Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Log off Facebook to remain sane

Facebook regretfully announced last week that personal contact information of 6 million users were leaked because of a technical bug, but now according to a group of security researchers, the incident is possibly worse that originally thought. Packet

"The first time you launch the Facebook application, even before logging in, your phone number will be sent over the Internet to Facebook servers," Symantec's blog post said. "You do not need to provide your phone number, log in, initiate a specific

Techzei Founder and Editor-in-Chief Jash Jacob spotted a new Facebook login page featuring an Instagram-like photo montage as a background to the dialog box where users enter their credentials.

"The first time you launch the Facebook application, even before logging in, your phone number will be sent over the Internet to Facebook servers," Symantec's blog post said. "You do not need to provide your phone number, log in, initiate a specific

For six straight quarters the percentage of consumers signing into retail web sites with their Facebook credentials has increased among consumers who use an established log-in on retailer sites, according to a new report from Janrain, a provider of

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Log off Facebook to remain sane

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