Tag: FB

Be careful what you post! Facebook faces court for ‘reading user messages’

January 5, 2015

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’

Michael Schumacher dead? No, just the latest sick Facebook scam

June 24, 2014

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