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Facebook CEO pledges increased privacy, more encryption in new focus on messaging

2019-03-07 10:27:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has outlined new principles for the social network, stressing a focus on privacy following the scandals plaguing the company in the past year over unauthorised sharing of personal data of Facebook users. To help protect privacy, the company will provide encrypted communications and ensure data is not kept in unsafe jurisdictions or any longer than necessary. It will also open up its apps to more interoperability, so users can communicate across its networks.

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Facebook's 2FA 'Security' Practices Violate User Privacy

2019-03-05 19:56:58| TechNewsWorld

Facebook has undermined privacy on its network by exposing mobile phone numbers provided to secure user accounts through two-factor authentication. That's because anyone can use the numbers to look up a user's account. One doesn't even have to be a Facebook member to do so. Moreover, there's no way to opt out of the setting, although it can be limited to "friends" only.

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OSHA Changes Rule on Injury Reporting to Protect Worker Privacy

2019-02-04 23:30:22| Electrical Construction & Maintenance

The final rule does not alter an employers duty to maintain OSHA Forms 300 and 301 on-site, and OSHA will continue to obtain these forms as needed through inspections and enforcement actions.

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A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Privacy Online

2019-02-01 17:47:34| TechNewsWorld

Do you take your online privacy seriously? Most people don't. They have an ideal scenario of just how private their online activities should be, but they rarely do anything to actually achieve it. The problem is that bad actors know and rely on this fact, and that's why there's been a steady rise in identity theft cases from 2013 to 2017, often resulting in loss of reputation or financial woes.

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