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Facebook Adds HTTPS Protocol Security Across Site

Published by in Social, Technology on January 31st, 2011
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Tweet Facebook Adds HTTPS Protocol Security Across Site Popular social network Facebook has followed the footsteps of Google and Microsoft to implement HTTPS protocol as a security option. Facebook has also announced that it will add a layer of security with social authentication that involves friends’ image identification to access account in case of any

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Paypal amends User Agreement for India

Published by in Social, Technology on January 31st, 2011
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Tweet Levies $500 per transaction cap for receiving payments Last year, PayPal went through some strenuous guidelines and regulations laid down by Reserve Bank of India. Thankfully, PayPal did restore the e-withdrawals for India. Today Paypal has sent out a 30-day advance notice for Indian users to comply with the new guidelines. From March 1,

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Facebook Founder Victim Of Hack

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Tweet Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook was caught in a twist of all sorts when his innovation turned against him. Hackers took over the founders page and have posted the following message,: “Let the hacking begin: If Facebook needs money, instead of going to the banks, why doesn’t Facebook let its users invest in Facebook

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Facebook Introduces Webpage For Feature Phones

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Tweet Facebook has tweaked its webpage in a bid to accommodate ordinary handsets. In a bid to encourage users owning different models of phone to log onto their website, Social networking site Facebook has brought out a new website that promises ordinary handset users the same experience as that of Smartphone users. Facebook has joined

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Google Turns Translator With Help Of Android Based Phones

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Tweet Now, conversing in a foreign tongue becomes easier with Google introducing a experimental software on android phones that instantly translate a conversation into the desired language we want. The search engine giant that has shown interest in bringing out innovative applications for Android based smartphones has done it again by bringing out an experimental

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Facebook To Rework On Data Sharing Feature With Applications

Published by in Social, Technology on January 27th, 2011
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Tweet Facebook is apparently re-thinking its features that allow applications of private player’s access over the user’s private data which includes home address and phone number. The social networking site which introduced this feature on Friday, allowed developers to access a user’s mobile phone number and home address when they downloaded the application. Though applications

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FIR Against Facebook for Anti-Gandhi Group

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Tweet IPS Officer on leave studying at IIM, Lucknow files FIR against Facebook Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Amitabh Thakur filed an FIR against social networking website Facebook for hosting a group called ‘I hate Gandhi’ at Gomti Nagar police station in Lucknow. Amitabh Thakur, who’s on leave from IPS service and studying at Indian

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