New Browser Extension Allows Users to Encode Messages in Facebook Pictures
By April 11, 2013


Secretbook, a new Google Chrome-only extension, allows users to encode secret and difficult-to-decrypt messages in their Facebook pictures. The extension, created by 21-year-old former Google intern and current Oxford University computer science student Owen Campbell-Moore, ...

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IRS Using Social Media to Collect Taxpayer Information & Catch Cheats
By April 8, 2013


With tax day fast approaching, the IRS is reportedly preparing to gather information on suspected tax cheats in a way they’ve never attempted before: via social media. Indeed, if you’ve been red-flagged in the past ...

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Facebook Home Raises New Wave of Privacy Concerns
By April 6, 2013


Facebook is set to launch an Android app on April 12 called Facebook Home that acts as a Facebook-type skin running in the background of smart phones. It displays users’ news feeds, and gives them ...

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Facebook Dictates, Controls Online Speech, Professors Say
By April 5, 2013


With one billion active users, Facebook is the biggest single communications network in human history. It’s not surprising, then, to learn that the site has tremendous influence over online discourse. Though Facebook’s policies regarding content ...

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Indiana Man Sets up Meeting with Teen on Facebook, Gets Robbed Instead
By April 3, 2013


A 41-year-old Indiana man tried to set up a hookup via Facebook with a 16-year-old girl, but had his phone, credit cards and wallet stolen by the girl and her friends instead.  Not that crime ...

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Nude Photos of Maryland High School Students Posted to Facebook
By March 29, 2013


Authorities are investigating a Facebook page that popped up containing nude photos of more than a dozen girls at Edgewood High School in Maryland. Police don’t believe the girls posted the pictures themselves and are ...

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NYPD Tells its Officers to Clean Up Their Facebook Profiles
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You never know who’s looking at your Facebook profile. These days, it’s best not to assume that your online persona is secure from prying eyes. That’s doubly true for public figures, where physical safety becomes ...

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How to See Who is Googling You
By March 28, 2013


We wrote a story about BrandYourself a few weeks ago and thought that our readers would want to know more about the feature that lets you see who is Googling you. We have invited Alex ...

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Facebook Announces it Will Allow Marketers to Buy Sponsored Stories in News Feeds
By March 27, 2013


Facebook announced on Tuesday that it will allow advertisers to purchase Sponsored Stories in users’ News Feeds based on other websites that the user has visited. This is a momentous step forward in Facebook’s plans ...

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Facebook Use Declines Among Teens, Though Privacy Issues Remain
By March 26, 2013


With the rise of photo services like Snapchat and Instagram, Facebook is seeing a decline in its younger users. In February, the company warned its investors through a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ...

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