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	facebook As-it-happens update ⋅ December 20, 2017
	NEWS
	North Korean Hackers Lazarus Group Use Facebook to Hunt Victims Newsweek These exchanges may have allowed the hackers to trick Facebook users into installing malware that would allow them to hijack victims' computers. "The Lazarus Group is a sophisticated, state-sponsored APT [Advanced Persistent Threat] group with a long history of successful destructive, disruptive, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Facebook flashes ramped-up face-recog tech. Try not to freak out The Register Analysis In an effort to make facial recognition technology more appealing to members of its clicky commerce club, social ad network Facebook on Tuesday said it will begin notifying people when they appear in the pictures posted by other people, sometimes. Facebook already offers a related form of ... Facebook's face recognition tech will alert you when someone impersonates you - BGR Blocking this Facebook feature is the best thing the EU's done all year - TrustedReviews Facebook AI will alert users when untagged photos of them are uploaded - TechRepublic Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Can You Block Facebook Friend Requests? This New Measure Is Finally Happening Elite Daily Social media is something of a mess, what with all of the trolls and bots and all the fake news and crazy family members. Well, now a social media giant is trying to do something about it. In an attempt to prevent trolling and harassment, you can now block friend requests on Facebook. That's just one of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Facebook Data Harvesting Is 'Abusive', German Watchdog Finds NDTV Germany's competition watchdog said on Tuesday that Facebook was abusing its dominant position to "limitlessly" harvest user data from outside websites and apps, allowing its advertisers to target customers with hyper-specific ads. In a preliminary assessment, the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) said it ... Flag as irrelevant
	Could Facebook Be Tried for Human-Rights Abuses? The Atlantic That's partly because it's extremely unlikely that Facebook (or the other big platforms) will ever be deemed legally liable or legally compelled to accountability for playing a significant role in human-rights abuses around the world. Even posing the question of a platform's legal culpability for human-rights ... Flag as irrelevant
	Did you accidentally friend a North Korean hacker on Facebook? Fox News In a statement, Facebook confirmed its involvement and said the Lazarus Group, a hacking collective that many security experts suspect works for North Korea, was behind the fake accounts. "We also notified people who may have been in contact with these accounts and gave suggestions to enhance ... Flag as irrelevant
	Facebook lists all the security emails it sends to fight phishing Engadget Your Facebook account might not have your credit card or bank details, but it could have everything a crook needs to get them. To protect you from phishing schemes designed to steal Facebook log-ins, the platform is arming you with information that can be easily accessed in the settings page. Flag as irrelevant
	Facebook's bet on 'snackable content' could be worth $12 billion (FB) Business Insider Facebook's video-on-demand service, "Watch," could easily bring in $12 billion in sales by 2022, Brent Thill, an analyst at Jefferies, wrote in a note. The social media company's data-driven approach to video content by employing user-engagement data to tailor videos to its audience will help drive ... Flag as irrelevant
	French Authorities Blast WhatsApp For Sharing Users' Data With Facebook MediaPost Communications Privacy regulators in France have ordered messaging service WhatsApp to stop sharing users' data with Facebook. The move, announced this week by the chair of France's National Data Protection Commission, marks the latest in a series of actions by EU authorities stemming from Facebook's decision ... Flag as irrelevant
	Facebook action hints at western retaliation over WannaCry attack The Guardian However, a hint that action was already being taken was offered on Tuesday when Facebook said it had recently deleted accounts linked to the Lazarus Group, a hacking entity associated with North Korea that both the US and UK blame for the WannaCry attacks. A spokesperson for the UK's National ... Flag as irrelevant
	WEB
	Problems at Facebook | Down Detector Problems at Facebook | Down Detector Problems at Facebook. Published: 12/20/2017 12:44 p.m.. By: downdetector.com. Facebook is having issues since 12:44 PM EST. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments. Flag as irrelevant
	Facebook and Microsoft disabled slew of North Korean cyber threats Engadget Homeland security adviser Tom Bossert reported that Facebook and Microsoft disabled a range of North Korean online threats in the past week. Facebook removed accounts and "stopped the operational execution" of ongoing attacks, while Microsoft patched existing attacks that went beyond WannaCry. Flag as irrelevant
	Facebook : in tussle with German watchdog over data collection 4 Traders BERLIN, Germany - Facebook has yet again locked horns with the German antitrust watchdog, which warned the social media giant over data collection. Facebook has been accused by the antitrust authorities in Germany of violating Germany's strict data protection laws and abusing its dominant market ... Flag as irrelevant

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