I had an ironic situation occur a while back – a close family member had their Facebook account hacked. Despite all of my warnings and admonitions, this young person I hold dear fell victim to a Facebook scam. My wife called and asked me why they had changed their name on Facebook. This immediately sent…

For over a year now, word has been going around on the techie grapevine that Facebook is developing their own smart phone. Well, that rumor has now been confirmed. Strangely enough, the Facebook phone is called “Buffy” and will have social media seamlessly integrated into its design. Facebook has allegedly been talking with various Smart…

Just by virtue of owning a Facebook profile, we are giving people a peek into our lives – a window, so to speak. The size of that window mostly depends on how much we post on Facebook. However, Facebook itself is structured in such a way that what our friends post can also influence the…

First it was planking, then owling, and now this – Sneaky Hat, the worst of all the fads that have so far propagated through Facebook. Sneaky Hat is a new craze wherein teens post a picture of themselves completely naked except for a hat covering their private parts. The fad allegedly originated from Queensland, particularly…

Recently, Facebook announced that they knew who the culprits behind the Porn and Gore attack. The social networking giant promised legal retribution and an assurance to the general public that they have things under control. Facebook did not go into any specifics about who the culprits were at that time. Then, mere days after the…

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner. Many shoppers will avoid the mayhem and madness of brick and mortar establishments in favor of online retailers. Online shoppers are a favorite target of cyber criminals. Your credit card details, banking information and personal data are under constant assault from cyber criminals trying to…

36 year old Victor Gaston, a North Carolina Sex Offender found his way back to prison after he allegedly sent a Facebook friend request to his victim. He was previously convicted of taking indecent liberties with a child along with five other offenses namely assault with a deadly weapon, felony larceny, failure to register as…

When the Cookie Tracking issue on Facebook first exploded, users and non-users were aghast to find out that the social networking site could possibly be tracking our online activity. But Facebook brushed it off with an excuse saying that all information gathered through the cookies are “anonymized” and that they were only doing it for…

Hello Facecrooks fans, We’ve recently reached 100k fans and would like to thank you all for your support! 2011 has been a great year for us, and we have BIG plans for 2012! Of course, we’ll keep sending out scam alerts, updating you on privacy issues and keeping you in the know on the top…

The Weekly World News strikes again! This spoof site has been responsible for several Facebook hoaxes in the past. Their latest story spreading rapidly on Facebook claims that Casey Anthony adopted a 2 year-old girl from Eastern Europe. Clicking the wall post takes you to the full, yet bogus story: If you look around this…

“Friends” is a term that has already been bastardized by social networking services such as Facebook. Before, the people we call friends usually consisted of a small group of persons with whom we have shared meaningful experiences with. Now, however, our friend lists are saturated with the names of people we don’t even talk to…

A few months ago, a group calling themselves “Europe v. Facebook” emerged. This group consisted mostly of Europeans who were sick and tired of how Facebook allegedly violates a person’s privacy and keeps more data about the user than was originally intended. The group, headed by law student Max Schrems, filed 22 complaints with Ireland’s…