Category Archive for 'Facebook'
Uproar in Australia Over Plan to Block Web Sites
Posted in Big Brother, Computer, Facebook, Government, Science, Surveillance, Websites on Dec 26th, 2008
A proposed Internet filter dubbed the “Great Aussie Firewall” is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries.
Consumers, civil-rights activists, engineers, Internet providers and politicians from opposition parties are among the critics of a mandatory Internet filter that would block at least 1,300 Web sites prohibited by the government — [...]
Virus Attacks Facebook ‘Koobface’
Posted in Computer, Facebook, Security, Technology, Websites on Dec 6th, 2008
Koobface, which already made the rounds on MySpace, is now worming its way through Facebook. The Koobface virus uses Facebook’s private messaging system to infect computers via a shared video.
Unsuspecting users will see a video link (shared by an infected friend) with the message, “You look just awesome in this new movie.” Click the link [...]
Employers Use Social Networks in Hiring Process
Posted in Business, Computer, Facebook, MySpace, Social, Surveillance, Websites on Dec 5th, 2008
More than one in five employers search social networking sites to screen job candidates, according to a survey of more than 31,000 employers released by CareerBuilder.com this week.
Of the hiring managers who use social networks, one-third said they found information on such sites that caused them to toss the candidate out of consideration for a [...]