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Facebook’s Messenger Kids failed to do its only job of keeping tabs on children’s chats

Jul23
by on July 23, 2019 at 5:00 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


In 2017, Facebook launched a messenger app for kids to let them safely chat only with people approved by their guardians. However, a recently discovered design flaw in the app allowed young users to do precisely the opposite: participate in group chats with adults, without their parents’ permission. This flaw let kids accept new people in a group chat or join a new group without any authorization. The Verge reported that over the last week, the company has been sending parents messages saying a technical error has allowed the child to be part of unauthorized groups, and it has closed…

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Facebook’s Messenger Kids failed to do its only job of keeping tabs on children’s chats

Jul23
by on July 23, 2019 at 5:00 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


In 2017, Facebook launched a messenger app for kids to let them safely chat only with people approved by their guardians. However, a recently discovered design flaw in the app allowed young users to do precisely the opposite: participate in group chats with adults, without their parents’ permission. This flaw let kids accept new people in a group chat or join a new group without any authorization. The Verge reported that over the last week, the company has been sending parents messages saying a technical error has allowed the child to be part of unauthorized groups, and it has closed…

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How to reset the SMC in a MacBook (and why you might want to)

Jul23
by on July 23, 2019 at 12:14 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Basics


Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. If you find your MacBook acting strangely, and seemingly for no reason, resetting the SMC may help. There are a number of things that could signal an SMC issue, from screen resolution problems, to a PC that doesn’t seem to want to reboot. And while resetting the SMC isn’t a cure-all approach to diagnosing problems, it’s a great place to start. What is the SMC? SMC stands for system management controller, and it’s a chip…

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