There is yet another vulnerability found with Facebook OAuth that lets people hack facebook accounts without any interaction.
The Hacker News reported here: http://thehackernews.com/2013/04/another-way-to-hack-facebook-accounts.html
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Another Way To Hack Facebook Accounts Using Oauth
Posted by ptoone (#1) 35 days ago (http://thehackernews.com)
Instagram apologizes to users: We won't sell your photos
Posted by ptoone (#1) 154 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Instagram apologized to its users today, saying it will "remove" language from its legal terms that would have let it sell users' photos or use them in advertisements.
In a blog post this afternoon, Chief Executive Kevin Systrom said it's "our mistake that this language is confusing" and that the company is "working on updated language."
http://blog.instagram.com/post/38252135408/thank-you-
In a blog post this afternoon, Chief Executive Kevin Systrom said it's "our mistake that this language is confusing" and that the company is "working on updated language."
http://blog.instagram.com/post/38252135408/thank-you-
WARNING: What Instagram’s New Terms of Service Mean for You
Posted by ptoone (#1) 155 days ago (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
Facebook and Instagram have both hinted at plans to incorporate advertisements into Instagram’s application, although they have declined to provide details about how and when ads would be deployed. These freshly drafted terms give the first glimpse of what the companies might have planned. Here’s a quick rundown of what the new terms, the most significant changes in Instagram’s short history, cou
Don’t Fall For Fake Facebook Privacy Notice
Posted by ptoone (#1) 177 days ago (http://mashable.com)
A ‘privacy notice’ that’s been virally spreading on Facebook, supposedly protecting one’s personal details and data from unauthorized copying, is fake.
The notice started spreading a few days after Facebook posted its new privacy guidelines, announcing it would let users comment on proposed changes to its governing documents, but not vote.
The text of the notice starts as follows:
In res
The notice started spreading a few days after Facebook posted its new privacy guidelines, announcing it would let users comment on proposed changes to its governing documents, but not vote.
The text of the notice starts as follows:
In res
Facebook introduces 'want' button in e-commerce push
Posted by Telegraph (#9978) 225 days ago (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
The system, which also includes a third "collect" button, has been introduced in a pilot this week and could play a major role in Facebook’s efforts to increase its revenues outside web advertising.
It works alongside a new feature for retailers called “Collections” which allows them to effectively create a catalogue within Facebook. In the US-only pilot, participating retailers include the li
It works alongside a new feature for retailers called “Collections” which allows them to effectively create a catalogue within Facebook. In the US-only pilot, participating retailers include the li
Facebook will charge to 'promote' user posts
Posted by ptoone (#1) 229 days ago (http://www.usatoday.com)
5:40PM EST October 3. 2012 - NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has long declared that it's "free and always will be." And it still is — unless you want more friends to see what you have to say.
The social media giant is rolling out a feature in the U.S. that lets users pay to promote their posts to friends, just as advertisers do. Facebook has been testing the service in New Zealand, where it tries out
The social media giant is rolling out a feature in the U.S. that lets users pay to promote their posts to friends, just as advertisers do. Facebook has been testing the service in New Zealand, where it tries out
avast! detects Facebook photo tagging malware
Posted by thexyz (#3) 266 days ago (https://blog.avast.com)
Have you received an email saying a friend tagged you in a photo on Facebook? Use extreme caution before clicking to see photos in the attachment. In a typical phish, cybercrooks are using a fake Facebook photo notification email designed to spread malware allowing them to gain control over Windows-based computers.
Avast Virus Lab detected the malware as Win32:Trojan-gen and added the definiti
Avast Virus Lab detected the malware as Win32:Trojan-gen and added the definiti
The Very Real Perils of Rich Kids on Social Networks
Posted by ptoone (#1) 283 days ago (http://www.businessweek.com)
Zachary Dell, the teenage son of PC magnate Michael Dell, earned his 15 minutes of Internet fame this week. He appeared on a Tumblr site called the Rich Kids of Instragram in a photo posted by his older sister Alexa. There Zachary sat on the family jet, devouring a Ritz-worthy buffet on his way to Fiji. (Update: Looks like someone took the photo down.)
Anyone with a bit of curiosity could see
Anyone with a bit of curiosity could see
Is Digg Destined for Quick Comeback or Eternal Rest?
Posted by thexyz (#3) 302 days ago (http://www.technewsworld.com)
After Digg's painfully embarrassing sale -- which was probably a lot closer to the rumored $500,000 than the $200 million it might have attracted in its glory days -- it appears the social news site might be rising from the ashes. But unless Betaworks turns the new Digg back into the old Digg, "they're going to have to come up with a one-in-a-million great idea," said Internet marketing expert Br
Deep Inside a Facebook Hackathon, Where the Future of Social Media Begins
Posted by thexyz (#3) 304 days ago (http://www.wired.com)
Queen’s “Under Pressure” blasts from the speakers in Facebook’s Building 18 Cafe. A DJ spins on one side of the room, and on the other end there are two kegs of beer next to a rack of granola bars, chips, and snacks. It’s a set-up that would make total sense for a dance party, were it not for the clusters of engineers ripping up their laptops, fingers tapping away at code.
This is no casual Si
This is no casual Si
Google+ API Opens, to Attract More Businesses
Posted by ptoone (#1) 307 days ago (http://mashable.com)
Google on Wednesday announced it will expand its third-party API partners for Google+ beyond the initial six to include “hundreds” more over the next few weeks.
Read google + post: https://plus.google.com/u/1/104946722942277428266/posts
Read google + post: https://plus.google.com/u/1/104946722942277428266/posts
Facebook 'photo virus' spreads via email
Posted by Telegraph (#9978) 307 days ago (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
The emails look exactly like Facebook’s own messages which are sent to a user’s personal email accounts when they are tagged in a photo.
However, instead of the links in the emails leading to the referenced photo, they redirect the victim of the spam campaign to a site which tries to infect the person’s computer with malicious software. A few seconds later the link will redirect the user one mor
However, instead of the links in the emails leading to the referenced photo, they redirect the victim of the spam campaign to a site which tries to infect the person’s computer with malicious software. A few seconds later the link will redirect the user one mor
Skype Privacy Bug Sends IMs to Random Recipients
Posted by thexyz (#3) 309 days ago (http://threatpost.com)
Skype users who are chatting online when their client crashes may later find the last instant message they sent to someone actually ended up with someone else. The privacy bug surfaced after users began reporting strange activity in a community forum.
Read the statement: http://heartbeat.skype.com/2012/07/imchat_issue.html
Read the statement: http://heartbeat.skype.com/2012/07/imchat_issue.html
BBC investigates fake 'likes' on Facebook
Posted by bbc (#13) 314 days ago (http://www.bbc.com)
A BBC investigation suggests companies are wasting large sums of money on adverts to gain "likes" from Facebook members who have no real interest in their products.
It also appears many account holders who click on the links have lied about their personal details.
A security expert has said some of the profiles appeared to be "fakes" run by computer programs to spread spam.
Facebook said
It also appears many account holders who click on the links have lied about their personal details.
A security expert has said some of the profiles appeared to be "fakes" run by computer programs to spread spam.
Facebook said
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