Facebook discovers and “punishes” UID-selling developers
The recent discovery that some Facebook application were inadvertently forwarding users’ UIDs to advertising agencies and data collection companies has spurred the …
Facebook “Check to see who has deleted you” scam
“See who your friends really are! Check to see who has deleted you,” offers the latest Facebook scam: If you’re tempted to use this application that goes by …
Facebook users are voyeuristic while at work
There are several realities that typically fall outside of the approved enterprise communications mechanisms. These applications can enhance business responsiveness and …
Week in review: Kaspersky hacked, Facebook privacy breach and the rise of Java exploits
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews, articles and reviews: Facebook apps send user information to ad agencies Various …
Facebook works on solution to stop inadvertent user ID sharing
The recent discovery that various third-party application on Facebook were sending users’ ID numbers and/or names to advertising agencies every time the users click on …
Facebook apps send user information to ad agencies
Some five months ago, news broke that social networks were sending users’ ID numbers and/or names to advertising agencies every time the users click on the ads, by way …
Facebook introduces one-time passwords
For all those who simply must access Facebook from a public computer, the social network introduced the option of receiving a one-time password to be used instead of their …
Rogue Facebook app takes over accounts
A flurry of statuses saying “OMG! Im never going to send another text message again after seeing this!” and “OMG! Im not txtin again now that I have seen …