{"id":8313,"date":"2022-12-15T14:38:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T13:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/15\/meta-warns-spyware-still-being-used-to-target-people-on-social-media\/"},"modified":"2022-12-15T14:38:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T13:38:34","slug":"meta-warns-spyware-still-being-used-to-target-people-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/15\/meta-warns-spyware-still-being-used-to-target-people-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta warns spyware still being used to target people on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook owner says companies are adapting and changing tactics in face of efforts to shut down activities <\/p>\n

Meta has warned that the use of spyware to indiscriminately target people \u2013 including journalists and activists \u2013 is a persistent threat because surveillance-for-hire companies continue to adapt and change tactics in the face of efforts to shut down their capabilities.<\/p>\n

A report by Facebook\u2019s parent company described efforts by the social media group to remove a number of firms, including two linked to Russia, one based in Israel, and an entity in China, all of which were alleged by Meta to have been used to \u201cscrape\u201d Facebook and Instagram for users\u2019 private information in an attempt to compromise users\u2019 accounts.<\/p>\n

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\nFacebook owner says companies are adapting and changing tactics in face of efforts to shut down activities
\nMeta has warned that the use of spyware to indiscriminately target people \u2013 including journalists and activists \u2013 is a persistent threat because surveillance-for-hire companies continue to adapt and change tactics in the face of efforts to shut down their capabilities.
\nA report by Facebook\u2019s parent company described efforts by the social media group to remove a number of firms, including two linked to Russia, one based in Israel, and an entity in China, all of which were alleged by Meta to have been used to \u201cscrape\u201d Facebook and Instagram for users\u2019 private information in an attempt to compromise users\u2019 accounts. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Facebook owner says companies are adapting and changing tactics in face of efforts to shut down activities Meta has warned that the use of spyware to indiscriminately target people \u2013 including journalists and activists \u2013 is a persistent threat because surveillance-for-hire companies continue to adapt and change tactics in the face of efforts to shut …<\/p>\n

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