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Facebook introduces new Messenger safeguard aimed at combating scams and fake friends

Facebook this morning introduced a new function for Messenger designed to chop down on malicious events taking a look to rip-off customers. The corporate scans accounts for suspicious process, leveraging system studying to select up anomalies like accounts sending a lot of requests in a little while span or …
Facebook this morning announced a new feature for Messenger designed to cut down on malicious parties looking to scam users. The company scans accounts for suspicious activity, leveraging machine learning to pick up anomalies like accounts sending a large number of requests in a short time span or …

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