ASU Report

Facebook Places: We know where you are

By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer, contributing writer Facebook has released a new service called Places that is similar to Foursquare (www.foursquare.com). To introduce Places, Facebook states: “If you’re like me, when you find a place you really like, you want to tell your friends you’re there. Maybe it’s a new restaurant, a beautiful hiking [...]

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Facebook: Your privacy at risk

Damon Armour IT Security Officer Facebook has grown from an alternative to MySpace to the most powerful social networking portal in the world. Initially dubbed as a place to keep up with friends and family, it has now become an information sponge, and we are the ones feeding it. What is Facebook doing with all [...]

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Privacy Online – Is your information safe?

By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer, contributing writer Concept contributor: Chip Matson In my March article, the issue of Facebook privacy was addressed in order to increase awareness of security features available for protecting personal information.  Social networking (like Facebook) is only one of many areas of our online lives that we may use frequently.  [...]

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Facebook-terms of your privacy

By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer, contributing writer, and Shannon Nix, concept contributor Facebook is a website used for online social networking. Facebook’s company profile states: “Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Millions of people use Facebook every day to keep up with friends, upload an [...]

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