Another serious flaw was just found in Facebook. It allowed anyone to view a user’s personal photos, even when access was restricted. This is a dangerous matter; has some 67 million members.

The security hole was found by Vancouver computer technician Byron Ng. fixed the vulnerability immediately. However, it later developed that anyone who had accessed the photos before the flaw was fixed, could still do so afterwards, if they had saved the URL to the photos site.

Think twice before putting sensitive information or compromising photos on any site, no hatter how supposedly “secure”. One day, it may come back to haunt you.

If you need a good reason to take identity theft seriously, here it is. Criminals are combining “regular” and mortgage fraud to … can you believe it?… steal your house! First they produce various fake ID documents in your name, then they get a mortgage and forge the deeds to your house, selling it to a confederate.

This is not new, nor is it too widespread. Yet. But be on your guard, and protect your personal papers and data. Remember, the house they steal may be your own.

What’s wrong with this picture? If you sat down at a computer and had to do a Google search, could you do it? Well, good for you. Because in a recent study of above-average users, 24% could not figure out how to get to , let alone do a search.

Some of them ended up at another search engine, likely whichever one was at hand. What’s the point? Maybe we should remember that a lot of Internet users are beginners, as we all were once upon a time. Maybe someone should give some courses entitled Remedial Internet 101.

Syd Tash is a noted computer security consultant and author of How to Protect Your Computer Online. He has been keeping Internet surfers safe and secure since the last century. Find out how he does it; protect your own computer with five layers of protection right here:
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