Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Facebook security story

A story in the Brisbane Times tells of a Western Australian who has been scammed out of $1000 by a criminal who hacked into a friend’s Facebook account and hooked him with a story of desperation. The good news for him is that he got suspicious when a second demand was made, and can afford the loss. Other people might not be so lucky.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/duped-facebook-friend-thought-it-was-the-real-deal-20090911-fkm2.html

In the light of that, it’s timely that this list of ways to safeguard your Facebook privacy by Mahendra Palsule appeared over the weekend.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy/

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