So let’s say that there’s this awesome new app that was just released – a Facebook game that promises to be something that you’ll most definitely enjoy. You want to play it, of course. But then it’s asking for permission to access your data, to post on your wall, among other things. Depending on how…

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Facebook, as we all know, is far from a perfect system. Bugs, loopholes, flaws – the site has had its fair share of them over the years. With every new update to the code, it’s highly possible that some discrepancy could crop up and cause quite a bit of trouble. In fact, as it turns…

An abusive man is typically frowned upon by society, even more so if he happens to be a cop. Police officers are supposed to uphold the law, not break them. Unfortunately, such is not always the case. In fact, just recently, one cop in the Philippines named Neil de Guzman was caught on video abusing…

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2011 has shown that awareness powers change in the shape shifting world of virtual socialites We’d like to take a look back at some important moments that have proven the power of knowledge on social platforms and the effects of users’ determination to make their privacy and protection top priority. We believe that the year…

“When you have a problem, face it, don’t Facebook it.” – this is just a joke that’s been making its rounds through Facebook for who knows how long, but there’s real wisdom in it and it would do people really well if they could take it to heart. Too many people have lost their jobs…

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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…

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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…