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Report Abuse You and just about everyone else, it seems, are spending more and more time on Facebook and Twitter, updating statuses and checking friends' tweets. That's all well and good, of course, but...
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Share a lot? Here's a guide to the security and privacy problems that users of Facebook and Twitter encounter, and what they can do about it.
www.nytimes.com
Recognizing that Facebook was interfering with their lives offline, some students took steps to kick the habit.
mashable.com
Facebook's new privacy controls are not just for blocking stalkers. They're a great way to target posts by region and demographic from your Fan Page. Here's how.
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Being Smart Online: A video series. http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/12
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Report Abuse It's obvious that Facebook is making a calculation, one that, for users, involved a lot more subtraction than addition.
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Facebook's privacy pullback isn't just outrageous; it's a landmark turning point for the social network. Facebook has blundered before, but the latest changes are far more calculated. The company has, in short, turned evil.
Report Abuse The original Facebook Privacy Guide. Help your friends and share this on Facebook.
www.allfacebook.com
A thorough overview of the most important privacy settings which includes previous settings that are still relevant as well as new privacy settings that have been added by Facebook.
Report Abuse It used to be that computer viruses attacked only your hard drive. Now they attack your dignity...
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Viruses are rampaging through social networking sites, sending out humiliating messages to friends and followers.
www.usatoday.com
The race to include up-to-the-minute postings from popular social networks atop search results should trigger a boon for cybercriminals.
Report Abuse More information on the new privacy settings and tools, with video included (via Facebook Security)
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Today, we're launching new tools to give you even greater control over the information you share. Mark Zuckerberg, our founder and CEO, talked about these changes in his post last week...
Report Abuse The new changes are intended to simplify Facebook's notoriously complex privacy settings. But do all of the changes really give Facebook users more control over their information?
www.eff.org
Five months after it first announced coming privacy changes this past summer, Facebook is finally rolling out a new set of revamped privacy settings for its 350 million users.
blog.facebook.com
Improving safety online is a group effort. It requires diligence from everyone who's online or on Facebook—whether by reporting abusive behavior or making sure your account and passwords are secure. At Facebook, we think about our role the same way...
Report Abuse Could a rubber duck steal your identity on Facebook?
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People are so willing to become friends with strangers on Facebook - they'll even link up with a toy rubber duck! Learn more about the risks, and how to protect against them at http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/12/07/rubber-duck-steal-identity-facebook/
Report Abuse Security risk faced by everyday Internet users is likely to increase as criminals look to trick people into downloading malware through means such as an innocent-looking URL link or videos and pictures from unknown sources.
www.zdnetasia.com
Everyday Internet users will be a key target for cybercriminals looking to get people to download their malware, while the proliferation of social sites such as Facebook and Twitter will lead to an increase of possible fraud cases.
Report Abuse Using similar tactics to scams in the past,the hijacked user accounts send chat messages with a generic messages, linking them to a familiar-looking Facebook phishing page (via Mashable)
mashable.com
Be on the lookout for a current spate of phishing tactics spreading on Facebook via the Chat feature.
Report Abuse An in-depth look at how to detect phishing attempts and what you can do to protect yourself (via Facebook Security)
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Phishing attacks have spiked this year, recent reports show. Here's a primer on what phishing is and how to avoid it.
