Results for 'instagram'

News | Personal | Privacy

Meta is using your public Facebook and Instagram posts to train its AI

October 3, 2023 - Post anything publicly on Facebook and Instagram? Meta has likely been using those posts to train its AI, according to the...

CONTINUE READING
News

Instagram scam promises money in exchange for your image

April 19, 2023 - We’re seeing a number of complaints on Reddit and elsewhere regarding a scam which flares up every so often. It’s called...

CONTINUE READING
News

“Log-out king” Instagram scammer gets accounts taken down, then charges to reinstate them

March 28, 2023 - A fraudster going by “OBN Brandon” has been defrauding Instagram influencers and entertainment figures out of hundreds of thousands of dollars...

CONTINUE READING
News

“Untraceable” surveillance firm sued for scraping Facebook and Instagram data

January 16, 2023 - Days after Meta achieved victory after suing the NSO Group for Computer Fraud and Abuse Act charges, Meta filed a lawsuit against surveillance company Voyager...

CONTINUE READING
News

US school district sues Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok over harm to kids

January 10, 2023 - Public schools in a Seattle district filed a lawsuit on Friday against parent companies of the biggest social networks on the internet, alleging...

CONTINUE READING
News

Instagram scammer pleads guilty to money laundering, wire fraud, and wire fraud conspiracy

November 7, 2022 - The risks and rewards of getting up to no good on social media have been thrown into sharp focus, with news...

CONTINUE READING
News

Instagram receives record fine of $400M for abuse of children’s data

September 6, 2022 - Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), the lead regulator in Europe for Meta and other tech giants, has slapped Instagram with a fine...

CONTINUE READING
News | Scams

Phishers use verified status as bait for Instagram users

September 5, 2022 - Another Instagram phish is doing the rounds, and will appeal to a wide variety of platform users. Bleeping Computer reports that...

CONTINUE READING
News | Privacy

Instagram introduces new ways for users to verify their age

June 27, 2022 - If Instagram suspects you are fibbing about your age, you’ll currently see the following message: “You must be at least 13...

CONTINUE READING
News | Personal

Instagram scam steals your selfies to trick your friends

June 14, 2022 - What would you do if a friend of yours set up a NSFW account, and then used it to follow you...

CONTINUE READING