Security and privacy alert: a friend of mine had an issue with his Facebook account. He thought he may have been hacked, but he also could have been victim to the recent rash of malware, click-jacking and scams that have taken over Facebook in an epidemic as of late. What I didn’t realize was that Facebook keeps a list of potential friends that you may invite to join Facebook. Read on to discover a couple of inherent dangers.
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Will Facebook Ever Do Anything Against Scammers, Spammers and Click-Jackers?
In the past two or three months, I have witnessed an exponential increase in the number of scam posts, phony videos, fake offers, etc. hitting the walls of my friends and my news feed. In my case, having been online for 20 or more years now, I’ve become somewhat immune to all of the spam and scams out there. For my part, I have systems in place to virtually eliminate spam and many scams (it’s called Google Apps/Gmail), never click on anything unfamiliar, never visit untrusted sites, and am naturally wary of anything I encounter.
For the less computer savvy friends of mine, I worry. They don’t have my experience, or my background in computing, networking, online life, and computer security. I am constantly badgering everyone with warnings, informational posts, and other tidbits to help keep their Facebook experience safer. What worries me now is that the deluge of scams, spams and click-jacking is increasing, often faster than I can post a warning about them, or other sites can issue alerts.
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