Steve Ensley
Internet Safety Specialist
Facebook Slip-Up Exposed Private Conversations
May 6th, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO–Private chats between some Facebook users were briefly viewable by other users Wednesday, an embarrassing technical glitch for a company facing growing criticism over “sloppy” privacy protection. Techcrunch, a blog, first reported a bug related to a feature on the fast-growing social network site that allows a user to see how their profile will [...]
Tags: Chat, Facebook, Internet Safety, Security, Social Sites
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1.5 Million Facebook Accounts Hacked, For Sale
April 23rd, 2010
A Russian hacker, self-named “Kirllos,” claims he has 1.5 million Facebook IDs and is selling them on public Internet forums. This highlights the importance of changing your passwords often and using different passwords for each online account.
Tags: Advice, Alert, Facebook, Hackers, Internet Safety, Passwords, Privacy, Security, Social Sites
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Internet Privacy? – No such thing!
April 21st, 2010
I didn’t make a conscious decision this week to pick on google, but here we go again. Attached is an article about google and their long time disregard for privacy concerns. I have been saying this for 15 years, anyone who thinks privacy can be ensured on the Internet is going to be deeply and [...]
Tags: Google, Internet Safety, Privacy, Security
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