Facebook's new facial recognition features makes some people uneasy, but the tool could help find missing people. Australian organisation Missing Persons Action Network (MPAN) has launched a campaign called Invisible Friends, asking people to add the profiles of missing people as friends on the so...
It is argued that Facebook can be effective as crowdsourcing system despite the fact that there is no guarantee that missing persons reported there will be found, since it most likely provides much needed emotional support to friends and relatives of the missing person....
@Kim — I think Donna made that same point earlier (I know there are a lot posts here). I think it’s possible to agree with what the Meitivs want to do in regard to their kids, and also consider that putting the kids between them and the authorities might actually created unnecessar...
Better still, disable al JS everywhere, no exception. If you do this, and combine that with iFrame blocks, then the web become quick and easy to use. Some sites are unusable, which I consider to be their loss. I feel no sense of loss about missing out upon their shenanigans. I don’...
The whole thing feels reminiscent of last year’s big viral social media hoax, theMomo challenge, in which viral posts claimed a bird woman-like monster was texting teens and dare them to self-harm. This, as you can guess, is a thing that wasn't really happening. ...
Among the new privacy settings is the ability to control who sees each new status update a user posts: Everyone, Friends of Friends, or Friends Only. Users can now hide each status update from specific people as well.Complaint from CIPPIC...
For purposes of anonymity and logistical recordkeeping, the number of posts per person was not logged, but rather the total number of posts was used, as well as information on whether they were by Black or White persons and their sex (male or female). Assessments of racial groups were ...
And his smile matured into a grin, until… “…if only Edgar Allan Poe hadn’t already written them.” Cheating is a part of school. It’s probably always been. Students copy off of other students, they take quotes from books without giving the author credit, they make crib sheets to ...
Facebook is probably the most all-encompassing social media platform, as one can communicate with others (via video and phone calls, instant messaging) as well as create and share posts, and even purchase and sell products (Facebook, 2020). Other social media platforms are more focused on ...
Being in the public figure category, it feels bad to not be able to at the very least see who shared my posts. If they can hide it ( which they do) I can't see it. Only those that allow me to see if they shared it show up. This feels unsafe. Yes, there is enough desire ...