Facebook has released a new security feature called “Account Protection” for its users that notifies you how secure your account is. A bar graph is displayed showing your overall security level based on your privacy, security and applications settings. Settings range from “very low” for minimally protected accounts to “high” for those users that have…

We recently received a question asking us if there was any truth to a posting that has been seen spreading on Facebook. The warning circulating is advising people to not join a Facebook group called “becoming a father or mother was the greatest gift of my life.” The posting goes on to say that a…

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The beginning of the week started off with a response from Facebook regarding the controversy and security of Facebook UID (user identifier). Facebook admitted that some developers sold UID to data brokers. It is important to note that private user data was not compromised or sold. The developers in question were banned from Facebook for…

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A lot of Facebook users include their phone number(s) in their personal profile information. Facebook makes this information easily available by accessing your “friends” page. If you click the “Phonebook” link a listing of all your friends and their numbers will be displayed. A pretty convenient feature if you need a quick number, huh? The…

A lot of Facebook users include their phone number(s) in their personal profile information. Facebook makes this information easily available by accessing your “friends” page. If you click the “Phonebook” link a listing of all your friends, and their numbers will be displayed. A lot of smart phones sync your mobile contacts with your Facebook…

This past week Jimmy Kimmel announced a new holiday, “National UnFriend Day” to be observed on November 17, 2010. In his monologue, Kimmel pokes fun at the people that have 500+ Facebook “friends.” He reminisces of the days when the term “friend” actually had some meaning. All joking aside, there is a real privacy risk…

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Facebook privacy and security continued to receive prominent media attention this week. One of the biggest stories revolved around Firesheep, a Firefox extension developed by Eric Butler. Firesheep was released to showcase the massive vulnerabilities of most social networking sites, including Facebook and Twitter. Butler is on record as stating the following, “As soon as…