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Facebook: The New Soft Security Target

Facebook has a slack attitude to privacy, and if its users don't keep their wits about them it will become…

15 years ago

Facebook Hacker Jailed Amid Rape Claims

The case of a woman misusing Faceboook to back up rape charges should prompt people to protect their passwords, say…

15 years ago

Facebook Users Could Get Cheaper McDonald’s Burgers

AdAge is reporting that Facebook is expected to challenge popular startup Foursquare by offering location-based status updates

15 years ago

US Government Weighs In On Facebook Privacy

Privacy groups have complained to the US FTC, while others fear proposed privacy rules will hurt online commerce

15 years ago

SMBs Struggle To Understand Social Media

Blogs, Facebook and Twitter are now used by most small to medium businesses in the US, although many remain unsure…

15 years ago

Facebook Fixes Flaw That Exposed User Chats

Facebook has plugged a security hole that exposed users' live chat sessions and pending friend requests

15 years ago

Microsoft Launches Social Aggregation Site

Microsoft revealed a technical preview of Spindex, a new Web service designed to aggregate users' social-networking feeds

15 years ago

Critics Hit Out At Facebook Instant Personalisation

MoveOn.org added a Facebook group petition page to protest Facebook's instant personalisation tool

15 years ago

Facebook Faces Further Privacy Criticism

Four senators ask Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to reconsider his company's approach to privacy

15 years ago

US Senator Calls For Social Network Guidelines

Sen. Charles Schumer issued an open letter asking for the creation of guidelines governing what social networks can do with…

15 years ago

Google Brushes Off Microsoft-Facebook Docs Threat

Google has dismissed Microsoft's Docs integration with Facebook as a collaboration play for casual users

15 years ago

Authorisation: Why Social Media Needs OAuth

The cloud needs safe information sharing, not old-fashioned identity management - and that's where the OAuth protocol comes in

15 years ago

Facebook ‘Like’ Plug-in Sparks Privacy Concerns

Facebook's new social software tools could help it colonise the web, but pundits are debating the privacy implications

15 years ago

Microsoft And Facebook Launch Docs Sharing App

Microsoft and Facebook announce the launch of Docs for Facebook, an online applications platform beta that lets Facebook users create…

15 years ago

Facebook Launches ‘Connections’ And Community Pages

Facebook has introduced Community Pages that feature Wikipedia information and a new option to link Pages to their profile

15 years ago

Facebook: Cyber-Bully Or Cyber-Victim?

CEOP is bullying Facebook to display its button. Peter Judge would side with the social networking site, if he didn't…

15 years ago

Facebook Denies Web Tracking Accusations

Facebook claims that data it collects from its new "Like" feature will not be used for behavioural ad targeting

15 years ago

Facebook Execs To Meet Child Protection Agency

Buttons don't help, Facebook says to CEOP child protection body

15 years ago

Boy Sues Mother Over Facebook Harassment

A mother of a teenager boy is facing harassment charges over allegedly hacking her son's Facebook account

15 years ago

Enterprise Use Of Facebook, Google Apps Soars

Facebook, Twitter, and most Google applications are being heavily used within enterprise organisations, a survey has found

15 years ago

Facebook To Allow Third-Party Access To User Info

Facebook has announced another update to its privacy policy, allowing some third party applications access to users' information without prior…

15 years ago

Protecting Your Business From Social Networking Suicide

The pros of social networking outweigh the security cons, but the risks to corporate image and data are still significant

15 years ago

Facebook Users More Media Loyal Than Google

Facebook users are more loyal media websites than visitors from Google News, signalling it as a strong driver for traffic…

15 years ago

Facebook Reaches Compromise Over CEOP Button

The social network has finally agreed to use the child protection button on its site, while launching a PR offensive…

15 years ago

Home Secretary Meets Facebook Over Child Protection Button

The social network giant’s sustained refusal to adopt the UK's Ceop online protection scheme for children has led to a…

15 years ago

Facebook: Does Social Beat Search?

If Facebook traffic really is going to be bigger than Google traffic, then a lot of people will have to…

15 years ago

Facebook Overtakes Google As Most Popular US Site

Facebook has surpassed Google to become the most visited site in the US, while search queries continue to grow at…

15 years ago

Twitter @anywhere Follows Facebook Connect

Twitter today unveiled @anywhere, a service resembling Facebook Connect that will extend much of the functionality of its successful microblogging…

15 years ago

Twitter Reveals Geolocation-Based Opt-in Credentials

Twitter has switched on its long awaited location-sharing feature and made the service opt-in, tagging users' tweets based on where…

15 years ago

MPs Urge Facebook to Add Child Protection Button

Harriet Harman says MPs are "taking action" to make Facebook adopt the UK's CEOP online protection scheme for children -…

15 years ago