Facebook Sued By Man After his Twelve-Year-Old Daughter Posted Explicit Photos of Herself
Recently, a twelve-year-old girl in Northern Ireland posted sexually explicit pictures of herself on Facebook, looking much older than her age. In response, the girl’s father is suing Facebook, citing that the social network does not do enough to keep children under thirteen (the minimum age required to have a Facebook account) off of Facebook.
How to Remove Your Imported Contacts from Facebook
Facebook gets such a bad reputation for privacy and security issues because they implement new features without gaining permission from users, rather than giving us a chance to decide if a new feature is something we’re interested in.
Should the Age Requirement for Facebook Be Lowered?
Does your child have a Facebook page? The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) passed a law in 1998 requiring children to be at least 13 years old before signing up for accounts on the Internet. Although Facebook clearly states in its privacy policy that children under 13 are not allowed to sign-up, many kids under 13 already have a Facebook page.
Facebook’s Facial Recognition Feature – Why It’s Creepy and How to Disable It
Does the term “facial recognition” in terms of Facebook freak you out a little? If it does, you are so not alone. It gives me the heebie jeebies. Recently Facebook came out with this new feature that uses this sort of technology to automatically identify people in photos that are posted to Facebook, and then recommend other people that can be tagged.
What is Likejacking?
At the moment, my Facebook News Feed has several videos, willing me to click and see the “Biggest Baby Born” video. I’m not interested in doing so anyway, but I thought it was curious that many of my friends – very intelligent friends – did indeed click on it, and “Liked” it, and shared it. Or did they?
How to Recover from Getting Your Facebook Account Hacked
Anytime I get a notification from a Facebook friend I rarely interact with, I’m a little suspicious. And usually, when I go to check it out, it’s a spammy message telling me how they’ve found a fantastic opportunity to make money at home. Then my News Feed is loaded with the same message to all of our mutual friends. Sigh.
How to Keep Your Kids Safe on Facebook
Are your kids on Facebook? Are they old enough to be? Although Facebook requires kids to be 13 before opening an account, many are doing it even sooner, some with their parent’s consent and some without.