Why Phishers Love Facebook
redtape.msnbc.com — Behind every criminal computer hack there is a two-step process: gain trust, then exploit that trust with an attack. So far, the consequences have been relatively mild -- mostly, some annoying emails. But if Facebook and other social networking sites don't get a handle on security issues soon, a serious outbreak could occur. (Submitted by Shiner76) More...
Facebook RSS Exposes Private Information
blogs.zdnet.com — Fellow ZDNet blogger, Denise Howell, having taken the time to fully explore Facebook RSS feeds in relation to a user’s privacy settings, alerted me to the fact that many of the available feeds are publicly accessible regardless. Do what you will, your private information will still be visible to all. (Submitted by msaleem) More...
Suit accuses Blockbuster, Facebook of privacy law violations
arstechnica.com — A Texas woman has sued Blockbuster over its activities relating to Facebook's Beacon tool. The movie rental service has been reporting user activity to Facebook since Beacon launched last November, which the plaintiff says is a violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act. (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More...
Update: Facebook Agrees To Take Down Dead Relative's Page
consumerist.com — Facebook contacted Stephanie and agreed to take down the facebook page of her dead brother, an award-winning investigative journalist and Nazi hunter. "Thank you again, Ben," she wrote. "My family has no words that truly express how we feel." (Submitted by LtGenPanda) More...
Facebook Won't Let You Remove Dead Relative's Page
consumerist.com — Facebook thinks it knows better than the sister of the deceased journalist Bill Bemister about what to do with his Facebook page. Stephanie Bemister sent them a copy of his death certificate and asked it get taken down for privacy and respect purposes. Unlike every other single social networking site she dealt with, Facebook said no. (Submitted by AFelsinger) More...
Facebook Apps Hit 10k in Number: Are We Still Excited?
readwriteweb.com — Facebook application review site FaceReviews.com reports today that there are now more than 10,000 Facebook applications available for the first time. In related news, I now know "what Disney princess I am" thanks to the super-hot app "Which Disney Princess Are You?" (Submitted by webtech) More...
Facebook Copying FriendFeed, Which Originally Copied Twitter
techcrunchit.com — Facebook is counting on the same relative inertia that Twitter has so carefully cultivated. The calculation is that 175 million people are less likely to move away from something than they are to wait and see what is going to happen. (Submitted by RunDiggMC) More...
2010 The Fate of Facebook
examiner.com — 2009 Facebook Drama, Copyright Michaela Renee Related Articles Digital Trends Facebook requires users update Eff.org Good Bad Ugly of Facebook Bootcamp Check Your FB Settings Facebook in hot water Successful FB fan pages All aboard the FB bandwagon (Submitted by michaela1123) More...
Add Facebook Fan Page in Blogger
korabtech.com — I've searched around the web regarding this and found some related sites. Unfortunately, they don't seem to help at all. Most of them no longer applies to the current Facebook system. So I played around and was able to find what I need - A Facebook Fan Page Box on my Blog. I am not referring to anyone else's fan page but mine. I haven't tried thoug (Submitted by gnradaza) More...
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