Jeremy Walker, A Crenshaw County Sheriff’s Deputy, posted a harsh admonition on his personal Facebook account when he discovered people in the community using Facebook to warn others about a roadblock in the area. Walker posted this status update on Sunday evening: “For those of you who couldn’t wait to get on Facebook to announce…

In a somewhat surprising move, Facebook has changed its privacy settings once again. There are several new additions, including a shortcut to privacy settings, significantly more detailed messages about those privacy settings, and a revamped Activity Log and photo tagging feature. All of the changes will go into effect at the end of the year.…

A White House, Tennessee teen, Morgan Pentecost, has had her Facebook photos hijacked and put on nearly a dozen clone pages since she was 15 years old. Her family has filed reports with both the local police department and Facebook itself, but the deluge of fake profiles continues. “Anybody can portray her. It’s extremely concerning,”…

The holidays are approaching, which means it’s also the time of the year for identity theft, online tracking, and hacker exploits. Use these 5 tips to stay more private while you’re shopping online this season: 1. Do the shopping cart trick to get discounts If you know ahead of time that you want something, put…

The deadline to vote on Facebook’s new policy ending users’ right to vote on policy changes expired at noon Pacific Standard Time today. According to Facebook’s rules, they needed thirty percent of the site’s user base to vote on a change to ratify it, which means they needed a staggering 300 million users to weigh…

Many people frequently check and update their Facebook pages at their jobs; it’s no secret. However, according to two Boston College professors in a recent paper they have written, language in the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act may actually outlaw Facebook usage at work. Most corporations frown on their employees checking their Facebook pages…

Facebook hosted a half-hour live webinar on December 5 to discuss the proposed changes to the site’s data use policies before users vote on the proposal. The controversial vote would ironically eliminate Facebook users’ right to vote on policy changes as well as shift policies relating to targeted advertising on the site. One of the…

An Austrian student group called Europe vs. Facebook is planning to take Facebook to court for its alleged refusal, despite many requests and complaints filed by the group, to meet Europe’s data privacy regulations. Max Schrems, the 25-year-old Austrian man responsible for organizing the group, says that Facebook has been slow to respond to demands…

Facebook has launched a new feature, Photo Sync, on its mobile app that promises to streamline the picture uploading experience for users. However, the feature can also act as a gold mine of geo-location data that Facebook can use to further refine targeted advertisements. Facebook quietly began to roll Photo Sync out to its mobile…

Facebook fraud has become an increasingly common issue, particularly the scourge of imposter profiles. However, as IT World exposed in a recent report, it can be extremely difficult for victims of Facebook identity theft to get the fake version of themselves removed from the site. As often seems to be the case on Facebook, the…