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Securing Your Facebook Against Hackers - NEW https:// Setting

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You've seen your friends pop up their status with the weird "Hey I just lost 50 pounds with this amazing thing I found" or "You should see this, I totally thought of you when I saw it"  And you pretty much know it's not them. Their page got hacked...

So unless you want to go about changing your password every month (which is what I had been doing) or enter the 'S' in the http://www.facebook.com everytime S = Secure then Facebook has finally come out with a permanent way to access your facebook so others cannot view your activity.

This is new though and not every account may have it just yet but by now, most do. In case you didn't know... when you see the https:// in the address bar it means you are just communicating with that server and it's totally private from anyone else seeing your activity.

Facebook now give you the ability to select this feature for every page on facebook, all the time. Here's the steps:

Go to the Account link at the top right of your facebook profile

facebook account security

Then click on Account Settings

facebook account setting

Then click on CHANGE on the account security and click the top box to let your facebook always use the https:// feature.

facebook account security

Again, this may not be accessible for all users just yet... but it's a great way to stay secure while surfing the largest social network out there.

 

More information at CNET

Patti Lyles also did a blog a couple days ago about facebook security in case you missed it.

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Comments (72)

Sherri Sherpy
iLoan
NMLS #287770

Thank you, Tammy!  I see so much of this stuff where I KNOW it is not my friends that are writing it.  Heading on over to Facebook next!

Feb 11, 2011 10:16 AM
Amy Law
Alliance Properties - Crosby, TX


I posted this post on facebook via a link and several of  mr friends have made the change! Thanks for the info. May you get many hits (and points)!

Feb 11, 2011 10:32 AM
Lydia Lucas
Prudential CT Realty - Milford, CT

Thanks for the tip, Tammy! We need to ward off those spammers and hackers. At least Facebook is much more secure than social networking sites like MySpace.

Feb 11, 2011 10:39 AM
Sam Fischer
Lloyd Pans - Coeur d'Alene, ID
Better Life Through Better Food

Ooh, Thanks for the heads up. I got a virus a while back that sent a vdeo to everyone in my friends list! That's a lot of explaining to do.....

Feb 11, 2011 11:16 AM
Dee Bundy
Fort Collins Realtor @ C3 Real Estate Solutions - Fort Collins, CO
Helping You Make Colorado "Home"

Hey Tammie!  I just learned about this yesterday and was planning to blog about it.  Thanks for saving me the trouble!

Feb 11, 2011 12:10 PM
eRealty Houston Real Estate
Buy, or Sell Homes in Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi, TX
Brokerage
Wow great advice, thanks
Feb 11, 2011 12:38 PM
Barbara Altieri
Better Homes and Gardens RE Shore and Country Properties - Shelton, CT
REALTOR-Fairfield County CT Homes/Condos For Sale

Tammy -- I just made the change. Thanks for another great tip!

Feb 11, 2011 01:14 PM
Laura Forman
RE/MAX AEROSPACE REALTY www.LauraSellsBrevard.com - Melbourne, FL
Your Brevard Premier Property Specialist

Great information - thanks!

Feb 11, 2011 01:34 PM
Ginny Gorman
RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI
Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Changed mine Tammy...you are a wealth of info for all of us to share forward...!!

Feb 11, 2011 01:42 PM
Linda D. Pufford
Stage with Divine Style - Home Staging - Novato, CA
ASPM, Marin/Sonoma Home Stager

Tammy,

Thanks so much for this information...  I will go do this right away!  You are so helpful and you aways give great tips and advice... thanks again you're the greatest!!!

Feb 11, 2011 01:58 PM
Robert Butler
Aspect Inspection - Montreal West Island, QC
Montreal Home Inspector | Aspect Inspection

Thank you Tammy. i went right to my page and did it cause if I leave it till late, later never comes.

Feb 11, 2011 02:34 PM
Joni Bailey
101 Main St. Realty - Huntsville, TX
Your Huntsville / Lake Livingston Area REALTOR®

Thanks so much! It was just as you said except it offered text message alerts as well. I appreciate you notifying us of this! :)

Feb 11, 2011 04:05 PM
John Michailidis
Real Property Management of Sarasota & Manatee - Sarasota, FL
Real Property Management of Sarasota & M

That was a good blog post Tammy. Thank you for sharing this information!

Feb 11, 2011 04:49 PM
Anonymous
Efty A.Garba
Tammmy a big thank for this valuable information
Feb 11, 2011 07:34 PM
#68
Chris Mayr
D3 Interactive Marketing - Orlando, FL

With all of the changes to the business pages, I forgot that this recently got updated as well.  Thank you for the reminder.

Feb 12, 2011 12:46 AM
Richard Weisser
Richard Weisser Realty - Newnan, GA
Richard Weisser Retired Real Estate Professional

Tammy...

Thanks for the tip! I changed my settings and I feel more secure already!

Feb 12, 2011 01:03 AM
Christina ONeal
At Home Real Estate Group - Ripon, CA
Realtor - Ripon California

Thank you Tammy :)  I'm going to go do it right now :)

Feb 12, 2011 01:40 AM
MJ Anton
Ormond Beach, FL

BIG time thank you...excellent information

Feb 12, 2011 05:27 AM
Anonymous
Isabel Waters, Waters Real Estate

Thank you, Tammy, Excellent tip for more peace of mind!...

All the best.

 

Feb 12, 2011 09:47 AM
#73
David Snell 704.545.0098
WWW.ExecutiveRestoration.Com - Charlotte, NC
CERTIFIED MOLD INSPECTOR, CERTIFIED MOLD REMOVAL.

Great article Tammy.  Thank you so much for helping all of us.

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Executive Restoration

Welcome over to Snell Country

 

Feb 24, 2011 05:24 PM