Facebook wants you to believe that you gave them your mobile phone number for security reasons and important notifications. The truth is that they wanted your phone number and your address to be able to share it more.
The Huffington Post reports that Facebook is going to make your address and phone number available to “application developers”. Privacy and security experts are confident that sharing this information will expose users to greater risk of being scammed. Randy Abrams, ESET’s Director of Technical Education explains in detail.
And since we’re on the topic of Facebook:
Facebook Linked To One In Five Divorces in the United States
A recent survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers found that Facebook is cited in one in five divorces in the United States. Also, more than 80 percent of divorce lawyers reported a rising number of people are using social media to engage in extramarital affairs. See Science Blog’s story.
“Android is terrifying” says ESET’s David Harley
Google Android, he explained, is an open source platform, meaning that almost anyone can create and modify apps for the smartphone, which can then be offered for download on the internet, as well as on the Android Marketplace. More in the Infocesurity’s post.
Man gets 7 years for forcing modems to call premium numbers
A New Hampshire man who made $8 million by installing unwanted dial-up software on computers and then forcing them to call expensive premium telephone numbers was handed down an 82-month sentence on Monday, Network World reports.
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