Facebook is to face a class action lawsuit over ‘reading’ its user’s messages, a U.S. judge has ruled. CNBC reports that the social network is accused of violating user privacy by scanning messages for URL links – which then counted towards the number of times a link has been ‘shared’ by the site. Facebook also … More Be careful what you post! Facebook faces court for ‘reading user messages’
Social networks irritate many of us at least part of the time, but they have their good points. While some networks have a habit of moving the security goalposts from time to time for the benefit of its real customers – i.e. those who are paying for upgrades from the free service, or to take … More Trust, Truth and Hoaxes in Social Media
ESET Online Scanner for Facebook is going live today and will be available for all Facebook users. ESET’s solution will help users scan and identify malware that was posted to their Facebook account after logging onto an infected computer and safely remove it. “Our goal is to offer our users the right technology to improve … More ESET and Facebook offer ‘ESET Online Scanner’ for all Facebook users for free
Facebook fraudsters use fake news of F1 star’s death to direct users to scam websites Scammers and fraudsters think nothing of scraping the barrel of bad taste, if they believe it will help them earn a few dollars. Take the latest scam spreading on Facebook, for instance, which claims that Formula 1 racing driving star … More Michael Schumacher dead? No, just the latest sick Facebook scam
Some parents post photographs and potentially sensitive information about their children to social networking sites, while others log into their children’s social media and snoop on their activities. ESET Ireland looks into the issues of your kids’ privacy and security. Most parents don’t think of posting pictures of their children on Facebook as any different … More Kids, privacy and social media
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