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News in brief: tech firms ‘must do more’ on terror; data breaches shoot up; gloom at toxic online spaces
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Man loses appeal over Facebook threat to kill Obama
The lesson from this failed appeal is that threats on social media will be taken very seriously by the authorities – so be careful when blowing off steam

News in brief: Facebook rolls out location-sharing; Uber pulls tests after crash; NASA thanks schoolboy
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News in brief: Pyongyang role in heist probed; EU to discuss laptops ban; social media rapped on terrorism
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Instagram Adds Two-Factor Authentication
Instagram became the latest in a long line of services over the years to offer users two-factor authentication.

Rise of the Twitterbots increases pressure on Twitter chief Dorsey
‘Up to 15%’ of Twitter accounts are bots posting spam, propaganda and fake news and driving away advertisers and investors – but social media firms are fighting back

Facebook and Instagram deny access to tools used for surveillance
Instagram and owner Facebook update terms and conditions specifically to deny access to tools used by law enforcement for gathering intelligence on protesters

Data-matching: what happens when firms join the dots about you?
What is data matching, and what can you do to reduce the trail of digital breadcrumbs you leave as you travel around the web?

News in brief: site helps translation from geek to English; sex toy maker settles suit; social media under fire
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