• UK Authorities Order Cambridge Analytica to Hand Over Info to US Citizen

    UK Authorities Order Cambridge Analytica to Hand Over Info to US Citizen

    Authorities in the UK have ordered Cambridge Analytica to hand over all of the information that it acquired on a US voter.  For those of you who don’t remember, Cambridge Analytica is the firm that is at the center of the data scandal that stole 87 million Facebook users’ information.  If granted, this could potentially…

  • Facebook Offers New Bug Bounty – But Will This Help?

    Facebook Offers New Bug Bounty – But Will This Help?

    Facebook is trying very hard to gain back the trust they lost from their users.  I mean, I can’t blame them for wanting to improve their image, but I do wonder if it’s going to make a difference in the long run.  In their most recent attempt, Facebook is introducing a new Data Abuse Bounty…

  • Instagram Changes API Rules – But Will This Solve the Problem?

    Instagram Changes API Rules – But Will This Solve the Problem?

    In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal, Instagram (read Facebook) is tightening up its security measures around third-party apps.  These restrictions will place limits on how much data that the third party apps can retrieve, and now often.  You might not be aware, but there are some third-party apps that do things…