Security News This Week: The Feds Can't Force Facebook to Wiretap Messenger

as informed in As a parting shot, though, Facebook announced a security breach that affected at least 50 million people—and possibly as many as 90 million. Security researchers at ESET caught Russian hackers using a clever technique called a UEFI rootkit, which not even swapping in a new hard drive will fix. Over the last several weeks, Facebook has been fighting the US government in court over whether it has to wiretap an alleged gang member's Messenger account. Gizmodo reporter Kashmir Hill confirmed this week that Facebook accesses "shadow contact information" to target ads at people. By using only this shadow data, Hill was able to target a single security researcher with an ad for his eyes only.

Facebook is rolling out a redesigned Messenger focused on simplicity

Facebook is releasing a redesigned version of Messenger today that attempts to put the focus back on your chats. Messenger was born as a simple way for Facebook users to send messages to one another while they browsed it on the desktop. The new Messenger, which Facebook previewed in May at its developer conference, consolidates what once occupied nine tabs into three. Within the discover tab there's a secondary tab called "businesses" that features a directory of brands. I spent the past week using the redesigned Messenger, and I'm a fan of its pared-down look and feel.

Facebook Messenger app redesign started in South Jersey suburb

as declared in After two internships with the social media giant, he's working full time in California building Facebook Messenger. South Jersey man Christian Dalonzo is behind the new look of Facebook Messenger, an app used by more than 1.3 billion people. By then, Dalonzo was working on his second app — Flamingo — that integrates different messaging apps, including Facebook Messenger and Google Hangouts, into one platform for the Mac. When his freshman year at Rowan closed, he jetted to California for his first of two summer internships on the Facebook Messenger team. South Jersey man Christian Dalonzo is behind the new look of Facebook Messenger, an app used by more than 1.3 billion people.

James Patterson's next novel will be released on Facebook Messenger

Now, he's trying a new medium: Facebook Messenger. Tomorrow, Facebook will debut a "digital novel experience" based on his forthcoming book The Chef. Facebook has partnered with the author to adapt the novel for its Messenger platform. Beginning on October 30th, users can search for "The Chef" in the app, which will bring up the story. Facebook will also supplement the story with live Q&A sessions with Patterson, and it will launch Instagram profiles for the main characters.

collected by :Roy Mark