3+ hour, 2+ min ago  (306+ words) Meta has provided a new overview of how its Safe Browsing feature in Messenger works to protect users from clicking on dangerous links included within DMs. The safety features are designed to limit the impact of spam and scam behavior…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (588+ words) TikTok won't implement end-to-end encryption within its messaging service due to the limits that E2E would place on criminal investigations, the platform said in a recent security briefing with the BBC in London. According to the BBC, TikTok said that message…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (415+ words) LinkedIn continues to gradually add more identification qualifiers into its systems in order to limit scams in the app and combat misrepresentation, however recent concerns with its verification partner Persona could impact the expansion of this process. In September, LinkedIn…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (347+ words) Social media users who are thinking of verifying their IDs on LinkedIn may want to hold off for just a bit. LinkedIn's third-party ID verification partner Persona has come under fire this week for reportedly sharing users' personal info with…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago  (362+ words) LinkedIn has provided an update on its efforts to combat fake engagement in the app, with the platform looking to crack down on automated comments submitted via third-party tools, in response to user concerns about an influx of non-genuine activity....

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (373+ words) What does this mean? What are they actually changing? Does this give them the right to gather more information on users? As I noted at the time, the changes are actually pretty mundane, and/or in line with industry standards....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (454+ words) As you've no doubt noticed, scammers are increasingly targeting people with fake job offers, with seemingly big-name companies randomly reaching out and claiming that they've recognized your skills, making you a perfect fit for a role with their business. These…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (353+ words) WhatsApp has announced a new, more restrictive data protection option, which aims to protect users from threats hidden within shared files, a potential vector for cyber attack that still exists, even within its encrypted system. Using Meta's latest advances in…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (310+ words) In case you were freaking out over somebody trying to hack you IG account over the weekend, Instagram says it's all good, and that it's addressed the issue, keeping your personal info safe. Over the weekend, a heap of IG…...

9+ mon, 6+ day ago  (450+ words) Encryption on X's audio and video calls works fine, as that was implemented after Musk took over at the app, but in order to enact full DM encryption, X apparently had to undergo a significant overhaul of its back-end messaging…...