The process of logging into Facebook just got a bit more secure and a bit more complicated... but only if you want it. The new feature, called Login Approvals, requires users to 'authenticate' any new device before they are able to log into Facebook from it. That is, if you just bought a new smartphone, you're logging in from your friend's computer, or you finally decide to try your TV's Facebook app, the s ...

BranchOut, the largest specialized networking service on Facebook, released its newest product yesterday, the Jobs Tab. BranchOut's Jobs Tab distributes job openings to a company's Facebook Page and makes it easy for Facebook users to apply, share the job, and see their inside connections at the company that posted the opening. BranchOut also announced that it has raised a hefty $18 million in funding from ...

For the last four years, Facebook has inadvertently been giving advertisers and other third parties access to user accounts and personal information. The security flaw has arisen through Facebook applications, which in some cases shared their 'access tokens' with advertisers and analytic platforms. It gave these third parties the ability to access profiles, photos and chat, as well as allowing them to post ...

In a rat race to the finish, both Facebook and Google are reportedly thinking about purchasing Skype after the company delayed its initial public offering. According to Reuters, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has already kicked off an internal discussion about buying Skype, or possibly forming a potential joint venture. Similarly, Google is apparently engaged in talks about a joint venture with Sk ...

Another day, another Facebook lawsuit: now, the father of a New York teenager is suing the social networking site over its use of endorsements from children in Social Ads. Clicking the 'like' button on an ad means the user's name and photo are displayed to any friends that visit the page, as well as on friends' news feeds. And while it's possible for users to prevent the information being displayed in the n ...

Facebook is 'the most appalling spying machine that has ever been created', WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has told a Russian newspaper. He accuses the company - and others - of actively cooperating with US intelligence forces to allow them to spy on citizens. "Here we have the world's most comprehensive database about people, their relationships, their names, their addresses, their locations, their commu ...

More than 50 British protest groups are claiming that Facebook has taken down their pages over the weekend. On Friday, UCL Occupation, which campaigns against university fee increases, reported that Facebook had taken down pages ranging from Save NHS to York Anarchists. Facebook has told some of the groups that their pages were moved because they were technically in violation of the site's terms and conditi ...

Facebook has just rolled out a new feature that could become the new "Like" button. Right now, the Share button is limited to use within Facebook Groups. It works like this - say you find a good deal or relevant news story for your group, you can send it to that group and that group alone. It basically, it's the same as the "Like" button, but the "Like" action is not posted publicly on your Wall. It's poste ...

Facebook's finished building its new datacenter at Prineville, Oregon, and is inviting all the neighbors in for a peek. In what it's calling the Open Compute Project, it's opened up the designs and specs for all to see. Dell is one of the first takers, saying it's already designed and build a datacenter solution using elements of Open Compute, and HP has also announced its support. Facebook's hoping that it ...

Much like Facebook’s business pages, word on the street says Twitter is considering a similar strategy as part of its plan to monetize the social networking site. Although specific details of the project haven't been disclosed, Twitter would probably give brands space to advertise and gain followers. Twitter has been talking about rapidly expanding its advertising revenue since 2010, which seems to be Dick ...