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German Authorities Say Facebook Like Button Violates Privacy Laws

A German data protection authority warns companies that they might be fined if they continue to use the Facebook 'Like' and 'Pages' features which, according to its findings, violate local and European data protection laws.The Data Protection Commissioner's Office (ULD) from the Northern Germ...

23 August 2011
13:12 GMT

Facebook Likes on Websites Now Publish a Full Story

Facebook is changing the way the Like button works. Until now clicking on a Like button resulted in a short notification in Recent Activity feed, but it will now generate a full story with a thumbnail, blurb and headline. This change effectively obsoletes the Share button and consolidates the functionality of the Lik...

28 February 2011
05:19 GMT

Facebook Users Can Be Forced into Liking Arbitrary Pages

A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability which can be used to force Facebook users into liking arbitrary pages. The type of attack is known as clickjacking and does not require any form of user confirmation.The Facebook “Like” button allows users to share content they find interesting on the W...

14 July 2010
05:52 GMT

The Clickjacking Madness Continues on Facebook

The clickjacking attacks that plagued Facebook this past weekend have made a comeback. Security experts warn that the new spam messages touch on popular subjects such as the World Cup, the BP leak, the new Shrek movie and the UFC games or celebrities like Justin Biebers or Hayley Williams. Celebrity gossip has alway...

3 June 2010
11:33 GMT

Facebook Like Button Seen by Billions Already

Facebook created quite a splash with its announcements at the f8 developer conference. The new features are a bold move forward, but plenty of people were a little worried about the power Facebook was seemingly amassing. Facebook has released an overview of the conference and also several interesting numbers. The mos...

29 April 2010
07:00 GMT


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