By now you’re probably aware of the massive Facebook hack that resulted in approximately 530 million users having their info stolen.
That makes this one of the largest successful hacks in the history of the Internet.
Q&A: How can I find out which websites have access to my Facebook data?
Question from Mark: I read your blog post explaining why it’s a bad idea to log into third-party websites with Facebook.
That’s some pretty scary stuff.
My question is how can I see which websites have access to my information right now?
The reason I’m asking is because I’ve used Facebook to log into lots of websites in the past, and I’ve forgotten what most of them were.
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Q&A: How can I hide from a stalker on Facebook?
Question from Leanne: I hope you can help me, Rick.
I have a serious problem and I don’t know how to fix it.
I have an ex that’s stalking me on Facebook. Every time I block him he just opens a new account and starts stalking me again.
I’m afraid to post anything or comment on anyone else’s posts because every time I do he leaves a sarcastic (and sometimes borderline threatening) comment in response.
I really love Facebook and I’d hate to give it up, but unless I can come up with a way to “hide” from this guy I’m probably going to have to delete my account.
Is there any way possible to prevent him from seeing the things I do on Facebook? Or at least prevent him from commenting on them?
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Q&A: Why do some Facebook profiles not have an ‘Add Friend’ button?
Question from Kayleigh: I’ve noticed that sometimes when I look at someone’s profile on Facebook there’s no “Add Friend” button.
I don’t know if it’s always been that way because I just started noticing it a few days ago.
Can you tell me why there’s no “Add Friend” button on those profiles?
Also, is there some other way to send those people a friend request?
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