A recent Facebook study conducted by computer security experts at Sophos shows a significant percentage of Facebook users are willing to share their personal information with total strangers, making them easy targets for online identity theft. The Sophos Facebook study involved the creation of two fake user profiles: a 21-year-old named ‘Daisy Felettin’ with a […]
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Another first for the Facebook social network: A Facebook status update posted on a person’s profile has been used as an alibi to effectively clear a teen of a crime. Facebook status updated have broken up marriages, gotten employees fired, caused people to be arrested and convicted of crimes and now a man has had […]
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In a self-proclaimed effort to warn people about the dangers of not protecting their personal information on social networks, hackers took over hundreds of Facebook groups today, changing the name of all affected groups to “Control Your Info.” and posting the following warning to each group and its registered users —————————————————————————- Hello, we hereby announce […]
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Your social network profile on Facebook may remain long after you’re gone. Facebook has announced that it will “memorialize” people’s profiles after they die, if their family and friends request the service. Memorial profiles will differ from normal Facebook profiles. Facebook will delete contact information from memorial profiles and block people from logging into the […]
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Facebook People Search group now actively looking for members that are looking for a person that they have lost contact with or people who can help others find someone. The Facebook People Search Group is open to people who want to post information on a person they are searching for or people who can help […]