Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Facebook Will Now Notify You of 'State-Sponsored Attacks' on Your Account

Perhaps Facebook is listening to Edward Snowden’s criticism.
The social network will now alert users when it suspects their accounts are being targeted by an “attacker suspected of working on behalf of a nation-state.”
While Facebook didn’t name any names, it’s not hard to guess who these might be, with governments in countries likeChinaIran, and Syria notorious for monitoring the social networking habits of its citizens.
There’s also the chance that Facebook could be referring to government-backed spy agencies like the NSA and GCHQ, its UK counterpart, but it’s important to remember these agencies can access Facebook data with legal requests.
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