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In this April 18, 2017 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at his company's annual F8 developer conference in San Jose, Calif. The leaders of a key House oversight committee say Zuckerberg will testify before their panel on April 11. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, file)

Millions more Facebook users had data shared

FACEBOOK says up to 87 million users may have had their data leaked to Cambridge Analytica, up from the previous estimate of 50 million.

A man holds a smart phone with the icons for the social networking apps Facebook, Instagram and Twitter seen on the screen in Moscow on March 23, 2018. A public apology by Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, on March 22, 2018 failed to quell outrage over the hijacking of personal data from millions of people, as critics demanded the social media giant go much further to protect privacy. / AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV

‘Want to freak yourself out?’

A VIRAL Twitter thread has revealed exactly how much information programs like Google and Facebook store about you.

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An illustration picture taken through a magnifying glass on March 28, 2018 in Moscow shows the icon for the social networking app Facebook on a smart phone screen. Facebook said on March 28, 2018 it would overhaul its privacy settings tools to put users

Facebook caught keeping ‘private’ videos

MARK Zuckerberg’s embattled Facebook has been saving users’ private videos but blamed the latest global privacy breach on a software ‘bug’.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 21, 2018 Social Network applications including Facebook, Instagram, Slack, Snapchat, Twitter, Skype, Viber , Teamsnap and Messenger, are on display on a smartphone in Washington DC. Facebook said March 28, 2018 it would overhaul its privacy settings tools to put users

Tricks to minimise your online tracking

FACEBOOK certainly isn’t the only company trying to track your every digital move, but there are some things you can do to protect yourself.

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Ultimate irony of keeping your password secret

WE are constantly being told protect our passwords for devices. But there’s one problem with that and some families are going to creepy lengths to get around it.

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How to stop unwanted dick pics

WHEN a Sydney’s woman’s innocent response to a photo request on a dating app went horribly wrong she knew there had to be an answer to this troubling issue.

Grindr users could be exposed

GAY dating app Grindr has had two massive security flaws exploited that could have exposed the real identities of its three million daily users.

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FILE- In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets with a group of entrepreneurs and innovators during a round-table discussion at Cortex Innovation Community technology hub in St. Louis. With Zuckerberg, â€œits experiment, learn, experiment, learn,â€ said LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who has known him since 2004. Hoffman said that is evident in Zuckerberg's enthusiasm for software, which can be overwritten to fix problems. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Zuckerberg ‘to testify before US Congress’

FACEBOOK chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly bowed to pressure and has agreed to testify before US Congress on a massive data leak.

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The huge risk with your letterbox

DO YOU ever worry what’s happening to your letterbox while you are at work? If not, this cautionary tale will certainly make you reconsider.

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Anonymous users asking for pictures of girls from specific places around Australia. Picture: Screenshot AussieSluts

Nudes in A-Z order on sick website

A SICK revenge porn website has naked photos of Australian women listed by name and suburb. And there’s not much that can be done.

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The weird trend on Pornhub

THERE is a bunch of unusual videos turning up on porn streaming sites as America’s gun advocates cry foul.

(FILES) This file photo taken on July 13, 2017 shows Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., attending the fourth day of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. Facebook on October 2, 2017 said it will hire more than 1,000 people to thwart deceptive ads crafted to knock elections off course. The announcement came as the leading social network turned over to Congress some 3,000 Russia-linked ads that appeared to use hot-button issues to turn people against one another ahead of last year's US election. / AFP PHOTO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Drew Angerer

Facebook boss breaks his silence

FACEBOOK boss Mark Zuckerberg has broken his silence during one of the worst possible times for the social media giant.

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A ‘very dark day’ for free speech

A YOUTUBE comic convicted of a hate crime after teaching his partner’s pug to give the Nazi salute has been backed by Ricky Gervais.

Cambridge Analytica executives Mark Turnbull and Alexander Nix are seen discussing the firm's work in the undercover footage. Picture: Channel 4/screengrab

Undercover video exposes dirty tricks

A FIRM that worked on the Trump campaign has been caught on camera bragging about its dirty political tactics.

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Facebook, Obama staff speak out

A FACEBOOK whistleblower has broken his silence as a key architect of Obama’s campaign revealed ‘creepy’ data they could access.

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If you find this email in your inbox, delete it

APPLE users are being warned to be very cautious of a highly sophisticated email scam making the rounds that has the “potential to affect a lot of people”.

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The Darkest Web by Eileen Ormsby

The darkest websites in the world

THERE’S another internet that only the truly depraved delve into. Where you can watch live torture or hire a hitman. Warning: Graphic

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Reddit CEO challenged over posts

IT’S the fifth most visited website in Australia but forums dedicated to horrible themes and videos have Reddit under the spotlight.

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Plan to stop child porn ‘sickos’

IT’S about to get a lot harder for “sickos” to view sexually explicit online content featuring children.

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Innocent words banned by China

WORDS are being banned and conversations are being censored. The power shake-up in China is keeping its thought police busy.

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Seedy underbelly hiding in plain sight

IT’S a hugely popular website with a seriously seedy and illegal underbelly, but a final push to eradicate the worst parts of it is not supported by everyone.

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Self service checkouts at a Woolworths store in Sydney, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Self-service checkout scam costs $326k

THIS guy might have some regrets about cheating the honesty system of self-service check-outs, given the fine he now has to pay.

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In this image made from video by North Korea's KRT, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. North Korea held the military parade and rally on Kim Il Sung Square on Thursday, just one day before South Korea hosts the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (KRT via AP Video)

Life inside North Korea’s secret army

A FORMER foot soldier from North Korea’s secret “hacker” army has spoken about the working conditions and tasks he was forced to handle on a daily basis.

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A DeepFake video of actress Emma Watson is easily found online.

Internet’s fake celebrity porn problem

EXPLICIT clips featuring unwitting celebrities are spreading on social media sites and video platforms, prompting a very difficult crackdown on the “non-consensual” content.

Jim Carrey calls for people to 'unfriend Facebook'.

Carrey calls for us to ‘unfriend Facebook’

JIM Carrey has called for people to stop using Facebook, saying it has “profited from Russian interference” in the US elections. So is it time to hit the delete button?

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Monk caught red-handed stealing women's underwear from clothes line. Picture: Viral Press/YouTube

Monk caught on CCTV stealing women’s undies

A BUDDHIST monk has been banished from his temple after being caught on camera swiping pairs of women’s underwear that were drying on a clothesline.

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The way people willhve sex

The sex app easier than ‘using a condom’

FORGET spontaneous one night stands and talking dirty in the bedroom. That’s all about to change with an easy little swipe to make sure we never have a year like 2017 again.

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council candidates have promised Wi-Fi hotspots in popular public places in Cairns, including the Esplanade and Botanic Gardens. Natalie Sihler and Sonja Hollerbach. . Pic Tom Lee

Half of us risking our bank details

MORE than half of Australians risk having bank details shared with international crime syndicates because they’re foolish about using public Wi-Fi.

You will never trust a hotel safe again.

Why you should never use a hotel safe

IF YOU think your valuables are protected in the safe inside your hotel room, you couldn’t be further from the truth. Here’s why you will never use a hotel safe again.

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Chrissy Chambers who won revenmge porn lawsuit

Landmark revenge porn payout

HER ex put revenge porn of her on the internet. Now he’s paying dearly for it after this woman fought depression, humiliation and won.

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