EPISODE · Apr 9, 2019 · 7 MIN
Security News This Week: Facebook Won't Stop Being Sketchy
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
What a week for Facebook. The news blitz began over the weekend, as the company responded to multiple recent controversies, from livestreaming to disappearing blog posts. Then on Wednesday, security researchers at UpGuard found that two different third-party apps left more than 540 million Facebook records unprotected in the cloud. On Friday, we reported that Facebook had been letting cybercrime groups operate in plain sight. It never ends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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What a week for Facebook. The news blitz began over the weekend, as the company responded to multiple recent controversies, from livestreaming to disappearing blog posts. Then on Wednesday, security researchers at UpGuard found that two different third-party apps left more than 540 million Facebook records unprotected in the cloud. On Friday, we reported that Facebook had been letting cybercrime groups operate in plain sight. It never ends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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