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Zeus variant tricks Facebook, webmail users into exposing card details
A new variant of the Zeus trojan tricks users into exposing their debit card details by displaying rogue offers when they visit Facebook, Gmail,...
Wikipedia warns users about malware injecting ads into its pages
Rogue browser extensions might inject commercial ads into Wikipedia pages, Wikimedia Foundation said
With IPO looming, Facebook boosts stock price range
Facebook has raised the price range of its stock shares just days before the company's highly anticipated initial public offering.
Facebook proposes more changes to privacy policy
Facebook said on Friday that it intends to make further changes to its privacy policy in order to respond to an audit by the Irish government, but...
American moms love Facebook, Nielsen survey shows
If you're looking for a last-minute gift for Mother's Day, don't bother sending her a Facebook invite - chances are, she's probably already on it.
Facebook IPO's elephant in the room -- mobile
While Facebook executives talk to the country's top investors about its 900 million users and its powerful global reach, analysts say they need...
Twitter acquires email marketer RestEngine
Twitter has acquired RestEngine, a two-and-half-year-old company that has helped social app publishers send emails based on a user's social...
How to Control Your Facebook Privacy Settings
Facebook's privacy settings are confusing by design, often hiding similar settings in totally different menus and defaulting to unnerving levels...
California moves to stop employers demanding Facebook passwords
The California assembly passed a bill on Thursday that prevents employers from demanding job applicants' passwords for accounts on Facebook or...
Facebook's Instagram buy could be delayed by FTC, report says
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched a probe of Facebook's proposed acquisition of Instagram that could delay the closing of the deal,...
Bing will tap Facebook, Twitter in answering queries
Microsoft is introducing a phone-a-friend feature into its Bing search engine, allowing searchers to ask their Facebook and Twitter contacts to...
Study: Facebook relies on good design to retain users
What is Facebook's secret to keeping the world's largest user base content? Sticking to well-proven software design principles, one study has...
Twitter success thrives on narrow focus
Those looking to build a substantial following on Twitter would do well to stick to one particular topic, rather than use Twitter to discuss a wide...
China's top Twitter-like site sets up penalty system to stop online rumors
One of China's most popular Twitter-like sites, Sina Weibo, announced a new penalty system to temporarily close and shut down the accounts of...
Twitter resists subpoena to release user's data without warrant
Twitter is contesting a court order requiring it to turn over private data on a user charged with disorderly conduct during the Occupy Wall Street...
Twitter says many leaked passwords inaccurate, duplicates
Many of the Twitter logins and passwords leaked on the web this week are either inaccurate or belong to accounts already suspended for spamming, the...
Myspace settles FTC privacy complaint
Social networking site Myspace has agreed to settle charges from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it misrepresented its protection of users'...
Myspace settles FTC privacy complaint
Social networking site Myspace has agreed to settle charges from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it misrepresented its protection of...
Advertising company settles over alleged Facebook 'likejacking' scam
The Washington State Attorney General's office reached a settlement on Monday with an advertising company it alleged baited and spammed Facebook...
Thwarting employers asking for Facebook access
The rise in employers and schools demanding access to workers' and students' social media has to be stopped
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