Ever fib about your age on a dating site? What about on Facebook? These infractions could be a federal crime under an obscure 1986 anti-hacking law that was passed well before the advent of social networking sites. View full post on hacking tools – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post…
Could Fibbing on Facebook Land You in Prison?
Ever fib about your age on a dating site? What about on Facebook ? These infractions could be a federal crime under an obscure 1986 anti-hacking law that was passed well before the advent of social networking sites. View full post on hacking tools – Yahoo! News Search Results View…
Facebook Forum: 10 ways sports did or didn’t affect your career
By PoliceOne Staff A few weeks ago we asked our Facebook fans for help answering this question: Do you think participation in high school/college team athletics gave you an edge as a police officer? We received some interesting responses, and whether you answered yes or no, many of you also…
Google, Yahoo and Facebook oppose Stop Online Piracy Act
Google, Yahoo, Facebook and several other large web companies today joined a growing chorus of strong opposition to proposed legislation that aims to curb online IP and copyright theft by foreign sites. The opponents contend that the two proposed laws, the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act,…
Facebook gets ‘hacky’ in its new home
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Ever since Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in his Harvard dorm room in 2004 and moved to Palo Alto, Calif., four months later, the company occupied temporary rented space. But for the first time in its new Menlo Park, Calif., campus, Facebook is its own landlord. That…
Avoiding facebook porn spam
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – Child pornography, disturbing images of animals, even accident victims are circulating on Facebook. The pictures are linked through the names of many in your contact list and it’s all the work of hackers. Facebook was created for you to keep in touch with friends and…
Facebook Fights Flood of Violent and Pornographic Spam
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Facebook hoax disguised as plea for beaten boy
A new Facebook hoax is making the rounds, urging users to sharing and re-posting a message about a 14-year-old boy supposedly beaten up by his stepfather. Computer security firm Sophos said some 200,000 Facebook members have been fooled by the scam, which claims Facebook will donate 45 cents to the…
Facebook nears settlement with FTC on privacy opt-in
The settlement addresses charges that the company misled users about how it would use their personal information. Facebook would be required to obtain user consent before making “material retroactive changes” but wouldn’t have to change current policies. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National…
Police post Facebook crime tips to educate community
Brentwood Gazette BOROUGH: Followers of the Basildon Community Safety Partnership (CSP) Facebook page can receive daily crime prevention tips throughout November to help prevent them from becoming a victim of crime. The CSP, made up of 20 organisations including Basildon Council and Essex Police, is publishing useful safety tips on…