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Malvertising Appears In Promoted Tweet To Steal Facebook Logins
Rogue advert on Twitter aims to infect and then steal a user’s Facebook credentials, Proofpoint warns
LinkedIn Scammers Target Users With Fake Profiles
LinkedIn users warned to be wary of who they add to their network, after fake profile discovery by Symantec
Facebook Now Lets You Stream Live Video To Your Friends
Live Video on Facebook will allow users to share real-time video, and also create collages of photos and video
Facebook Backs Down In Cookie Row With Belgian Watchdog
Facebook blinks first in bitter clash Belgian Privacy Watchdog over user tracking cookies
Google Delivers Revamp Of Google+
Not retiring it after all. Search engine revamps social network platform to focus on interests rather than people
Facebook Users Cross Billion Threshold As Mobile Ads Grow
Facebook averages over one billion users a day, as mobile continues to be principle growth driver
Concern Raised At JPEG Copyright Clampdown
Proposals to make JPEG pictures harder to copy, prompts objection from digital rights group EFF
Facebook Preparing The Launch of ‘Facebook At Work’
New version of the social network will offer a way for users to stay in touch with their co-workers
Facebook Is Finally Launching A ‘Dislike’ Button
Mark Zuckerberg says the new option will allow Facebook users to ‘express empathy’
One Billion People Access Facebook In A Single Day
Facebook rebuffs concerns about fatigue as social network reaches one billion milestone
Silk Road Undercover Agent Admits Bitcoin Fraud
Fallout from Silk Road continues after former DEA undercover agent pleads guilty to extorting bitcoins
Zuckerberg: Machines Will Not Win, But Expect Telepathic Comms
Professor Stephen Hawking and Arnold Schwarzenegger drop in for townhall Q&A with Zuckerberg
Facebook Reportedly Abandons Internet.org Satellites
Is space the final frontier for Facebook? Reports suggest it has abandoned satellite plans for Internet.org
Facebook’s Internet.org Criticised In Open Letter
Open letter accuses Mark Zuckerberg of creating a walled garden with the Internet.org initative
Belgian Privacy Watchdog Hits Back After Facebook Criticism
Tit for tat argument continues as Belgian Privacy Watchdog sharply criticises Facebook and its privacy controls
Facebook Instant Articles Promises Better Mobile Experience
New Facebook tool for publishers quickly creates interactive news articles on social network
EU Reveals Ambitious Plan For Digital Single Market
Europe unveils its plan to tackle American domination of the digital world, but will it work?
Google Profits Up Despite Advert Value Squeeze
Google's outgoing CFO reveals modest profit rise, amid increased competition for mobile ad dollars
Facebook Profit Slides As R&D Costs Bite
Social networking giant posts positive results, but profits dip and revenue growth slows
Google Hits Back At European Antitrust ‘Objections’
Search giant “strongly disagrees” with the EC's “statement of objections” as it opens formal Android probe
Facebook To Bring Internet.org Service To Europe
Richard Branson joins in with impromptu and wide-ranging Q&A with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook Hits Back At Belgian Privacy Report
Embattled Facebook admits it tracks non-users, but dismisses report findings from Belgian privacy watchdog
Facebook Lays Out Its Plans For A Connected World
Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence and drones all form part of future view
Barclays Lets You Send Money Through Twitter
PingIt lets customers pay people and businesses using their Twitter handle
How To Explain Phishing To A Five-Year-Old
The definitive definition of phishing (not fishing) from the experts for the kids (and adults, too)
Google Readies YouTube Music Service
Spotify watch out, as Google readies the launch of its YouTube subscription music service
Revenge Porn Outlawed In England And Wales
Posting 'revenge porn' images and film online is to become a criminal offence and may result in a prison sentence
Delta Airlines Sorry For Oral Sex Facebook Content
Facebook account of American airlines hacked and defaced with 'objectionable and offensive' content
Twitter Confirms CFO Account Hack
The Twitter account belonging to the CFO of the microblogging website falls victim to hack