Again there is debate about privacy on Facebook: The network granted advertisers access to sensitive data.
As the security company Symantec notifies allow individual Facebook applications (Apps) access to user profiles, photos and posted items. Mainly Advertisers are so in theory have been able to send messages to user accounts. Apparently it was not but according to Symantec to abuse, because the gap was not noticed.
The reason for the vulnerability lies in the "Access token", a kind of second key to Facebook profiles, for which advertisers had accidentally Apps on individual access. Meanwhile, Facebook has responded and fixed the problem for the affected applications.
Symantec advises Facebook users still used to change the password for their site. Only with a new password to access old can no longer use tokens - many of which could still be in circulation. To April 2011 provided more than 100,000 apps access to the keys.
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Showing posts with label Facebook. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Facebook fans of computer image with a daily chance to win!
To 31 May 2011 have a day all Facebook fans COMPUTER chance to win a cool technology gadget Pearl. To find out what the price is now giving away, visit the Facebook profile of COMPUTER BILD.
To participate in the campaign, go to the competition page on Facebook and enter your e-mail address on the form - you're on the current day with your name represented in Los pot. Open to all Facebook fans of COMPUTER BILD. If you are not a fan yet, click on the COMPUTER BILD Facebook page the "Like" button.
If you do not win, do not give up! You have up to 31 May 2011 every day the chance to play with your e-mail address in the draw. If you want to maximize your chance of winning, do you do with every day and get up to 31 chances for the prizes.
To participate in the campaign, go to the competition page on Facebook and enter your e-mail address on the form - you're on the current day with your name represented in Los pot. Open to all Facebook fans of COMPUTER BILD. If you are not a fan yet, click on the COMPUTER BILD Facebook page the "Like" button.
If you do not win, do not give up! You have up to 31 May 2011 every day the chance to play with your e-mail address in the draw. If you want to maximize your chance of winning, do you do with every day and get up to 31 chances for the prizes.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Like me:prevent Facebook from sharing private information to companies
Some ten million German use Facebook, share preferences, photos, status info. What data is public and what Facebook tells the advertisers about users? Who to "Like" is clicked, rate may be more than he bargained for.
The "Like" button-press daily in the social community Facebook million users. Thus, they express their consent to a comment from a friend or the enthusiasm of a YouTube video. Recently, this button is not only the offer of Facebook, other sites have the possibility to include the button. To recommend to friends with a click on an article about Bild.de or movie in the database Imdb.com.
What's on in the background?
Stop the transfer of your data to third parties
Check out who does what can learn about you: After you log on to the account, privacy settings and personal information and contributions. What settings you make in order to prevent the disclosure of personal data to other site operators, shows the Quick Start Guide "No private data for foreign firms ".
Unintentionally, open the Preferences
For new registered users on Facebook in all areas apply initially to the company's defined preferences.Die sind seit dem bislang letzten Update der Plattform besonders offen gestaltet – und sie werden häufig geändert und umstrukturiert. Sun shows such as Facebook for all to see the address you biography, information about friends, family, relationship status, residence and hometown in your profile. Who does not want to disclose this information, must fight through the numerous adjustment possibilities. So you still enjoy "social networking " have, COMPUTER IMAGE shows in the Guide "Facebook: How to protect your privacy, " the most important settings.
Improvement in the defense against phishing attacks
A positive message: to avoid that strangers log into your Facebook account, the company now offers the opportunity to PCs or mobile phones to register. Each login attempt by an unknown device then follows the request for identification and an e-mail to the address you specify. This will help you when you sign a non-known computer wants. To activate the function, they also learn the "No private data for foreign firms ".
The "Like" button-press daily in the social community Facebook million users. Thus, they express their consent to a comment from a friend or the enthusiasm of a YouTube video. Recently, this button is not only the offer of Facebook, other sites have the possibility to include the button. To recommend to friends with a click on an article about Bild.de or movie in the database Imdb.com.
What's on in the background?
- Facebook stores each "Like"-click on any website on its servers. One learns Facebook, which pages, articles and products are you well, you can present customized advertising and make money.
- Appears automatically every "Like"-Click on the so-called Wall of the user. What he has found it good to see, then in any case his Facebook contacts.
- If you do not change in the "privacy" your preferences, may even have seen each of the over 400 million Facebook members, which pages you "Like" is clicked.
- Anyway: The operator of the website, "Like me"on the clicked learns nothing about the Facebook visitors.
- But Facebook wants to pass on to another location information of members. This gives operators of some Internet pages automatically personal data of the user when he calls these pages on Facebook. What are the data automatically for this personalization, says not Facebook. At the start there's only three such sites, including the new online Microsoft Office (docs.com), but it will probably do more.
Stop the transfer of your data to third parties
Check out who does what can learn about you: After you log on to the account, privacy settings and personal information and contributions. What settings you make in order to prevent the disclosure of personal data to other site operators, shows the Quick Start Guide "No private data for foreign firms ".
Unintentionally, open the Preferences
For new registered users on Facebook in all areas apply initially to the company's defined preferences.Die sind seit dem bislang letzten Update der Plattform besonders offen gestaltet – und sie werden häufig geändert und umstrukturiert. Sun shows such as Facebook for all to see the address you biography, information about friends, family, relationship status, residence and hometown in your profile. Who does not want to disclose this information, must fight through the numerous adjustment possibilities. So you still enjoy "social networking " have, COMPUTER IMAGE shows in the Guide "Facebook: How to protect your privacy, " the most important settings.
Improvement in the defense against phishing attacks
A positive message: to avoid that strangers log into your Facebook account, the company now offers the opportunity to PCs or mobile phones to register. Each login attempt by an unknown device then follows the request for identification and an e-mail to the address you specify. This will help you when you sign a non-known computer wants. To activate the function, they also learn the "No private data for foreign firms ".
Facebook and Google start Groupon clones
The coupon service Groupon "is a mega-hit. Now do abhaben and Facebook and Google a piece of the lucrative pie - and start similar services in the United States.
Facebook expanded its service "deals ". So far, the function displays only deals in your area. Now Facebook friends to join in a buying group. The more people opt for a bargain, the lower the final price. Similar Groupon works "Offers" Google: The service you receive regular special offers by e-mail offers. Choose sufficiently interested in the bargain, comes into the business.
Facebook and Google Offers Deals to start in a field test initially only in selected regions of the United States. If and when the services come to us is still not known.
Facebook expanded its service "deals ". So far, the function displays only deals in your area. Now Facebook friends to join in a buying group. The more people opt for a bargain, the lower the final price. Similar Groupon works "Offers" Google: The service you receive regular special offers by e-mail offers. Choose sufficiently interested in the bargain, comes into the business.
Facebook and Google Offers Deals to start in a field test initially only in selected regions of the United States. If and when the services come to us is still not known.
Facebook: How to protect yourself from the stalker-worm
Know who visits your profile most often - a tempting Facebook feature. An alleged stalker App advertises exactly, but behind it lies a worm that is after your friends.
Recommended by friends
The Wicked: The prompt to install the stalker app is apparently of Facebook friends, and therefore comes across credible. Sorry, to copy a fallacy, because if you fulfill the request, sent along with the JavaScript code in the address bar of your browser and call up, installed the malware. The spreads to continue on your profile more than a half million users will already be affected.
Curiosity rather than caution
The pest, you agree to strange-sounding subject lines like "WOW, now you can see who looks at your profile!" In addition to Wall and message bar appeared on the worm on Facebook Chat as well as invitations to events. Click on any case the associated Link - and copy any codes! The information on alleged top-stalkers that appear on the bulletin boards of your friends are generated randomly, the application does not work. The purpose is different: Because of the many clicks and the massive proliferation of the links to earn money by those behind page views.
Step 1: To stop the worm on Facebook
If you have already clicked the link and the instructions are followed the pest, the stalker app in Facebook now has permissions that should be removed urgently. You must delete the application in your privacy settings - the following guide shows the process step by step.
Step 2: To remove TR/Kazy.mekml.1
Experience reports that a Trojan called TR/Kazy.mekml.1 is directly associated with the stalker app on Facebook. The pest hides files, thus creating the impression that they are permanently deleted. In return you will be informed about the problems of your operating system and get a recommendation to buy special software for the repair.
If you then become victims of the worm, check your PC with absolutely free security programs such as Spybot or Ad-Aware and scan your system with a virus scanner such as AntiVir. Dive TR/Kazy.mekml.1 as a fund to remove immediately the pest. After you make with the free program Unhide the hidden content of a Trojan visible again.
Recommended by friends
The Wicked: The prompt to install the stalker app is apparently of Facebook friends, and therefore comes across credible. Sorry, to copy a fallacy, because if you fulfill the request, sent along with the JavaScript code in the address bar of your browser and call up, installed the malware. The spreads to continue on your profile more than a half million users will already be affected.
Curiosity rather than caution
The pest, you agree to strange-sounding subject lines like "WOW, now you can see who looks at your profile!" In addition to Wall and message bar appeared on the worm on Facebook Chat as well as invitations to events. Click on any case the associated Link - and copy any codes! The information on alleged top-stalkers that appear on the bulletin boards of your friends are generated randomly, the application does not work. The purpose is different: Because of the many clicks and the massive proliferation of the links to earn money by those behind page views.
Step 1: To stop the worm on Facebook
If you have already clicked the link and the instructions are followed the pest, the stalker app in Facebook now has permissions that should be removed urgently. You must delete the application in your privacy settings - the following guide shows the process step by step.
Step 2: To remove TR/Kazy.mekml.1
Experience reports that a Trojan called TR/Kazy.mekml.1 is directly associated with the stalker app on Facebook. The pest hides files, thus creating the impression that they are permanently deleted. In return you will be informed about the problems of your operating system and get a recommendation to buy special software for the repair.
If you then become victims of the worm, check your PC with absolutely free security programs such as Spybot or Ad-Aware and scan your system with a virus scanner such as AntiVir. Dive TR/Kazy.mekml.1 as a fund to remove immediately the pest. After you make with the free program Unhide the hidden content of a Trojan visible again.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Facebook Security Problem: Imported contacts remove
Facebook Apps on the phone to offer to match contacts in your phone book with your Facebook friends. Many users do this by mistake and resent the invasion of privacy - but the data can be deleted from the network.
Synchronize contacts
Who Facebook as an app on iPhone, Android device installed & Co., has the ability to synchronize the contacts in its phone book with the social network. So you have the info available there and Facebook makes you more suitable proposals for friendships. But not always the balance of personal data is desired, many users use the function accidentally.
To remove the phone book data
You have the option to remove this contact information again, but Facebook has hidden the option well - understandable, as the Group benefits from your data. And so it goes: Click on the link below, sign in with your user profile on Facebook and confirm the deletion of your imported contacts.
Note: disable balance
To keep your smartphone directly after conveyed the contents of your phone book on Facebook, you must disable the synchronization of contacts. Happens on the iPhone in the Facebook app by stopping the "Friends"as the"sync contacts" to the transfer. Android owners call in the Facebook App menu, choose Settings, and below "sync contacts" to advance the balance a stop.
Synchronize contacts
Who Facebook as an app on iPhone, Android device installed & Co., has the ability to synchronize the contacts in its phone book with the social network. So you have the info available there and Facebook makes you more suitable proposals for friendships. But not always the balance of personal data is desired, many users use the function accidentally.
To remove the phone book data
You have the option to remove this contact information again, but Facebook has hidden the option well - understandable, as the Group benefits from your data. And so it goes: Click on the link below, sign in with your user profile on Facebook and confirm the deletion of your imported contacts.
Note: disable balance
To keep your smartphone directly after conveyed the contents of your phone book on Facebook, you must disable the synchronization of contacts. Happens on the iPhone in the Facebook app by stopping the "Friends"as the"sync contacts" to the transfer. Android owners call in the Facebook App menu, choose Settings, and below "sync contacts" to advance the balance a stop.
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