Webmail and IM more risky than Facebook

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Webmail and IM more risky than Facebook
Andrew Charlesworth, Computing , Wednesday 27 October 2010 at 13:03:00 Traffic analysis shows social not-working is not such a big threat Long-established communication applications such as webmail and instant messaging present more of a direct security risk to organisations than Facebook despite all the hype to the contrary, say security experts. This is because webmail and IM are still being …
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Facebook with less privacy than ever
With most students spending enough time on Facebook every week to pen a novel, the idea of personal privacy seems more archaic than the typewriter. Still, while nobody minds a pictorial of their weekend in full rosy-cheeked glory, they might be a bit more distressed about just how insecure the social network’s security really is.
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Study: Facebook Stalking Part of Work

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Study: Facebook Stalking Part of Work
Facebook users tend to lurk instead of play when they log on to the social networking site while at their jobs, according to a report released Thursday by computer security firm Palo Alto Networks.
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Amazon, Facebook, Zynga, Comcast Partner with Kleiner Perkins for $250 Million Entrepreneurial Investment Fund

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Amazon, Facebook, Zynga, Comcast Partner with Kleiner Perkins for 0 Million Entrepreneurial Investment Fund
An announcement at Facebook HQ by KPCB.
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Facebook unblocks LOLapps after info leak
After a two-day blackout, Facebook game developer LOLapps has returned all of its games to service. Facebook blocked the company’s apps because they were inadvertently leaking private user data.
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Facebook’s Watergate? Another Privacy Scandal

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Facebook’s Watergate? Another Privacy Scandal
Facebook has acknowledged a problem with its site that reveals your name and the names of your Facebook friends to some advertisers, and potentially tracks the websites you visit online.
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Zynga and Facebook sued for privacy violations
Over the weekend, an investigative report claimed that all of the top 10 apps on Facebook were leaking, possibly selling, user IDs to advertising networks. User IDs can be used to find publicly shared information about a user. Facebook quickly came clean about the problem, but denied prior knowledge of it. The company is now working on a fix with its app partners, including Zynga, who made six …
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Amazon, Facebook back ‘social’ fund

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Amazon, Facebook back ‘social’ fund
Internet giants join with Comcast and venture capital leader Kleiner Perkins to start 0 million fund to invest in social-media startups.
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Facebook accepts its apps share IDs
BANGALORE, INDIA: Facebook on Monday acknowledged that some of its popular applications like game FarmVille, had improperly shared identifying information about users, and in some cases their friends, with advertisers and Web tracking companies.
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Report: Facebook apps sharing user info

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by RJ Bailey

Report: Facebook apps sharing user info
Many of the massive social network’s most popular apps are sharing users’ personally identifiable data with ad and Internet-tracking companies, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Has Facebook lost control of the Platform?

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Has Facebook lost control of the Platform?
A report has it that the top app makers on the social network have been selling and sharing user data? That may mean some of them have grown too powerful even for Facebook to rein in. Originally posted at The Social
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Facebook Apps Caught Leaking User Data, Privacy Undergoes More Regulation
The Wall Street Journal released an alarming report this morning, sending several into a frenzy regarding the privacy of their Facebook profiles. What WSJ found is that several Facebook apps are sending user IDs to third parties, like advertising networks. This is taking place unbeknown to many Facebook users, and also violates the social network’s [...] Facebook Apps Caught Leaking User Data …
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Bee exclusive: Massive fraud at California Guard, officials allege

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by Martyn Hutchby

Bee exclusive: Massive fraud at California Guard, officials allege
For years, the California Army National Guard ’s incentives program operated as a slush fund, with tens of millions doled out improperly to hundreds of soldiers, according to auditors and other officials.
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Facebook Expanding Credits Program
Whether you’re playing FarmVille, FishVille, or PetVille, you probably use Facebook Credits. As Facebook continues to grow beyond its 500 million users, so does the number of services offered on the site, which means growth for credits, too. Facebook on Thursday announced it is expanding this program to include more payment options and open it up to more developers.
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Cartoon: The Friend-Me Skies

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by RJ Bailey

Cartoon: The Friend-Me Skies
Okay, maybe this isn’t such a hot idea from a security standpoint. But don’t you think a little social profile vetting is in order before they seat people on an aircraft? Show me a passenger whose Twitter profile is larded up with multi-level marketing come-ons, and I’ll show you someone who’s going to pester their seat mate about exciting affiliate opportunities in the exotic berry juice …
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Reddit user finds FBI tracking device on his car, almost sells it on Craigslist

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Reddit user finds FBI tracking device on his car, almost sells it on Craigslist
If you find a tracking device on your car, is it legal to remove it? That’s what happened to one Reddit use last week, who used the site to identify the nature and source of the device before being visited by the FBI for tampering with the device. The Reddit user in question is named Yasir [...]
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Facebook Debuts Groups Feature

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by Melissa Gray

Facebook Debuts Groups Feature
Groups allows better control over who can see content and updates
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Rackspace Launches a Match.com For Business Apps

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Rackspace Launches a Match.com For Business Apps
Rackspace has just launched Appmatcher , a “matchmaking engine” for businesses to locate apps tha can assist them in their duties. Businesses can use AppMatcher to find apps for everything from accounting to project management and human resources.  It’s interesting because it aims to match apps to businesses based on their profile information. RackSpace tells WebProNews it will will …
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Finding Opportunity for Success in the Failure of Others
Every now and then a product comes along – either from a startup or as a project within a larger company – that seems to meet a worthy need but just doesn’t find its legs. Sometimes great ideas are pushed on us too quickly, or are ahead of their time, and other products capitalize on this market months and years down the road. As senior associate Andrew Parker pointed out Wednesday on his blog …
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Elementary, My Dears: The face behind Facebook

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Elementary, My Dears: The face behind Facebook
Facebook founder donates 0 million to district
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Amazon Opens Store Inside Facebook, Reveals Next Huge Business For Facebook

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Amazon Opens Store Inside Facebook, Reveals Next Huge Business For Facebook
Amazon started selling diapers for Procter & Gamble through product pages inside Facebook late last week. The Pampers fan page on Facebook has a “shop now” tab on it. If you want to buy pampers, just click on it, use your Amazon account, and boom, you’ve bought diapers through Facebook.
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Friend: Mother Appeared Depressed Before Deaths

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Friend: Mother Appeared Depressed Before Deaths
Rene Ogden appeared lonely and depressed said a Facebook friend of the mother who was found dead along with her twin teenagers in the family’s Colorado Springs home Monday.
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Five Biggest Secrets of The Social Network

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Five Biggest Secrets of The Social Network
Think the “Facebook movie” is gonna be about Farmville and SuperPokes? Think again. The Social Network (out today) takes on the controversial history of the popular website, from Harvard…
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Facebook and Skype Tie-Up in the Works

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Facebook and Skype Tie-Up in the Works
MANILA, Philippines – Facebook is eyeing to be the “central console” of the Internet age.Reports of a looming partnership between social networking giant Facebook and Internet phone call provider Skype have been gaining ground as of late, with Kara Swisher of technology blog “All Things Digital” revealing what the two leading Internet sites are cooking.
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More People Watching Video on Facebook than Yahoo [STATS]

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More People Watching Video on Facebook than Yahoo [STATS]
So not only are we whiling away our work days stalking high school sweethearts and playing FarmVille on Facebook , we’re now spending copious amounts of time watching video there as well. In fact, according to the comScore …
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In Defense of Facebook

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In Defense of Facebook
Adam Werbach was head of the Sierra Club at 23. Here, one prodigy defends another. Facebook – Mark Zuckerberg – Social network – Fight Club – Mark Pincus
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Home-schooling parents turn to blogs, Facebook for help

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Home-schooling parents turn to blogs, Facebook for help
Parents who home-school already use the Internet for help. But they’re also turning to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, as well as blogs, for help, humor and how-tos. Facebook – Twitter – Social network service – Social network – Online Communities
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Behold: The power of cheese

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Behold: The power of cheese
Harris-Moore, who Ironwing claims to have instructed in the art of home burglary, might want to skip his pal’s next seminar on thievery. Four ‘Pokes’ up: Herald film critic Robert Horton reviews “The Social Network,” which follows the creation of Facebook and the lawsuits that ensued.
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We City Is a Farm Game Without All the Damn Farming [IPhone Games]
# iphonegames Farmville might be the de facto farming game on account of its popularity on Facebook, but both its browser and iPhone iterations are kinda ugly. Also, what if you hate farming, and love the click-and-wait style of gameplay? Play We City . More »
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Facebook ’s influence hasn’t dimmed

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Facebook ’s influence hasn’t dimmed
Facebook ’s influence hasn’t dimmed
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Don’t Expect Mark Zuckerberg’s BFF to Fix Facebook’s Privacy Problems [Your Privacy Is An Illusion]
# yourprivacyisanillusion Facebook’s revenue has grown astronomically in the last couple years. This is largely attributable to the business savvy of its superstar chief operating officer, ex-Googler Sheryl Sandberg . But don’t expect her to give a shit about user privacy. More »
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TV industry show hails smartphone, Facebook era
Internet-based TV viewing, the arrival of Apple’s iPad and the proliferation of smartphones are set to ring in a new era of connected entertainment, industry experts predict.
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