Facebook wants to eliminate user voting on privacy changes
Facebook has announced some proposed updates to their Data Use Policy (how user data is collected and used) and their Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (explains the …
Facebook says proposed European data protection fines could lead to court battles
Documents handed over following a Freedom-of-Information request to the Irish Data Protection Commissioner have revealed that Facebook does not appreciate the proposed …
Beware of scammy “Free $500 Target voucher” offers
With Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the end-of-year holidays rapidly approaching and people’s minds being turned towards shopping and gift-giving, scammy offers for …
Google Chrome App grabs identities, forges blogs in victims’ name to promote scam
A Google Chrome app that promises to change the color of Facebook accounts instead nabs authentication cookies and generates dozens of blogs registered to the victims’ …
Facebook rolls out always-on HTTPS by default
After expanding secure browsing from the login process to the entire site in January 2011, Facebook is finally rolling out HTTPS by default for all users – not just the …
Malware spreads fake Twitter and Facebook messages
PandaLabs detected a new Twitter spam campaign that may compromise user security. Users receive a direct message on Twitter, which contains the text “Check out Obama …
Young Facebook users are most vulnerable to security threats
ZoneAlarm revealed the common behaviours of younger Facebook users that increase their susceptibility to encountering cyberbullying, predators and other security threats. A …
“Free $100 McDonald’s gift card” scam targeting Facebook users
Facebook users are once again targeted with a rogue app / survey scam combo. The lure is a free McDonald’s $100 gift card: Users who want to get the prize are first …
New Facebook users will be educated on privacy
Facebook has announced that when signing up for the social network, new users will be subjected to a more prominent and detailed education about privacy and information …
Facebook flaw allowed access to accounts without authentication
A commenter on the Hacker News website has discovered by accident a pretty big security flaw that could allow anyone who knew what to search for to access over a million …
“Free iPad Mini” scam spreading on Facebook
It was only a matter of time until scammers started using the newly released iPad Mini as a lure in their schemes. Sophos reports about a scam spreading via Facebook, offering …
Facebook investigates data leak from 1 million accounts
Facebook will be launching an internal investigation following the revelation by Czech blogger Bogomil Shopov that data belonging to over one million Facebook users was …
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