Facebook is partnering with Websense to help protect the millions of Facebook users from dangerous and malicious links. Scammers and malware distributors are attracted to Facebook like moths are to flames. If you have been on Facebook for any length of time, you have likely seen questionable posts and links on a friend’s wall. As…

There are several changes that are set to happen on Facebook this coming week, and one of them happens to have huge implications on user privacy. “Frictionless Sharing”, as Facebook dubbed it, has the potential to change the flow of information on the social networking site, but at a great cost. The premise behind “Frictionless…

Facebook has been on the hot seat again lately for violating user privacy. Anytime, new features are implemented, advocates, bloggers and analysts all chime in on how your privacy is affected. In addition to the normal hoopla surrounding the platform changes at F8, an Australian blogger discovered that Facebook continues tracking users even after they…

Using Facebook as a means for communication is becoming more and more treacherous as scams running through the site have become more intricate and much harder to detect. As with other Facebook scams, just the shear number of potential targets attracts these cyber criminals like a moth is drawn to a flame. It’s important to…

A 14-year old girl from New Jersey was sexually assaulted by a 29-year old man who was stalking her on Facebook. Michael Sebastian posed as a 17-year old on the social networking site and befriended the teenage girl. Their chats quickly became sexual in nature, and soon Sebastian asked to meet up with the victim.…

Most people might be surprised to find that Facebook keeps a record of just about all of your activity on the site. Actually, in this day and age, where privacy has officially been declared dead, it really isn’t all that surprising at all. If you live in the European Union, then you have the right…

Even with the explanations provided by Facebook about how their cookies helped protect the users, many remained skeptical of the true purpose of these cookies. Unwilling to take the company’s word as is, Representatives Joe Barton of Texas and Ed Markey of Massachusetts sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting for an…

Facebook looks like it’s foraging for more ‘friends’ in Washington with the creation of its new Political Action Committee. Zuckerberg and Co. have just filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal Election Committee. This will enable the company to legally funnel donations to the candidates they feel will further their cause. “FB PAC will give…

Recently, there was a huge uproar over a discovery made by an Australian Technologist concerning Facebook’s cookies. Nik Cubrilovic analyzed Facebook’s cookies and saw that once you log out of the site, the cookies aren’t removed or deleted but simply changed. Your account ID is still embedded in these cookies, so whenever you visit a…

Recently, there was a huge uproar over a discovery made by an Australian Technologist concerning Facebook’s cookies. Nik Cubrilovic analyzed Facebook’s cookies and saw that once you log out of the site, the cookies aren’t removed or deleted but simply changed. Your account ID is still embedded in these cookies, so whenever you visit a…

How to Protect Yourself From Facebook Scams Given the dangers of social media as presented above, here are some practical tips on how to be safe from Facebook scams. 1. When in doubt, DON’T CLICK that LINK! This holds true for any internet activity such as using your email, surfing the net, using your instant…

How Do These Scams Spread? Having learned what the popular Facebook scams are and how to identify them, the next thing you need to know is how these scams spread. 1. Wall Posts: News Feed is the most common medium of Facebook scams. One your friend is infected, the link and message that is automatically…