We explain what to do if someone clones your Facebook account and impersonates you on the social networking platform. Facebook cloning is one of the most popular types of scams on the Internet’s largest social networking. It happens when a crook creates a new Facebook account, but they use your name and your profile picture. […]
3 important Facebook privacy settings most people don’t use
We take a look at three important privacy settings on Facebook that most people don’t use and explain why they’re important. Facebook seems like a maze of settings, and the social network’s attempts to simplify everything never quite seems to work. It should be a “given” that everyone should use the “friends only” setting applied […]
Is Ellen giving away money for sharing a post on Facebook? Two real life accounts
We spoke to two readers who fell for one of those Facebook posts that claimed TV host Ellen was giving away large sums of money to users who shared and commented on a Facebook post. Such posts appear to have been posted from the Ellen Facebook page, and typically ask those who see the post […]
Why hiding your Facebook friends list is REALLY important
We explain why hiding your friends list on Facebook is so important and how to do it. Facebook has tons of different privacy settings, and there are some that default to public when they really shouldn’t be. When a particular piece of your information is public, it means that anyone with a Facebook account can […]