Facebook rewards hackers and other tech news

31 August 2011 Last updated at 11:46 ET Help

Facebook has paid more than $40,000 (£24,700) to hackers three weeks after launching a bug bounty program.

The system rewards hackers who are able to identify flaws and security threats in the world's biggest social network.

Sam Naz reports on this and more of the latest technology news from around the world.

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