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Facebook stored millions of passwords in plain text

Facebook left hundreds of millions of user passwords readable by its employees for years, the company acknowledged Thursday after a security researcher exposed the lapse.

Technology Bose Frames: Sunglasses for seeing and hearing
WHAT Bose Frames WHAT THEY ARE These comfortable sunglasses come with a pair of tiny ...
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Technology R.B.I. Baseball 19 review: That's the old ball game
Baseball season is on the verge of throwing out the first pitch. And that means ...
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Suffolk This town is joining the modern phone age
The town is taking its 15-year-old copper-wired phone system and transforming it into a fiber-optic, cloud-based system.
3/20/19
Technology The best baseball apps to follow the 2019 season
The Mets and Yankees open their seasons Thursday, and while there’s always hope in the ...
3/20/19
Technology EU fines Google $1.7 billion for abusing online ads market
Company hit with third large antitrust penalty from EU regulators since 2017.
3/20/19
Technology Google launches game-streaming platform
Google on Tuesday unveiled a video-game streaming platform called Stadia, positioning itself to take on ...
3/20/19
Technology Facebook says service hindered by lack of local news
The social media giant's effort to establish a service that provides its users with local news and information is being hindered by the lack of outlets where the company's technicians can find original reporting.
3/18/19
Technology Apple Watch may spot heart problem, study suggests
WASHINGTON — A huge study suggests the Apple Watch can detect a worrisome irregular heartbeat ...
3/16/19
Technology Facebook launches AI to find and remove 'revenge porn'
Facebook is rolling out technology to make it easier to find and remove intimate pictures and videos posted without the subject's consent, often called "revenge porn."
3/15/19
Business Facebook loses product chief as it revamps strategy
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is losing product chief Chris Cox, a top-ranking executive who spent ...
3/14/19