Facebook unveils a new Messenger feature to alert users about malicious activity, aimed at preventing scams and unwanted interactions with those under 18
We're introducing a new privacy-preserving safety feature that will help millions of people avoid potentially harmful interactions and possible scams. https://messengernews.fb.com/ ...
Facebook is addressing category 1 at this point via metadata. This could definitely be effective, as the company has many examples of abuse from unencrypted comms to train models, and many of those abusers end up creating trails by contacting many potential victims.
Messenger is introducing a new privacy-preserving safety feature that will help people avoid potentially harmful conversations and scams. The feature was partly built in London and uses ML to look at behavioral signals and detect harmful interactions: https://messengernews.fb.com…
“Our strategy to keep people safe on Messenger not only focuses on giving them the information and controls they need to prevent abuse from happening, but also on detecting it and responding quickly if it occurs.” Still no date for end-to-end encryption. https://venturebeat.com/.…