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Facebook unveils new privacy controls
Thu, 27th May 2010
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Facebook rolls out revamped privacy model, promising simpler user control over personal information in response to public demand.
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Facebook CEO admits mistakes
Mon, 24th May 2010
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledges privacy issues and promises improvements in email response to tech blogger.
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Facebook promises 'simplistic' privacy options
Wed, 19th May 2010
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Tim Sparapani, Public Policy Director for Facebook, has said that the social networking site will launch new privacy options in the coming weeks.
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MySpace offers new privacy settings
Tue, 18th May 2010
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Hot on the heels of Facebook's privacy row, comes MySpace Co-President Mike Jones offering new privacy settings to all users.
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Facebook users urged to quit
Mon, 17th May 2010
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Disgruntled Facebook users launch QuitFacebook campaign, urging unhappy members to delete their accounts on May 31st, citing privacy concerns.
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Judge shuts down Facebook truancy group
Fri, 14th May 2010
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An Argentine judge has ordered that Facebook pages designed to coordinate student truancy should be shut down.
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Facebook bug exposes private chats
Fri, 7th May 2010
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A Facebook bug exposed users' private chats via the profile preview feature, adding to the social media giant's ongoing privacy issues.
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Beware of phony friends
Sat, 1st May 2010
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As small businesses increasingly leverage social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn, the rise in phishing and cyberattacks demands vigilant security measures.
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Telarus launches web analysis tools
Thu, 29th Apr 2010
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Telarus unveils 'Hosted Proxy' tool, powered by Zscaler, to help SMEs manage web traffic and enhance security, focusing on social media sites like Facebook.
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Bebo faces closure
Wed, 7th Apr 2010
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AOL is looking to sell or shut down the online social site Bebo, just two years after buying it for US$850 million.
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Print’s shifting landscape 2010
Thu, 1st Apr 2010
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Forecast changes in the printer market are likely to see the emergence of five ‘mega-vendors’ in years to come, so it will pay to back your horses wisely.
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Facebook viewing app is another scam
Wed, 17th Mar 2010
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Facebook is grappling with another scam as rogue apps falsely claim to reveal profile viewers while funnelling clicks for scam revenue.
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Facebook celebrates 6th birthday
Fri, 5th Feb 2010
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Facebook marks its 6th anniversary, evolving from a Havard network to a global phenomenon with 375 million monthly users.
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Facebook for business
Mon, 1st Feb 2010
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Last March Facebook enhanced the ‘fan’ pages that a brand, product, organisation, artist, band, public figure – or a business – can create.
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Facebook teams with McAfee
Fri, 15th Jan 2010
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Facing recent security challenges, Facebook has partnered with McAfee to offer 350 million users six months of free virus protection, followed by discounts.
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Facebook utilises the crowd
Mon, 11th Jan 2010
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Facebook launches 'Community Council' app to crowdsource the review of inappropriate content, aiming to fine-tune its moderation policies via user opinions.
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Behind The Passenger
Fri, 1st Jan 2010
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Iggy Pop collaborates with nine New Zealand musicians from his Miami studio using Skype, demonstrating the power of Orcon's broadband.
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More complaints about Facebook privacy
Tue, 15th Dec 2009
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Facebook has been forced to make changes to its new privacy settings, after widespread complaints that they just create new and more serious privacy problems.
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Privacy improvements at Facebook
Fri, 4th Dec 2009
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As it announced that it now has more than 350 million members, leading social network Facebook also told users it was improving its privacy standards.
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'Santa' malware on the march
Wed, 2nd Dec 2009
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As the festive season approaches, the purveyors of spam and malware are out in force – and their early efforts are already emerging.