The list of people whose lives fall into ruin because of an online misstep is growing longer by the day. Some simply don’t fully understand how anything that they post online can possibly be used against them. As such, they take extreme liberties with what they share online, sometimes using Facebook as a place for them to…

Do you add people whom you don’t really know in real life to your Facebook? If you don’t, then kudos to you, your profile is probably way more secure than those who do. But are you sure that the people you added are really who they say they are? Security and Online Behavior Researcher, Nelson…

Facebook’s dubious privacy practices have long since been considered as open invites for heavy criticism. However, critics believed that there was little that the company actually did to address complaints, often resorting to a strategy of forcing platform changes and then just waiting for the hubbub to die down”. However, in 2009, Facebok finally made…

Here’s a disturbing little tidbit: a cyber-safety survey conducted by Telstra showed that 25% of employers check social networking accounts (Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, in particular) before making a decision on hiring. About 50% of them said that what they saw on the net caused them to forego some candidates. Is it even fair for…

For most Facebook users, Targeted Advertising has already become a fact of life. At first, the very idea of the social networking site gathering information from our comments and posts and using this information to send us ‘targeted ads’ caused ripples of protest to run through the entire user base. It was considered a violation…

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…

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…