How to hide friends on Facebook

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Privacy is being a major concern when our social life on the web is increasing rapidly. Any information about us that is displayed on the web, will be available to anyone, if it not properly secured. And this information can be handled by malicious users and it could work against us.

Tips for keeping your online accounts secure

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The usual stuff for protecting your password Change your passwords regularly, at least twice in a year. Never share your password with anyone. If you have shared your password with anyone, then change your password at the earliest. Make sure that your password is a combination of numbers, characters (both capital letter/uppercase and lowercase/small letters) [...]

Double Check Privacy at Google Buzz

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With all the privacy issues that Google Buzz had faced initially, it is once again trying to revamp the privacy concerns, giving the users the control over the privacy. Initially the Google Buzz users were automatically following the people whom they used to email and chat with most frequently. But now Buzz suggests people whom [...]

Knowing the Account Activity in Gmail

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Google has lauched a new feature in Gmail which provides information about the last activity on a mail account. It is visible at the bottom of the Gmail page.  Click on the Details Link and a pop up appears which lists the details of the last account activities in Gmail. It helps us to be [...]

7 Things you need to know about Google Buzz

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Google Buzz was sudden wave trying to go beyond all the other social networks. Inspite of the privacy issues it had on launch, Buzz is trying to bring the best in other social networks. We can share photos, messages and may be later on using Google Maps, it could even be the next Location based [...]

Phishing Attempt on Twitter

There is a phishing attempt on Twitter which is spreading via Direct Messages. It tries to get your usernames and passwords using a Direct Message saying “You’re on Here?” or “someone posted on their blog about you” and these messages are followed by a link. Once you click on the links, it might direct you [...]

McAfee warns Facebook users of Email scam

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McAfee has released a consumer threat alert, saying that scammers have been sending emails to the Facebook users saying that the Facebook Password has been reset and the users need to click on an attachment to retrieve it. The attachment is a password stealer says McAfee, which installs when the user clicks on it. Password [...]

Stalker apps on Facebook

A number of applications like “Who is checking my profile”, “Who is viewing my photos” have come up on Facebook these days. They claim to show users who has been viewing your profile/ photo. They are the so-called stalker apps. A large number of users have started to use these applications. Facebook says “Don’t believe [...]

Facebook and Privacy

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With the social networking sites being so popular, privacy is at stake if you don’t give proper attention. Here are a few things that could be done to make Facebook more secure. Know who your friend is Its always better to know who are there in your friends list. When you get friend requests, be [...]

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