• 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…

  • How Did The World React to Mark Zuckerberg’s Testimony?

    How Did The World React to Mark Zuckerberg’s Testimony?

    As you are already well aware, Mark Zuckerberg testified in Congress yesterday, in a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees.  This comes after Facebook’s controversial relationship with Cambridge Analytica and some concerns with the part they played in the 2016 Presidential Election.   So what did he say, exactly? Zuckerberg said that one…

  • 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…