Facebook backtracks on public friend lists
CNET - 1 hour 30 minutes agoSome members took issue with the fact that Facebook's new privacy settings exposed their list of connections, so Facebook has pulled back a bit on it.
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New Facebook Game Application UW-Covert Ops Set For Launch
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Facebook makes change to give users more privacy controls
Journal Inquirer - Fri Dec 11, 1:37 am ETNEW YORK — Facebook is changing its privacy settings to give users control over who sees the information they post on their personal pages. The networking Web site took the rare step Wednesday of requiring its more than 350 million users to review and update their privacy settings.
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Facebook change gives users more privacy controls
Jefferson City News Tribune - Fri Dec 11, 1:34 am ETNEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook is giving users better control over who sees information on their personal pages. The online social network is launching new privacy settings Wednesday that are designed to simplify the cumbersome controls that have confounded many users.
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Facebook Privacy Changes Draw Mixed Reviews
PC World via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 8:30 pm ETFacebook's revamped privacy settings will push more user data onto the Internet and, in some cases, make privacy protection harder for Facebook users, digital civil liberties experts said.
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GAAS scholarships creates Facebook page
Aftermarket Business - Fri Dec 11, 1:05 am ETThe Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium Scholarship (GAASS) now has a group page on Facebook, open to anyone interested in learning more about the annual scholarship program.
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Facebook's Privacy Changes Still Worry Security Experts
KYW News Radio 1060 - 1 hour 40 minutes agoOne of the nation's most popular social networking web sites has recently adjusted its privacy policies, and by doing so is putting Internet privacy issues in the spotlight.
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PayPal Launches "Send Money" Facebook App
WebProNews - Thu Dec 10, 4:00 pm ETPayPal has introduced a new Facebook app for sending money. The app is designed to allow uses to use PayPal to send money to anyone starting from Facebook. Users only need the person's email address. PayPal Director of Product Marketing Heinz Waelchli explains how it works: Visit our send money application page and click on the "Get Started" button to install the application. Next just fill in ...
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Facebook privacy revamp draws fire
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 7:55 pm ETFacebook, the world's No.1 Internet social network, took a step toward opening up parts of its site to outsiders on Wednesday by introducing a broad revision of its users' privacy settings.
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Man robbed by woman he met on Facebook
Wisconsin State Journal - 2 hours 12 minutes agoA meeting expedited via a popular social network led to a string of dates in Madison over the past few days, ending with a robbery.
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Facebook App Devs Can See Your Private Parts
TechNewsWorld.com - Thu Dec 10, 3:23 pm ETYou may have taken time out from playing "Mafia Wars," "FarmVille" or answering that "Which Muppet Are You?" quiz to update your privacy settings on Facebook this week. However, when you were clicking on your choices for who could see your updates and personal data, did you happen to notice any mention of those third-party applications linking up to the world's largest social media network?
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JibJab satirists turn to e-card genre
USA Today - Fri Dec 11, 10:14 am ETIf it's December, you can be sure the Spiridellis brothers are loving every minute.
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Detained Americans in Pakistan facing deportation
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 11, 10:08 am ETFive young Americans detained in Pakistan over alleged terrorist links will most likely be deported, a local police chief said Friday.
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Convicted killer Sharee Miller back on Facebook
The Flint Journal - Thu Dec 10, 7:03 pm ETSharee Miller GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan — Sharee Miller, the woman convicted of manipulating her Internet lover to kill her husband in 1999, was found using Facebook, the popular social networking site. Her conviction was overturned last summer — although...
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Facebook privacy changes anger users
TechWorld - Thu Dec 10, 10:07 am ETUsers get more control but will put more data in the public, experts say Facebook's revamped privacy settings will push more user data onto the Internet and, in some cases, make privacy protection harder for Facebook users, digital civil liberties experts said.
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Americans Strongly Favor Religious Displays on Public Lands, Celebrating Religious Holidays in Schools
Rasmussen Reports via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 11, 9:12 am ETAmericans remain overwhelmingly in favor of allowing religious symbols to be displayed on public land and feel even more strongly that public schools should celebrate at least some religious holidays.
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