2011-01-27
Why Takedowns Don't Reduce Online Crime | threatpost
Why Takedowns Don't Reduce Online Crime | threatpost: "The last year has seen a string of takedowns of botnet command-and-control servers, malware drop zones, spam operations and other pieces of the crimeware infrastructure, each of which made a dent in one way or another. But the question of whether the takedowns have had any lasting effect on the overall level of crime and fraud online is a more complicated one."
Facebook 'tag spam' targets indiscriminate friend collectors | ZDNet
Facebook 'tag spam' targets indiscriminate friend collectors | ZDNet
Looks like spammers are taking advantage of one of social networking’s weakest links: narcissism ...
Man Sues Facebook For Disabling Account, Claims Religious Discrimination
Man Sues Facebook For Disabling Account, Claims Religious Discrimination: "'I know one thing - I didn't do anything,' he told the New York Daily News. 'I didn't violate anything.'"
2011-01-18
The Rewards and Risks of Facebook Developer Access to User Phone Numbers and Addresses
The Rewards and Risks of Facebook Developer Access to User Phone Numbers and Addresses
(...) "Meanwhile, the change could prompt unscrupulous developers to build apps that intentionally ask for a lot of permissions in order to mask that they are pulling the contact information from unsuspecting users." (...)
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Facebook Suspends Phone & Address Sharing Feature
Facebook Suspends Phone & Address Sharing Feature
Excerpt: "Over the weekend, we got some useful feedback that we could make people more clearly aware of when they are granting access to this data. We agree, and we are making changes to help ensure you only share this information when you intend to do so." (...)
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