacked. Facebook responded quickly to the issue but could've done better communicating throughout. Here's what you need to know about the hack.
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Facebook, Shadow Profiles, & Data Brokers
A recent study proved that Facebook uses more information about you than you realize. Behind the scenes, Facebook compiles "shadow profiles" from various sources in order to better target ads...anyone surprised? 😔
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End-to-end Encryption & WhatsApp
In the recent dust up with the founders of WhatsApp, you might have heard the term "end-to-end encryption". What is it? What does it means for you? Why was it frustrating efforts to data mine and monetize WhatsApp?
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Deep Fakes Was That Real
Is that video real? Are you sure? A new technique makes it easier than ever to create passable fake videos of prominent people. You cannot trust your eyes anymore.
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Tanacon, Security, and Lack of a Threat Model
Tanacon 1.0 was an unmitigated disaster. Not only is this a reminder that physical security is critical but it's an example of a failure to analyze risk properly (or at all).
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The F8 Fallout
Facebook wrapped up its F8 conference this week with a series of new product announcements. In this episode, we'll take a look and see how these announcements fit into the bigger picture.
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F8 & The Future Of Facebook
Facebook is hosting its annual F8 conference and it appears that this will be a reserved year. Understandable given the scandals of late...
