A Menifee, California, man is accused of using the GPS data embedded in Facebook and Instagram photos to break into people’s homes and steal their underwear. For at least the past year, 44-year-old Arturo Galvan is accused of breaking into people’s homes and stealing the underwear of both men and women, and also stealing electronics…

The Islamic State terrorist group and its sympathizers around the world use Facebook as a tool to spread propaganda, land new recruits and antagonize their enemies. One woman, 37-year-old web designer Julie Guilbault, found that out when she launched a supportive hashtag after the Paris terrorist attacks that was besieged by abuse and ISIS-related spam.…

Facebook expects to be served this week with an order from the Belgian Privacy Commissioner (BPC) asking the site to stop using cookies that track non-Facebook-using visitors. People who don’t have profiles will now also have to create them in order to see publicly available content on the site. Facebook expressed disappointment in the order,…

Facebook announced a new update to its News Feed this week that will re-evaluate how posts go viral. According to the site, Facebook’s team asks thousands of people every week to rate their experience and tell the site what it can improve when users check Facebook. Apparently, one of the things those people most dislike…

Two Pontiac, Michigan, men have been arrested for allegedly assaulting and robbing a man with cerebral palsy, then recording the assault with his cell phone and posting the video to his own Facebook page. The attack occurred on Sunday morning, when the two men are believed to have followed someone into the victim’s apartment complex…

A nonprofit group in Brazil has launched a campaign to shame Facebook racists by posting their offensive comments on billboards—located in their own neighborhoods. The anti-hate campaign, called “Virtual Racism, Real Consequences,” was created by the Criola group, a nonprofit that protects the rights of black women in Brazil. It was inspired by Maria Júlia…

If you’ve ever signed into an app using your Facebook credentials, that app may be able to do things with your information—including posting to your profile—that you aren’t aware of. That’s a scary thought, but while it’s a good idea to carefully manage the number of apps you give your information to, there’s an easier…

Earlier this month, Facebook announced a new feature that will share your location with businesses when you’re near their stores. Facebook will use your geolocation data to find out what percentage of passersby have seen a brand’s ad, and to help stores custom-tailor their ads to promote more foot traffic. This so-called “local insights” tab…

A strange new trend has bubbled up on Facebook lately that has users receiving strange friend requests from people all over the world, including the Middle East. What could be behind this sudden spate of odd requests? One expert believes that it’s likely an identity theft scam. University of South Florida information systems professor Brandon…

You’ve probably seen the latest viral Facebook app pop up in your news feed: huge word clouds posted by your friends showing the most common words they’ve written in their Facebook content. It seems like a fun way to reflect on our online pasts, but digital security company Comparitech warns that the app is actually…