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Should the Age Requirement for Facebook Be Lowered?
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) passed a law in 1998 requiring children to be at least 13 years old before signing up for accounts on the Internet. Although Facebook clearly states...
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How to Remove Your Imported Contacts from Facebook
Facebook gets such a bad reputation for privacy and security issues because they implement new features without gaining permission from users, rather than giving us a chance to decide if a new feature...
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Missouri Law Forbids Teachers and Students from Becoming Facebook Friends
In an effort to protect students from inappropriate teacher/student relationships, the state of Missouri has passed a law that is being dubbed “The Facebook Law”, otherwise known as the Amy Hestir...
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Facebook Sued By Man After his Twelve-Year-Old Daughter Posted Explicit...
Recently, a twelve-year-old girl in Northern Ireland posted sexually explicit pictures of herself on Facebook, looking much older than her age. In response, the girl’s father is suing Facebook, citing...
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Scam Alert — Justin Bieber Video on Facebook
Another day, another Facebook scam to be aware of. This time, it’s all about Justin Bieber: “Justin Bieber STABBED By CRAZED Fan Outside NightClub! OMG! NOOOO! Could YOU Even Imagine?!?” Let’s say...
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New Study Finds Teens Sharing Their Passwords
Some couples in love share everything — from food off each other’s plates to toothbrushes (ugh), and apparently even their passwords. A friend of mine just ended a relationship that had a disastrous...
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Should Employers Be Able to Ask for Your Facebook Password?
When I first heard the rumblings of employers requiring their applicants to provide their Facebook passwords, I thought surely this must be few and far between. I mean really. What is the motivation?...
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Beware the Newest Facebook Scam: Free TOMS
There’s another scam circulating on Facebook – this time, it’s something near and dear to my heart: shoes. Not just any shoes either, but those cute TOMS everyone is wearing this Spring. Sigh. Anyway,...
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Facebook Bug Posting Private Messages on Timelines – Real or Hoax?
This week, there were many reports that Facebook had a new bug – one that was allowing old private messages (!) to be posted to one’s Timeline. It was quickly dismissed as a hoax, but many people have...
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Recently crowned Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf is the victim of an apparent hacking that involved someone obtaining nude pictures of her taken from a webcam in her bedroom. The FBI is now investigating...
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