The latest Facebook phishing scam tricks people into thinking they’re verifying their Facebook information while actually giving away personal data. The scam works when a user clicks on what looks like a link from a friend in a tweet or post. That link takes them to a fake Facebook page where they can log in. [ Read More ]
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How to Protect Your Children From Phishing Scams
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The Rich See a Different Internet Than the Poor
Comments Off on The Rich See a Different Internet Than the PoorImagine an Internet where unseen hands curate your entire experience. Where third parties predetermine the news, products and prices you see—even the people you meet. A world where you think you are making choices, but in reality, your options are narrowed and refined until you are left with merely the illusion of control…read more…
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6 Steps to Staying Safe on Social Networks
Comments Off on 6 Steps to Staying Safe on Social NetworksTo get a good sense of why people enjoy online social networking, visit Twitter during the baseball playoffs or during a live broadcast of “American Idol.” You might be sitting alone on your couch watching the game or the show, but you’re getting the camaraderie of being in a like-minded crowd. You can trash-talk with [ Read More ]
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Dad, Gives Daughter $200 To Quit Facebook In New Contract.
Comments Off on Dad, Gives Daughter $200 To Quit Facebook In New Contract.Facebook may be hard to quit for a teenage girl, but as it turns out, cash is one powerful incentive. Boston father Paul Baier was able to lure his 14-year-old daughter off the social media site after offering a five-month, Facebook-free contract worth $200, CNN notes. Baier, a vice president of sustainability consulting and research [ Read More ]
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Twitter secrets for sale
Comments Off on Twitter secrets for salePrivacy row as every tweet for last two years is bought up by data firm. Privacy campaigners condemned Twitter yesterday for allowing businesses to buy access to its archive of millions of tweets. About seven million people in Britain use the social networking website to post short messages to ‘followers’. Most believe their tweets are [ Read More ]
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