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“Social Intelligence” receives FTC approval to archive Facebook posts for Job Screening Purposes

A Job Screening Agency called ‘Social Intelligence’ has just been given permission by the Federal Trade Commission to archive and store all our posts on Facebook. This data will be used for background-screening when we apply for jobs. News Flash: You signed up for the fishbowl universe the moment you hit the ‘Sign Up’ button…

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WTF – What are you doing in this Video?? – Facebook Survey Scam

Scam Signature Message: WTF – What are you doing in this Video?? 99%of people will search this girl on google after watching this amazing video. Trending: June/July 2011 Alternate Message: This girl must be Out of her Mind to do this on live Television! Video – Modelo italiana mostrando sus atributos It turned out her…

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[Phishing Alert] 'Times are changing' headline appears with a bogus CNN Video

Scam Signature Message: Times are changing I know this is going to effect me, hopefully not you to. Scam Type: Phishing Trending: June 2011 Why it’s a Scam: Clicking on any of the phishing links will take you a page designed to look like the Facebook login page. The url is fuizuebooks[dot]com/update/index6.php (there are probably…

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Facecrooks Weekly Roundup – June 19, 2011

Active Facebook Scams profiled this Week: What a Sweet Big Baby being Born, Amazing effects The most provokative video ever Overly Dramatic Orgasm Facebook Now Has A Dislike button! Enable The Feature The president is finally taking charge!! Dad walks in on daughter…EMBARRASING!! [Phishing Alert] Bogus Alert from Facebook Security ‘Heads up FB friends, some…

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Vancouver Rioters Identified Through Facebook

The Vancouver Riot that happened last Wednesday night truly shocked the world. It was a pretty gruesome display of human nature, and certainly not something that one would expect to happen because of the disappointment over a hockey game. Granted, the Stanley Cup is more than just your average hockey game and sporting events do…

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The most provokative video ever – Facebook Survey Scam

Scam Signature Message: The most provokative video ever Alternate Message: The most provocative video ever Monstrously Erotic Blonde Scam Type: Survey Scam Trending: June 2011 Why it’s a Scam: Clicking on the Wall post link takes you to a page designed to look like Facebook. Clicking any of the buttons located on the page will…

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Overly Dramatic Orgasm – Facebook Survey Scam

Scam Signature Message: Overly Dramatic Orgasmviddlr.ruSo hard that her screams of ecstasy come out sounding more like a weird Tarzan yell. Alternate Message: Dramatic Orgasm Amazing Orgasm [VIDEO] Look what she did on LIVE TV Shows her boobs on national TV! Bedroom adventures.. Amazing! Bedroom adventures.. Amazing! Scandalously sexy Yeahh!! It happens on Live Television!…

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Hacker Group Publishes Facebook Login Details on Twitter

When a hacker group can manage to infiltrate the CIA and bring it to its knees, you know that they’re a dangerous bunch. Only a few hackers have managed to do so, and Lulz Security happens to be one of them. Lulz Security is a bunch of criminal hackers who call themselves “the world’s leaders…

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The president is finally taking charge!! – Facebook Virus and Phishing Attack

Scam Signature Message: The president is finally taking charge!! statistics.mit.edu Is this really for real?. Scam Type: Phishing, Malware Trending: June 2011 Why it’s a Scam: Clicking on the Wall post link triggers a series of redirects. First you are taken to a page hosted at statistics.mit.edu, then you are redirected to a page at…

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Dad walks in on daughter…EMBARRASING!!! Viral Facebook Scam hits Again

Scam Signature Message: Dad walks in on daughter…EMBARRASING!!! This really has to be an awkward moment. Scam Type: Survey Scam, Rogue Application Trending: June 2011 Why it’s a Scam: Clicking on the Wall post link takes you to the follow page: Clicking “Share on Facebook” loads the following screen: Once you click the “Share Link”…

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‘Like' Tracking Lands Facebook in yet another Privacy Lawsuit

Facebook has been violating people’s rights to privacy time and again. So far, these breaches have been met with sheepish, insincere apologies, and a feeling that Facebook would do so again, and again, and again. (as long as they feel they can get away with it) However, this time, Facebook has really pushed the limits…

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Facebook Application Blocklist to Reduce Newsfeed Spam

Facebook applications are notorious for spamming and (sometimes) scamming users. We are in the process of compiling a “blocklist” of apps that should be avoided if you want to minimize the spam on your News Feed. We aren’t saying any of these applications are scams or doing anything to violate Facebook’s ToS, they are just…

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