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Snapchat Influencer Launched Her AI Clone For Paid Chat. What Happened Next Was Terrifying
Social media influencer Caryn Marjorie created an AI clone, CarynAI, designed to engage with users, which quickly turned into a hyper-sexualized entity encouraging explicit fantasies.
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Snapchat's AI Chatbot May Pose Privacy Risks To Children: UK Watchdog
Snapchat may have failed to properly assess privacy risks to children from its artificial intelligence chatbot, Britain's data watchdog said on Friday, adding it would consider the company's response before making any final enforcement decision
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Snapchat Removes Few Children Off Its Platform Every Month in Britain: Ofcom
Snapchat is kicking dozens of children in Britain off its platform each month compared with tens of thousands blocked by rival TikTok, according to internal data the companies shared with Britain's media regulator Ofcom and which Reuters has seen. Social media platforms such as Meta's Instagram, ByteDance's TikTok, and Snap's Snapchat require users...
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Apple, Microsoft Accused of Not Doing Enough to Stop Child Exploitation by Australian Regulator
Australia's e-Safety Commissioner, the country's regulator set up to protect Internet users, has accused Microsoft and Apple of not doing enough to protect children from online abuse. In a report, the regulator said that Apple and Microsoft did not proactively screen for child abuse material on iCloud and OneDrive, and did not use any technology to...
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Gets Camera Improvements With June 2022 Android Security Patch: Report
Samsung has started rolling the June 2022 Android security patch with camera improvements for the Galaxy Z Fold 3, as per a report. The update is also said to bring fixes for several privacy and security vulnerabilities.
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Snap AR Global Head on How Snapchat Is Dealing With Privacy Concerns, Looking at Metaverse, and More
Snap is growing bigger in the augmented reality (AR) world and is trying to bring new businesses and developers on board with its initiatives including AR shopping lenses and Lens Cloud that were announced at Snap Partner Summit 2022 on Thursday. We talk with Snap's AR Global Head Qi Pan to understand its plans to deal with privacy concerns and wor...
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Snap Shares Plunge 25 percent as Apple Privacy Changes Hit Advertising Business
Snap shares plummeted 25 percent after the owner of photo messaging app Snapchat said privacy changes implemented by Apple on iOS devices hurt the company's ability to target and measure its digital advertising.
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Snapchat Gets Snap Kit, Spreading Its Reach to Other Apps
Parent company Snap said people will be able to use Snapchat credentials to sign into apps the way they might do using Facebook or Google credentials.
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Snap CEO Says Facebook Should Copy Its Data Privacy Policies Too
Hitting out at Facebook again, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has told the social networking giant to not only copy Snapchat but also its data protection policies.
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Instagram Direct Adds Customisable Privacy Controls for Replaying Private Messages
Instagram Direct adds "View Once", "Allow Replay", and "Keep in Chat" enabling users to set different access options for different friends.
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How to Disable Snapchat's Snap Map
Snap Map, Snapchat's latest addition, is a privacy nightmare. Here's how to hide yourself.
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Facebook Tests Snapchat-Like Stories Feature, Updates Privacy Basics for Easier Understanding
Facebook Stories is being tested initially in Ireland but is expected to roll out to other countries in coming months. The feature is similar to that on Instagram and Snapchat.
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New Apps Meet Need for More Privacy After Over-Sharing
The apps provide more private connections and allow users to express themselves without worrying about how they are perceived by their entire networks.
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Hackers Expose Trove of Snagged Snapchat Images
A huge trove of evidently intercepted Snapchat images and videos were exposed online on Friday, raising fears about what may be revealed in messages intended to vanish seconds after beng viewed.
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Facebook Narrows Audience That Sees New Users' First Posts
Facebook Inc has changed a privacy setting on its social network, limiting the audience that sees new users' first posts in a reversal of a feature that had critics said forced people to over-share personal information.
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Snapchat Influencer Launched Her AI Clone For Paid Chat. What Happened Next Was Terrifying
Social media influencer Caryn Marjorie created an AI clone, CarynAI, designed to engage with users, which quickly turned into a hyper-sexualized entity encouraging explicit fantasies.
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Snapchat's AI Chatbot May Pose Privacy Risks To Children: UK Watchdog
Snapchat may have failed to properly assess privacy risks to children from its artificial intelligence chatbot, Britain's data watchdog said on Friday, adding it would consider the company's response before making any final enforcement decision
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Snapchat Removes Few Children Off Its Platform Every Month in Britain: Ofcom
Snapchat is kicking dozens of children in Britain off its platform each month compared with tens of thousands blocked by rival TikTok, according to internal data the companies shared with Britain's media regulator Ofcom and which Reuters has seen. Social media platforms such as Meta's Instagram, ByteDance's TikTok, and Snap's Snapchat require users...
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Apple, Microsoft Accused of Not Doing Enough to Stop Child Exploitation by Australian Regulator
Australia's e-Safety Commissioner, the country's regulator set up to protect Internet users, has accused Microsoft and Apple of not doing enough to protect children from online abuse. In a report, the regulator said that Apple and Microsoft did not proactively screen for child abuse material on iCloud and OneDrive, and did not use any technology to...
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Gets Camera Improvements With June 2022 Android Security Patch: Report
Samsung has started rolling the June 2022 Android security patch with camera improvements for the Galaxy Z Fold 3, as per a report. The update is also said to bring fixes for several privacy and security vulnerabilities.
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Snap AR Global Head on How Snapchat Is Dealing With Privacy Concerns, Looking at Metaverse, and More
Snap is growing bigger in the augmented reality (AR) world and is trying to bring new businesses and developers on board with its initiatives including AR shopping lenses and Lens Cloud that were announced at Snap Partner Summit 2022 on Thursday. We talk with Snap's AR Global Head Qi Pan to understand its plans to deal with privacy concerns and wor...
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Snap Shares Plunge 25 percent as Apple Privacy Changes Hit Advertising Business
Snap shares plummeted 25 percent after the owner of photo messaging app Snapchat said privacy changes implemented by Apple on iOS devices hurt the company's ability to target and measure its digital advertising.
-
Snapchat Gets Snap Kit, Spreading Its Reach to Other Apps
Parent company Snap said people will be able to use Snapchat credentials to sign into apps the way they might do using Facebook or Google credentials.
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Snap CEO Says Facebook Should Copy Its Data Privacy Policies Too
Hitting out at Facebook again, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has told the social networking giant to not only copy Snapchat but also its data protection policies.
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Instagram Direct Adds Customisable Privacy Controls for Replaying Private Messages
Instagram Direct adds "View Once", "Allow Replay", and "Keep in Chat" enabling users to set different access options for different friends.
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How to Disable Snapchat's Snap Map
Snap Map, Snapchat's latest addition, is a privacy nightmare. Here's how to hide yourself.
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Facebook Tests Snapchat-Like Stories Feature, Updates Privacy Basics for Easier Understanding
Facebook Stories is being tested initially in Ireland but is expected to roll out to other countries in coming months. The feature is similar to that on Instagram and Snapchat.
-
New Apps Meet Need for More Privacy After Over-Sharing
The apps provide more private connections and allow users to express themselves without worrying about how they are perceived by their entire networks.
-
Hackers Expose Trove of Snagged Snapchat Images
A huge trove of evidently intercepted Snapchat images and videos were exposed online on Friday, raising fears about what may be revealed in messages intended to vanish seconds after beng viewed.
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Facebook Narrows Audience That Sees New Users' First Posts
Facebook Inc has changed a privacy setting on its social network, limiting the audience that sees new users' first posts in a reversal of a feature that had critics said forced people to over-share personal information.
