Louise Palmer’s 19-year-old- daughter, Becky, died from a brain tumor in December 2010. Since that time, Louise would login to Becky’s account to find comfort from her Facebook profile page and by reading her old messages. About a month ago, she attempted to login to her daughter’s account, but she was met with a Facebook…

Tensions have been high all day. I live in a tornado prone area, and we have been under severe weather alerts this afternoon and evening. Several areas of  the United States have been ravaged by tornadoes this past year. In January, houses were leveled less than three miles from where I live. Natural and manmade…

According to Javelin Strategy & Research, the rate of Identity Fraud increased by 13 percent in 2011. Over 11.6 million adults were victimized in the United States. On a positive note, the dollar amount stolen remained constant. James Van Dyke, president and founder of Javelin Strategy & Research, attributes this to consumers, the financial services…

The following Facebook warning has gone viral the past few days: “ALL PARENTS PLEEEASE BE AWARE!! …There is a drug going around the schools …Its known as Strawberry Quick …or strawberry meth …it looks like pop rocks kids eat & also smells like strawberries & also comes in other flavors like chocolate ect … Pleeease…

By now, everyone has probably heard about Google’s privacy policy update that is to go into effect March 1, 2012. The long and short of the change is that Google may combine information collected from one service and share it with other Google products. (Gmail, Youtube, Search, Google+, etc.) Google wants to treat you as…

A study of 1.4 million Facebook users shows a sharp rise in protecting personal information. The most notable statistic was the number of users choosing to hide their friend list. This figure rose over 200% during the 15-month period of the study. Further analysis revealed that women and higher income users were more apt to…

How many times have you cringed or blushed with embarrassment after seeing an unflattering Facebook photo you were tagged in? Facebook has really come under fire for their lack of control in this area. It wasn’t until August of last year that Facebook introduced the ability for users to approve tagged photos before they are…

There is often a thick veil of secrecy regarding the inner workings and backend machinery of Facebook and especially Facebook Security. This really isn’t surprising – the less that hackers and scammers know about Facebook’s internal processes and procedures, the harder time they will have circumventing their defenses. Have you ever wondered what happens when…

If you think your child’s privacy settings on Facebook really don’t matter – think again. The FBI is investigating an incident where pictures of teen girls were taken from Facebook and placed on a pornographic website. The victim’s ages range from 14-17 years old. The good news is that the photos showed the girls fully…

Raising children in the Facebook era is certainly no easy task. Apart from the threats of online predators, cyber bullies, hackers, scammers and identity thieves, parents also have to worry about their children posting questionable, outrageous or inappropriate content. Most teens reluctantly ‘friend’ their parents on Facebook, and then the cat and mouse game begins.…