IronKey.net.nz » facebook https://www.ironkey.net.nz Buy Online – IronKey Sun, 23 Jun 2019 06:15:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.2 New security features for Facebook https://www.ironkey.net.nz/2011/05/16/new-security-features-for-facebook/ https://www.ironkey.net.nz/2011/05/16/new-security-features-for-facebook/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 03:53:22 +0000 http://www.ironkey.net.nz/?p=167 Last week Facebook launched a series of updated security features for users. Some of the changes include, Warnings that will display when users are about to click scripts that end up spamming their friends list. & “Login Approvals,” which, if activated will prompt the user to enter a code sent via SMS if they want […]

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]]> Last week Facebook launched a series of updated security features for users.

Some of the changes include,

Warnings that will display when users are about to click scripts that end up spamming their friends list.

&

“Login Approvals,” which, if activated will prompt the user to enter a code sent via SMS if they want to log in to Facebook using a different device than normal, such as an iPhone.

You can read a more comprehensive list of the changes at cnet.com

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]]> https://www.ironkey.net.nz/2011/05/16/new-security-features-for-facebook/feed/ 0 Facebook Applications Accidentally Leaking Access to Third Parties https://www.ironkey.net.nz/2011/05/11/facebook-applications-accidentally-leaking-access-to-third-parties/ https://www.ironkey.net.nz/2011/05/11/facebook-applications-accidentally-leaking-access-to-third-parties/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 03:46:05 +0000 http://www.ironkey.net.nz/?p=161 A post on the Symantec Corp’s official blog has revealed third parties, including advertisers have had access to Facebook user accounts via Facebook applications. Photographs, chat logs and most worryingly your personal information were all able to be accessed. Not all third parties would have known they had the means to access this information, but […]

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]]> A post on the Symantec Corp’s official blog has revealed third parties, including advertisers have had access to Facebook user accounts via Facebook applications.

Photographs, chat logs and most worryingly your personal information were all able to be accessed.

Not all third parties would have known they had the means to access this information, but some would have.

Facebook have stated the issue has been fixed, but our advice would be to only use applications from a source you trust.

You can read more over at stuff.co.nz

 

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