What would you do if you discovered a #bug or #loophole that provided free lifetime service instead of the usual annual or monthly fees? I've been trying to reach out to the company for a year, sending emails and requesting contact with their #development or #security team, but I haven't received a response.

The #CEO is active on #X and #Meta, but I don't have accounts on those platforms but I can't contact him directly anyway since DMs are disabled. Any suggestions?

The service still works after a year of using it.

#hacking #api #apisecurity

Another judge. Summary judgement: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.415175/gov.uscourts.cand.415175.598.0_1.pdf

"As for the potentially winning argument —that Meta has copied their works to create a product that will likely flood the market with similar works, causing market dilution—the plaintiffs barely give this issue lip service, and they present no evidence about how the current or expected outputs from Meta’s models would dilute the market for their own works."

"Given the state of the record, the Court has no choice but to grant summary judgment to Meta on the plaintiffs’ claim that the company violated copyright law by training its models with their books. But in the grand scheme of things, the consequences of this ruling are limited. This is not a class action, so the ruling only affects the rights of these thirteen authors—not the countless others whose works Meta used to train its models. And, as should now be clear, this ruling does not stand for the proposition that Meta’s use of copyrighted materials to train its
language models is lawful. It stands only for the proposition that these plaintiffs made the wrong arguments and failed to develop a record in support of the right one."

Tech Crunch: Federal judge sides with Meta in lawsuit over training AI models on copyrighted books https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/25/federal-judge-sides-with-meta-in-lawsuit-over-training-ai-models-on-copyrighted-books/ @TechCrunch #Meta #AI #copyright

@mttaggart

This headline says everything about Meta's WhatsApp "privacy." That a privacy feature was added after the fact means that the lawmakers' interactions weren't private before and they should ask what data has been stolen. One should assume this kind of behavior applies to all users, not just lawmakers. Meta repeatedly demonstrates that it can't be trusted.

Computerworld: Meta adds privacy feature to WhatsApp days after US House ban https://www.computerworld.com/article/4013184/meta-adds-privacy-feature-to-whatsapp-days-after-us-house-ban.html @computerworld #Meta #cybersecurity #infosec #privacy #WhatsApp

Jarenlang beloofde #Meta geen advertenties in #WhatsApp. Toch komen ze er, vanaf 2026 in Europa. Voor veel mensen is dat het moment om over te stappen. Best gek: blijkbaar zijn zichtbare #advertenties erger dan jarenlange #privacy schending. Zoals Erwin Vogelaar het mooi zei: "Alsof je al jaren accepteert dat de postbode precies bijhoudt van wie jij post ontvangt en zo nu en dan wat brieven opent, maar het pas te ver gaat zodra er een reclamefolder tussen je post wordt geplaatst." Wat vind jij?

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Headline AD: Whatsapp breekt keiharde belofte: na 16 jaar tóch advertenties in app

Well, I tried going back on traditional social media and did not like doing so at all, so the social media fast turns into a social media quit. Saw Christians on Twitter saying awful things so I deactivated my profile, and multiple people were rude and weird on Facebook over nonsense three out of the four days I was there. Hard pass. If I can’t post something about the Bible without someone being weird about it…. toxic. #meta #quittingsocialmedia

WhatsApp rolls out AI-generated summaries for private messages https://thever.ge/PeJN #Apps #Meta #News #Tech #AI

WhatsApp introducing advertising is a potentially lucrative but risky move
#Tech #Business #WhatsApp #Meta #Privacy #DigitalTrust #TechNews #OnlinePrivacy #SocialMedia #Advertising #MessagingApps #DataSecurity #AdTech #DigitalCulture #BigTech #UserTrust
https://the-14.com/whatsapp-introducing-advertising-is-a-potentially-lucrative-but-risky-move/

Tech Crunch: Meta is adding AI-powered summaries to WhatsApp https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/25/meta-is-adding-ai-powered-summaries-to-whatsapp/ @TechCrunch #Meta #AI #WhatsApp

U.S. House bans WhatsApp on staff devices, labeling it a “high-risk” app over data security concerns. 🚫

Use remains allowed on personal phones, but not in secure areas 🔐.

WhatsApp disputes the move, citing end-to-end encryption.

How secure do you think WhatsApp really is? 🤔

@BleepingComputer

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-house-bans-whatsapp-on-staff-devices-over-security-concerns/

#Privacy #Security #CyberSecurity #WhatsApp #Encryption #GovTech #DataProtection #TechPolicy #Infosec #US #USA #Meta

Facebook's "fact-checking" review and appeals process is insanely bad. I'd have sent anyone who wrote policy this ridiculous for retraining.

I posted the same post as I posted here about Hunter Biden's Laptop ( https://infosec.exchange/@lorry/114741328048838021 ) as a partly satirical and partly informative post on what those MAGA nutjobs are saying - And I got a strike for posting misinformation.

I appealed, and was told instantly that my appeal was rejected - Both of the messages Facebook sent to me pointed at a misinformation page that was nothing to do with this which is even weirder:

https://www.open.online/2025/02/06/agenzia-americana-usaid-non-ha-finanziato-politico-8-milioni-dollari-fc/

Is the link they say explains why this Hunter Biden laptop post is wrong.

I was told:
"A reviewer from our team checked your post again.
They found information that fact checkers say is missing context."

The post clearly has a whole load of context, it explains the reason for the post clearly. This crap needs nuance, or it's just removing the ability to flag misinformation by flagging it as misinformaiton.

La la laaaa. No wonder people complain about moderation!

#Facebook #Meta #Moderation #Misinformation #Disinformation #Policy #Shitty #Lack #Of #Nuance #Rant #USPol #MAGA #HunterBidenlaptop #Satire #is #Dead

Holly Ridge is a rural community in Louisiana, home to rice and grain mills, an elementary school, a few houses and — soon — Meta's 4 million square foot AI data center. The facility will host thousands of servers that require billions of watts, and it will be partially funded by Louisiana residents, thanks to a deal with Entergy, the region's energy monopoly. @404mediaco has more details.

https://flip.it/08ntKN

#Meta #MarkZuckerberg #Tech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Energy #DataCenter #Louisiana

The new Oakley Meta smart glasses are… super ugly, right?

I was looking for sunglasses for running and thought these might be a good option—but wow. Hard to get past the design.

Anyone else think they look ridiculous?
https://www.meta.com/ai-glasses/oakley-meta-hstn/ #running #meta

In terms of Threads account portability, @davidimel's excellent question, and @pcottle's response: Mosseri was very candid about the goal here in his original quote in July 2023:

“I think we might be a more compelling platform for creators, particularly for the newer creators who are more and more savvy, if we are a place where you don’t have to feel like you have to trust us forever.”

And his Mosseri's December 2023 quote is similar:

"Eventually, it should also be possible to enable creators to leave Threads and take their followers with them to another app/server") is along the same lines."

As I said in Embrace, Extend, and Exploit: Meta's plan for ActivityPub, Mastodon and the Fediverse

Hmm, "eventually" is doing a lot of work there. How long will it take, and real will the story turn out to be? It's hard to know. For one thing, Mosseri has said that Threads' current plan is to "explicitly opt in to your content being available on other servers"; while that's good from a privacy and safety perspective, if they follow through it would also mean that creators to leaving won't be able to take all their followers with them. [If somebody's following you on Threads but hasn't opted in to federation, then when you move to an instance in the real fediverse they won't be following you any more.] And until "eventually" happens, creators can't actually move any of their followers to the fediverse. So we shall see.

But from Meta's perspective, so what? As Mosseri says, the goal here is to make people feel like they don't have to trust Meta forever. It's a good story, and that by itself has a lot of value at this point. It's getting favorable coverage in the tech press, too."

#threads #meta #FediPact

@fediversereport

"WhatsApp has become a hub for AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Perplexity, challenging Meta AI."

Insider: Meta's largest AI competitors are fighting for users inside its most popular chatbot app: WhatsApp https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-ai-competition-whatsapp-chatbot-battleground-2025-6 #Meta #WhatsApp #AI

An opportunity for Meta to steal data from the Xbox demographic. But more importantly, this is Meta's headgear, not Apple's.

VentureBeat; Meta announces Xbox-branded Quest 3S that supports cloud gaming https://venturebeat.com/games/meta-announces-xbox-branded-quest-3s-that-supports-cloud-gaming/ @venturebeat #Meta #Microsoft

🚨📵🇺🇸 WhatsApp banni au Congrès US !
La Chambre des représentants interdit l’appli sur tous les appareils pros dès le 30 juin, invoquant des risques de cybersécurité 🔐📱

https://www.radiosiskofm.fr/derniers-articles/2577699_etats-unis-la-chambre-des-representants-bannit-whatsapp-des-appareils-gouvernementaux-pour-raisons-de-securite

#cybersécurite #whatsapp #meta #actutech #dataprotection #fyp #foryoupage #trending #newscontent #breakingnews #radiosiskofm #actu #news #viral

#whatsapp vs #signal #signalmessenger #signalapp #Meta #messenger #Datenschutz

I was on a new podcast called WTF Now. My episode is called How the internet went wrong. Sad title, but you will understand when you listen.

This is really back to my strong belief that we need regulation when it comes to user profiling. IMHO it should just be banned. Have a listen and let me know what you think!

#Vivaldi #Browser #AI #SurveillanceCapitalism #Meta #Politics #internet #Web

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxvqCwu2cI0

The fact that #NSAbook is literally developing #Govware to track users and bypass #Android #sandbox as well as #tracking them regardless of #VPN, #Cookies or #IncognitoMode use or blockage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUtctMShGJw via @BrodieOnLinux

More to readup upon.
https://redact.dev/blog/meta-yandex-localhost-tracking
https://www.zeropartydata.es/p/localhost-tracking-explained-it-could

#Spyware #InfoSec #ComSec #ITsec #OpSec #Malware #LocalhostTracking #Govware #StasiBook #Facebook #Meta

Oh, well, that sounds hugely reassuring.

Zuckerberg targets UK defence deals
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/06/22/zuckerberg-targets-uk-defence-deals/

#Meta #UKpol #Zuckerberg #TheTelegraph

"Be all you can be", or if it walks, talks, and smells like a Tech-Bro insider situation - well, you know.

US Army creates new "special" Detachment 201: the Executive Innovation Corps "to recruit senior tech executives to serve part-time in the Army Reserve as senior advisors." The new "recruits" magically get the rank of Army Reserve Lt. Colonel. Read Army PR here: https://www.army.mil/article-amp/286317/army_launches_detachment_201_executive_innovation_corps_to_drive_tech_transformation

Apparently this is a case of Tech insiders inviting Tech insiders - "I want to wear the uniform. And I have three other guys willing to go with me.’” .... What will these new soldiers actually do? Not clear, but critics suggest this is just rich tech bros cosplaying the real thing.

https://www.wired.com/story/what-lt-col-boz-and-big-techs-enlisted-execs-will-do-in-the-army/ #Army #TechBros #Det201 #Detachment201 #AI #Meta #OpenAI #Palantir #ArmyReserve #Pentagon #Military #Wired

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US Army Logo

Hey folks, if you are using #amazon, #Twitter #X #Instagram #Facebook #Meta #openAI #chatGPT #Google #Netflix #Apple and all the other #MAGA things, then:

YOU ARE FINANCING THE WAR IN IRAN.

WITH YOUR MONEY, WITH YOUR DATA.

Think twice. Stop complaining and start trying to find alternatives. I am far from perfect, but still I am only financing Bezos and Google. No #microsoft, no #Meta, #X for decades. If I can do that, you can. #opensource #linux.

#meta #ai #whatsapp #deltaChat

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if this thing (meta AI icon) is triggering you, probably it's time... Switch to Delta Chat, visit https://get.delta.chat in 5 min your chats will be freed.

#Meta wants to force everyone into using WhatsApp so much that they deliberately put "SMS and WhatsApp" as a single 2FA factor, and then insist on sending you WhatsApp messages if that method is enabled - even when your WhatsApp account has been closed.

Leaving Big Tech social media is a strong and meaningful way to protest.

Here's how 👇
(this links to a specific section of the article, start reading at delete and replace)
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/06/10/stay-safe-but-stay-connected/#social-media-improving-deleting-replacing

#BigTech #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Threads #Twitter #X #Youtube #Google #TikTok #Protest #Resist

How do rich AI execs become Lt. Colonels while poor veterans and their widows lose their benefits? Follow the money!
https://thedemlabs.org/2025/06/21/rich-ai-execs-made-army-lt-colonels-veterans-lose-their-benefit/
#openai #palantir #meta

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How do rich AI execs become Lt. Colonels while poor veterans and their widows lose their benefits? Follow the money!

I've been reflecting deeply on my personal values and ethics. Whenever I discuss enshittification and surveillance capitalism, someone inevitably points out my continued use of Meta platforms, GitHub, and other services. There's this persistent notion that if you're not completely "all in" on ethical digital choices, you're a hypocrite.

I don't think the blame game gets us anywhere. While some in the Fediverse might view my reasoning as excuses, they're genuine considerations. My guiding principle is simple: If something doesn't make me smile and has too many downsides, I don't do it.

Here's a summary of my life choices aligned with my values:

✅ Car-free lifestyle: Walking and running everywhere with my family. We use public transport or get rides for longer distances.

✅ Sobriety: Five years sober, valuing optimal brain function. It took 17 years to understand alcohol's harm to oneself and others.

❌ Plant-based diet: Challenging, but mostly avoiding red meat with regular vegan days at home.

✅ X (Twitter): Completely deleted due to API closures, paid features, hate speech, and Musk's problematic leadership.

✅ WhatsApp: Deleted because of surveillance, AI, ads, and privacy concerns.

❌ Facebook: My personal account was deleted by the platform without any reason given (thank them), though my business still uses it - a "necessary evil" if you want to make profit.

❌ GitHub: Too integrated with work, CI, and organizations to completely abandon. How do you move thousands of repositories that are not up to you?

❌ AI: Using local, private Open WebUI, but AI is ubiquitous and hard to escape. It's in every organizational app and not up to me.

❌ Instagram: Staying for memes and joy, despite knowing Meta's involvement.

❌ Threads: Mixed feelings, might quit or moderate from Mastodon if EU integration ever happens.

❌ LinkedIn: A "necessary evil" as a business owner.

❌ Google: Impossible to completely disconnect due to long-standing business ties.

❌ Bluesky: Rarely used, find the platform uninteresting. Might quit in some point.

✅ Cloud and files: Self-hosting Nextcloud and other infrastructure.

✅ Privacy: Using ungoogled-chromium, custom DNS, comprehensive tracker blocking.

✅ Operating system: Primarily Linux, with a gaming PC and Mac.

So, am I doing enough? I'm trying my best to make conscious, ethical digital choices while acknowledging the complexities of modern tech ecosystems.

#OpenSource #DigitalFreedom #SelfHosted #Google #Meta #SurveillanceCapitalism #Cloud #Ethics

I got my first follower from Threads. The Fediverse integration is moving forward, but it feels like they've given up on Europe since the feature still isn't working here. Honestly, I’m not holding out much hope anymore.

#Threads #Fediverse #FediverseThreads #Meta

The #Fediverse explained in 4 minutes: watch now to discover a whole new world of social media, where privacy is respected, users are empowered, and Big Tech has no say. This video was initially released on PeerTube on Tue June 10th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRJHIJy5Nno #socialmedia #opensource #no #corporations no #billionaires #BigTech Say No to #Meta and #threads

#Meta introduced a predictive #AI #moderation that pre-emptively bans accounts BEFORE they post content

Real minority report stuff.

Naturally, heaps of false positives.
But who cares right?
Some of the bad people get nuked!

"#Meta’s tracking pixel was secretly communicating with Meta’s apps on #Android devices. This violates a fundamental security feature (“sandboxing”) of mobile operating systems that prevents apps from communicating with each other. Meta got around this restriction by exploiting localhost, a feature meant for developer testing. This allowed Meta to create a hidden channel between mobile browser apps and its own apps."

#Privacy #Facebook #Instagram #WhatsApp #Threads

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/protect-yourself-metas-latest-attack-privacy

@PoliceStateUK
Just one more reason to shun #meta products, the whole #MetaWorse is to be avoided.

Though why, after the #CambridgeAnalyticaFacebook scandal, anyone still uses #Facebook, #Instagram or any Meta products is beyond me.

The story is new, but the vulnerability has a bit of a history.

Security Week: WhatsApp FreeType vulnerability identifier CVE-2025-27363 was requested after the flaw was linked to a Paragon exploit https://www.securityweek.com/freetype-zero-day-found-by-meta-exploited-in-paragon-spyware-attacks/ @SecurityWeek #cybersecurity #infosec #Meta

They will tie up the US military with billions of dollars-worth of AI contracts for years to come. And who's protecting the data? They're all thieves.

Wired: What Lieutenant Colonel Boz and a Band of Tech Exec Brothers Will Do in the Army https://www.wired.com/story/what-lt-col-boz-and-big-techs-enlisted-execs-will-do-in-the-army/ @WIRED #Meta #OpenAI #Palantir #AI

Meta and Oakley Launch Sporty New Smart Glasses Aimed at Athletes https://petapixel.com/2025/06/20/meta-and-oakley-launch-sporty-new-smart-glasses-aimed-at-athletes/ #artificialintelligence #metaoakleyhstn #smartglasses #Technology #Equipment #eyewear #glasses #metaai #oakley #News #meta #ai

"#Meta is a criminal enterprise." #Facebook #Instagram https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/06/04/meta-yandex-android-deanonymizing-web-ids

La pub dans WhatsApp n’arrivera pas avant 2026 en Europe

Les utilisateurs européens de WhatsApp échapperont à la publicité jusqu’à l’année prochaine. L’annonce par la messagerie de l’affichage…
#Europe #Meta #whatsapp
https://www.europesays.com/2178175/

#Meta a informat 👮#AutoritățileEuropene că nu va implementa reclame în aplicația 📞#WhatsApp pe teritoriul Uniunii, până în 2026.

🔗 https://biziday.ro/?p=322987

#Știri #UE #UniuneaEuropeană

Lol. Another depressing Fediverse "update" on Threads has Fediverse users cornered off like the evil stepchild and still can't reply.

Feeling like the dream of true cross communication on Fediverse is dead more and more every second.😒

Fediverse will never be fully cross platform with these billion dollar corporations.

They're too scared of losing their users.🤦‍♂️

#Fediverse #Fedi #Threads #Meta #SocialMedia

Meta Fediverse by Facebook Threads by Instagram with built tracking and WhatsApp ads is live!
https://about.fb.com/news/2025/06/its-now-easier-see-more-fediverse-content-threads #fediverse #meta #fedidev #threads

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A screenshot of the official Facebook announcement

https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/10/mark-zuckerberg-joe-rogan-apple-innovation/

#technology #apple #meta

An important distinction is slowly being uncovered about the definition of the term "fediverse." Who is it that gets to decide what this place is? How are we being represented? These are not easy questions to answer and if we don't do a better job describing ourselves, then the job will get done for us by people who don't understand the underlying values we hold. #fediverse #meta #threads

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An info graphic with two icons, one is the symbol for the fediverse that has risen from below and the other is made by Threads The "open fediverse" symbol The peoples representation of the fediverse The "Corporate Fediverse" symbol Threads* representation of the fediverse *Threads is a sub-brand of Meta as is Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp