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Pornographic Advertising on Facebook

by Matt on March 31, 2010

Pornographic advertising on Facebook; Why is Facebook becoming NSFW or kids? Written By: Hugh Briss … The minimum age to open a Facebook account is 13 but anyone of any age can visit a Facebook page. My wife and I supervise our young daughters when they use the Internet and I have the maximum filters [...]

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Video: How to Configure Facebook’s New Privacy Settings

by Matt on March 7, 2010

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Kids’ Top 100 Searches of 2009

by Matt on January 3, 2010

Kids’ Top 100 Searches of 2009 YouTube, Google, and Facebook top the list Sex and Porn round out the top 5 Kids spend most of their time searching for music related topics (30%), then TV/movie related topics (12%). The most popular celebrity kids searched for was Michael Jackson. Taylor Swift came in second. Team Jacob [...]

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Beware the 12 Scams of Christmas

by Matt on November 29, 2009

Below is an excellent article from Fox News about cyberscams during the holiday season. Getting a bargain on Cyber Monday seems compelling. But with online shopping comes the risk of cyberscams. According to Consumer Reports, cybercriminals have bilked $8 billion from consumers in the past two years. And as Americans open their wallets and their [...]

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New Social Networking Scam

by Matt on July 31, 2009

Don’t fall victim to social networking hackers!

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Facebook I.Q. Test Scam

by Matt on June 25, 2009

Darlena Taylor-Bonds, who writes for the Examiner in Detroit, reports on a Facebook I.Q. Scam. You may have already seen the pop-up add that looks something like this: “Your friend Matt took a test and got a 135. Can you beat him?” Darlena reports: “You have to enter your cell phone number. Worse, the users [...]

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How I’m going to use social networking to steal your identity!

by Matt on June 21, 2009

Ron Shulkin of Examiner.com has written an excellent article about how hackers will use information you post about yourself on social networks to steal your identity. Here are a few highlights: So the first thing I’ll do to steal your identity is find out everything I can about you. I can take a quiz, as [...]

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Yet Another Facebook Scam – Goldbase.be

by Matt on May 24, 2009

Pete Cashmore from Mashable is reporting that some Facebook users are receiving messages with links to goldbase.be and other .be websites with the subject line of “Look at This”. DO NOT click the links to any of these sites: goldbase.be greenbuddy.be silvertag.be picoband.be According to Mashable, if you receive any of these Facebook messages you [...]

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New Facebook Phishing Scams

by Matt on May 21, 2009

There is a new phishing scam is hitting Facebook users today. Facebook users receive a message from a friend that directs them to a site with an official looking Facebook login. When users login, the site captures the email and password, uploads malware to the computer, and then sends a similar message to all of [...]

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Facebook Quizzes and Applications

by Matt on May 12, 2009

Please be careful with the quizzes on Facebook. When you sign up for them you are agreeing to share your personal information. Allowing [Quiz Name] access will let it pull your profile information, photos, your friends’ info, and other content that it requires to work. By proceeding, you are allowing [Quiz Name] to access your [...]

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