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Facebook’s Chief Security Officer Steps Down
Facebook // August 02, 2018

Facebook’s chief security officer, Alex Stamos, is leaving the company this month to join Stanford University as an adjunct professor. He will also become part of a faculty working group called Information Warfare, which will examine the role of security and technology in society. In...

Facebook Enables Two-Factor Authentication Without A Phone Number
Facebook // May 24, 2018

Facebook, the social media giant, announced on Wednesday (May 23) that it has improved two-factor authentication, the industry-best practice for providing additional account security. In a blog post, Scott Dickens, a product manager at Facebook, said the site is making it easier to enable two-factor authentication...

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Facebook’s Chief Security Officer Steps Down

August 02, 2018
Facebook’s chief security officer, Alex Stamos, is leaving the company this month to join Stanford University as an adjunct professor. He will also become part of a faculty working group called Information Warfare, which will examine the role of security and technology in society. In March it was reported that an internal dispute over Facebook’s role in […]

Facebook Enables Two-Factor Authentication Without A Phone Number

May 24, 2018
Facebook, the social media giant, announced on Wednesday (May 23) that it has improved two-factor authentication, the industry-best practice for providing additional account security. In a blog post, Scott Dickens,...