Have You Been Catfished?
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Today's infographic warns us of the dangers of the internet scam known as "catfishing."
Cops Ineptly Pretending to Be Punk Rockers on the Internet
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As anyone who's watched a single crime story on TV or film knows, undercover detective work is dangerous business. There inevitably comes a moment when the crime boss gets suspicious. Scary, sure, but at least police officers have a working...
ChristianMingle Date Rape Victims Sought by Calif. Cops
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Police Charged Sean Banks with Raping a Woman He Met on Dating Website
Debt Collectors Are Infiltrating Facebook To Track Down Delinquent Borrowers
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Debt collectors have time and again proven to be ruthless in tracking down delinquent borrowers, so perhaps it was only a matter of time before social media became their go-to hunting grounds.
Biden Joins the Social Media Movement and will Host Gun Violence Hangout on Google+
Posted to Social Media via www.technewsdaily.com
In what will be the first official Hangout of the President's second term, Vice President Joe Biden will discuss the administration's proposals to reduce gun violence.
Journalists and activists report having their Skype calls tapped
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In an open letter this morning, a group including EFF, Greatfire.org and Reporters Without Borders called out Skype for "persistently unclear and confusing statements about the confidentiality of...
Appeals court rules Indiana can't ban sex offenders from Facebook
Posted to Social Media via arstechnica.com
Social media ban is too sweeping to pass muster under the First Amendment.
Facebook's Questionable Policy on Violent Content Toward Women
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Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities offers numerous guidelines regarding appropriate speech and user safety. But that hasn’t stopped countless users on the social media site from making comments, posting images and starting...
Drunk tweets don't count, says U.K. prosecutor
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Good news for all the drunks in Great Britain: Your alcoholism may get you out of trouble for the offensive things you post to Twitter and Facebook after hours.
Facebook was asked to close undercover cop page, they said NO
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Victoria Police has complained to Facebook, saying a page dedicated to exposing the state's undercover police cars is putting officers and operations at risk.
When did addiction become a good thing?
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Tech companies have become increasingly adept at manufacturing desire, but to what end? Behavior designer Jason Hreha argues that the industry needs to seriously consider the impact of its products. Are we helping our users lead better lives, or...
Did Google Just Jump the Shark?
Posted to Technology | Social Media via mashable.com
In case you missed it, Google broke a cardinal rule of its famously clean white-space design Tuesday morning. For the first time, the company put an animated banner ad on its sacrosanct search homepage. “The playground is open,” the ad, for...
Patent troll says it owns GPS, sues Foursquare
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Patent trolls continue to take it to young companies with a vengeance. This time, a shell company that claims to own basic navigation technology wants the maker of a popular location-based "check-in" service to pay up.
Facebook Determined to Ruin the Last Fun Thing About Facebook: Stalking
Posted to Technology | Social Media via jezebel.com
Better go click through your ex boyfriend's kind of weird-looking new girlfriend's tagged photos now, while you still can. Facebook announced today that they're going to start letting people know who has viewed certain items on the social network...