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I think that Facebook is doing some interesting things on the security front, but it doesn't seem to be working very well. Every week another friend of mine get
by WillyF 16y ago
I think that Facebook is doing some interesting things on the security front, but it doesn't seem to be working very well. Every week another friend of mine gets his or her account hacked and I often get free iPad spam or whatever. As far as I can see, Facebook hasn't made any progress on this issue.
Even worse, they don't seem to provide good resources that describe how to fix a hack after it happens. Also, I've heard that there's no simple way to mass delete the spam that spews from your account. You can't even find it unless you look at every one of your friends' walls to see if you spammed them.
Shouldn't these hacks be pretty easy to stop?
- lukeschlather 16y agoYeah, I was a little nonplussed when I tried to do something about an acquaintance falling victim to the iPad worm that just struck recently. I didn't really know how to get ahold of her, and the only things Facebook offered were 'report' and 'mark as spam.' So I marked it as spam, assuming that Facebook would sort it out. But it would be nice if Facebook offered an explicit "I think this account has been compromised." button.
- estel 16y agoWhilst I agree with my sibling that a button (beyond the generic 'report' link) for this would be good; most cases of hacking are either PEBKAC or a user being very careless with individual password security rather than a fundamental issue with Facebook itself.