Privacyscore, a project conducted by Privacychoice, recently released a Facebook application that rates the privacy risks of the most popular Facebook applications. Pictured below is what you’ll see when you visit the app. Hovering over one of the featured apps, displays their score. Clicking on a particular app will not only show the score assigned to…

Operation Ghost Click is the name of a two-year, cyber-criminal investigation conducted by the FBI. The elaborate, DNSChanger scheme infected millions of computers worldwide. Users were typically unaware of the malware infestation, and the vulnerability left them open to other malicious attacks. The criminal masterminds netted at least 14 million dollars by manipulating the Internet…

Several readers have asked us about messages received via Facebook Chat concerning Rockmelt. The invitation to use the browser can also appear as a status update shown below:  Rockmelt is a web browser with built-in social media integration. Here is a screenshot taken from their home page showing how you can surf the web with…

The Facebook and Privacy page posted the following status update today: “Starting today, you will be able to download an expanded archive of your Facebook account history. First introduced in 2010, Download Your Information lets you get a copy of what you’ve shared on Facebook, such as photos, posts, messages, a list of friends and…

 *Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post by Abine, the makers of Do Not Track +.  If you only have a few minutes, you can significantly improve your privacy protections on (and off) Facebook.  Here’s how. Limit your sharing to friends only This is THE most important thing you can do with your Facebook privacy…

We are pleased to announce Action Alert as a sponsor of Facecrooks. In the past few years, the internet has been growing increasingly social.  Five years ago, a parent’s biggest concern about their kids using the Internet was probably related to them being exposed to adult websites.  The popularity of sites such as Facebook, particularly…

Many Facebook users have an aversion to third party Facebook applications and rightly so. The platform is riddled with rogue apps that are used to spread spam, scams and malware. Also, it is a huge privacy risk to give unknown application developers access to your private Facebook data. You might be surprised to know that…

We have written numerous articles in the past about potential employers and university admissions offices requiring applicants to divulge their Facebook passwords during the application process. The last week or so has seen this issue receive a firestorm of media attention. Even Facebook itself weighed in on Friday with a blog post by its Chief…

Give us the chance to convince you why our new free browser tool will give you the most control you’ve ever had over your internet life. DNT+: valiantly protecting your personal information online! Do Not Track Plus (DNT+) peels back the cover on invisible online tracking and targeted advertising, stopping you from being followed online.  And yes,…

Early last month we joined up with several other scam busting sites as part of a concerted effort against the sick baby photos circulating heavily on Facebook. These photos are usually accompanied by a message stating Facebook will donate money to the sick child based on the number of likes or shares received. As we…