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WARNING: beware of email that claims to be from Facebook. The subject line usually reads like this: Facebook Password Reset Confirmation! Your Support. The body of the email reads: Dear user of facebook, Because of the measures taken to provide safety to our clients, your password has been changed. You can find your new password [...]

Better Business Bureau — The popularity of social networking continues to grow among kids. Social networking sites can provide a secure way for kids to connect with each other, but they can also be exploited for any number of nefarious purposes. Better Business Bureau recommends parents take specific steps to keep their kids safe online. [...]

FaceBook.com says, “Facebook is about sharing information with others.” Over the past several weeks, Facebook has forced users to upgrade their privacy settings. Make sure you know how much information you are making public. How We Share Information Facebook is about sharing information with others — friends and people in your networks — while providing [...]

Florida state’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee has ruled that judges and lawyers should unfriend. “Although Facebook has been used as an example in this opinion, the holding of the opinion would apply to any social networking site which requires the member of the site to approve the listing of a ‘friend’ or contact on the [...]

In an out-of-court settlement, Facebook has agreed to shutdown Beacon, as well as, fund a foundation to promote online privacy. Beacon is a Facebook marketing program. The program was based on “trusted referrals”. A Facebook members’ friends would be notified of purchases made through Beacon. The problem was… Facebook members did not know they were [...]

There is a massive phishing scam posing as a Facebook notification. The incomding email looks like this: facebook Hi, myemail@exampledomain.com. Click here Thanks, The Facebook Team Learn More This message was intended for myemail@exampledomain.com. If you do not wish to receive this type of email from Facebook in the future, please click here to unsubscribe. [...]

Cover blown? London — You need to be careful what you post to social networking sites. The Mail, a London newspaper, reported that the new head of the British Spy agency the Secret Intelligence Service cover was blown on Facebook. The SIS, more popularly known as MI6, is England’s intelligence gathering organization. The Mail reported, [...]

As the elections draw near in Iran, they have blocked access to Facebook. “Every single media outlet that is seen as competition for Ahmadinejad is at risk of being closed,” said a top aide. “Placing limits on the competition is the top priority of the government.” “Facebook is one of the only independent sources that [...]