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1. Meta has fixed the WhatsApp security bug discovered by Google

   By Karlston, January 29   

   • whatsapp
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   • 220 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 29

2. Meta has killed end-to-end encryption on Instagram

   By Karlston, May 9   

   • instagram
   • end-to-end encryption
   • 0 comments
   • 179 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 9

3. Meta is one step closer to bringing ads to WhatsApp for the first time

   By Karlston, July 21, 2025   

   • meta
   • whatsapp
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • meta
     • whatsapp
     • ads
   • 1 comment
   • 468 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • July 21, 2025

4. Meta is preparing another way to show you targeted ads and you can't opt out

   By Karlston, October 6, 2025   

   • meta
   • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 364 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 6, 2025

5. Meta links U.S. military with covert Facebook influence operation

   By alf9872000, November 23, 2022
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   • 1,086 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • November 23, 2022

6. Meta may be forced to shutter Facebook, Instagram in EU

   By Karlston, February 7, 2022
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   • 1,113 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 7, 2022

7. Meta must stop forcing algorithmic feeds on users, court rules

   By Karlston, October 2, 2025   

   • meta
   • 0 comments
   • 402 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 2, 2025

8. Meta needs explicit user consent to run personalized ads, EU watchdog rules

   By Karlston, December 7, 2022   

   • meta
   • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 1,217 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 7, 2022

9. Meta releases Code Verify extension for WhatsApp Web

   By Karlston, March 11, 2022   

   • whatsapp web
   • 0 comments
   • 1,264 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 11, 2022

10. Meta says you'll soon be getting ads on WhatsApp

    By Karlston, June 16, 2025   

    • whatsapp
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 650 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 16, 2025

11. Meta to fight €390 million fine for breaching EU data privacy laws

    By alf9872000, January 4, 2023
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    • 990 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 4, 2023

12. Meta to pay $1.4 billion to settle Texas facial recognition data lawsuit

    By aum, July 30, 2024
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    • 961 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 30, 2024

13. Meta to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit

    By alf9872000, December 23, 2022
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    • 1,057 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 23, 2022

14. Meta won’t allow users to opt out of targeted ads based on AI chats

    By Karlston, October 2, 2025   

    • meta
    • ads
    • (and 1 more)

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      • meta
      • ads
      • ai
    • 1 comment
    • 410 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • October 2, 2025

15. Meta’s ad model may be about to change

    By Karlston, December 12, 2022   

    • meta
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,260 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 12, 2022

16. MGM Resorts: Slot machines go down in cyber-attack on firm

    By aum, September 12, 2023
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    • 1,158 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 12, 2023

17. Microsoft 365 phishing attacks impersonate U.S. govt agencies

    By alf9872000, September 20, 2022
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    • 992 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • September 20, 2022

18. Microsoft 365 security in the spotlight after Washington Post hack

    By Karlston, June 16, 2025   

    • microsoft 365
    • security
    • 0 comments
    • 589 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 16, 2025

19. Microsoft 365 will tell your boss if you're misbehaving online

    By aum, October 20, 2021
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    • 1,120 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 20, 2021

20. Microsoft acknowledges many Windows 11, Windows 10 WHQL drivers were actually malware

    By Karlston, July 12, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,310 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 12, 2023

21. Microsoft acknowledges Windows zero-day that leverages Office files for attacks

    By Karlston, September 8, 2021   

    • windows
    • zero-day
    • 0 comments
    • 1,956 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 8, 2021

22. Microsoft adds Authenticator Lite for Outlook on iOS and Android for better email security

    By Karlston, May 27, 2023   

    • microsoft outlook
    • ios & ipados
    • (and 1 more)

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      • microsoft outlook
      • ios & ipados
      • android
    • 0 comments
    • 1,298 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 27, 2023

23. Microsoft adds new RSS feed for security update notifications

    By Karlston, October 13, 2022   

    • microsoft
    • security updates
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • microsoft
      • security updates
      • rss
    • 0 comments
    • 1,484 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 13, 2022

24. Microsoft adds passkey support for all consumer accounts as part of World Password Day

    By Karlston, May 2, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,227 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 2, 2024

25. Microsoft adds tamper protection to Windows 11 security baseline

    By Karlston, October 9, 2021   

    • windows 11
    • security
    • 0 comments
    • 1,674 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 9, 2021