How social networks can be used by thieves to rob you [Infographic]
Some parts of this infographic is common sense that many people ignore while other parts are a bit overkill, but still good to know.
Tag Archives: Facebook
Boy makes joke on Facebook about school shooting, ends up arrested and in jail
Kids say the darndest things. Sometimes, they even talk about slaughter during a ritual game of League of Legends. And in the case of Justin Carter, an 18-year-old living in Texas, the joke may have just ruined his life. Justin Ca...
Facebook bug exposed contact information for 6 million of its users
One of Facebook’s archival features has accidentally exposed the contact information of around 6 million of its users. This includes email addresses and phone numbers that users may or may not have wanted shared with all the...
If Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Linux made self-driving cars… [Comic]
...What would they be like?
Facebook and Microsoft reveal NSA data request numbers in transparency reports, Google and Twitter refuse due to restrictions
More than two weeks after the NSA’s secret surveillance program, PRISM, was leaked to the world, the companies involved are understandably still taking some heat from its users. Facebook and Microsoft, however, have worked o...
‘Facebook Rehabilitation Center’ [Image]
I'm sure we all know a person or two who needs to go here.
“I’m going to take a stand to protect my privacy” [Comic]
Are you outraged at snooping vis-a-vis NSA? Let the world hear it on social networks!
New privacy settings on Facebook: “Friends & CIA” [Image]
Share settings: "Close Friends and the CIA", "Only the CIA", "Only me and the CIA", "Friends and the CIA", "Public".
Person is fired from job because of message posted on Facebook [Image]
This idiot posts hate about his/her boss on Facebook. Boss sees it. S/he gets fired.
Pepsi debuts the ‘like machine’, a vending machine that gives out free sodas if you ‘like’ Pepsi on Facebook
Pretty soon, you may be able to get a free Pepsi from a cola dispenser just by “liking” the brand on Facebook. Pepsi rolled out a device called the ‘like machine,’ which basically spits out a can of soda to fans who ‘like’ the rel...
What if babies could post on Facebook? [Image]
If babies (toddlers) could post on Facebook, what would they say?
[Android] Automatically upload photos to Facebook with FaceDropt
One of the most common uses for a smartphone these days is to take pictures and videos of excursions, events or just daily activities. Pretty much everyone has a camera on them at all times now, and it’s safe to say that a lot of ...
“How do we spend our time online?” [Infographic]
This infographic provides info regarding the most popular websites around the world.
FBI wants backdoor wiretapping access to Google, Facebook, and other popular websites
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act in the United State allows law enforcement to wiretap internet communications, like VoIP (typically a warrant is needed for such wiretaps but there are so many “national ...
Facebook Home gets 500K downloads in five days, but it’s not all good news
It looks like Facebook Home’s great advertising worked, because TechCrunch has reported that the app/OS overlay was downloaded over 500,000 times in just 5 days after launch. This is a pretty good number, because Facebook Ho...