Hoaxes and scams are just part of the Facebook. Some are one hit wonders and others are recycled over and over. Although there is no immediate threat, it is never good to spread false, pointless or misleading information. Here is a hoax that gets reworded and recirculated about every month or so: ATTENTION FRIENDS! HACKERS…

Facebook and Time Warner launched the ‘Stop Bullying: Speak Up Social Pledge App‘ today. Both students and adults can take the pledge, so everyone can get involved and do their part to help stop bullying. Not only can you take THE PLEDGE, but the following resources are available on the Facebook page: The ‘Take Action’…

Facebook introduced ‘Smart Lists’ to help users bring more organization and privacy to their Facebook experience. The ability to create Lists has been available for a very long time, but only a very small percentage of users utilized the feature. Lists offer great sharing and privacy benefits if used correctly. Facebook is hoping that “Smart…

Another hoax is spreading very quickly on Facebook at the moment: HACKERS ALERT….. ATTENTION!!!!! IF ANY OF YOU GET A PADLOCK ON TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER OF FACEBOOK HOME PAGE SAYING YOUR SECURITY IS LOW.. IGNORE.. DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.IT IS SO HACKERS CAN ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT. COPY & PASTE…

E-Verify is a proposed U.S. government sponsored program that aims to prevent illegal immigrants from taking jobs from American citizens. Sounds great on the surface, but digging deeper into legislation exposes issues that are sounding alarms with privacy advocates from both sides of the political spectrum. H.R 2885, commonly known as the “Legal Workforce Act,”…

There are times when it’s incredibly difficult to muster up the energy to get fixed up and go clubbing at the end of a long week. The idea of having to punch a hole into your wallet in order to impress that hot chick by the counter and to be extra witty on top of…

In a move that will most likely please even the most hardened privacy advocates, Facebook has just announced that they are hiring Erin Egan, a law firm partner from Covington & Burling, as the new ‘Director of Privacy’. Egan is one of the US’ leading Privacy and Data Security Lawyers and has received many accolades…

Another change is rolling out on Facebook. You will soon see a “Subscribe” button in the top right corner of user profiles. This feature is considered game changing by many, as TheNextWeb.com states it could “eliminate your desire to use any other social network.” Twitter and Google+ both allow for asymmetrical user following, meaning you…

A team of security researchers have created a tool called “Facebook Pwn” which could be used to acquire profile data that would have otherwise been accessible only to those on the user’s friend list. One of its developers call it a ‘Facebook Profile Dumper”, and the implications for its use are downright disturbing. Basically, what…

For most privacy advocates, the crux of this issue is the ability to surf the Internet anonymously. The average web surfer probably has no idea how much information is revealed about them just by connecting their computer to the Internet. This article by HowStuffWorks.com does a great job in breaking down the many facets of…