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Question from Pam: I have a question Rick. If I block a friend on Facebook, will Facebook tell her I blocked her? I hope the answer is no.
I know I could unfriend her but then my profile would pop up under “People you may know” on her page and that would tip her off that I had unfriended her.
Since I work with this person, I’d rather not upset her, but some of her posts are very crude and I don’t want them showing up on my page. Can you advise? [Read more…]
It seems that the scammers and spammers rarely take a break from their Facebook activities, and right now they seem to be working overtime.
Every now and then a slightly new variation of the old “Facebook Privacy” hoax pops up, prompting millions of Facebook users to fall for the hoax and share it with their friends.
The latest incarnation of this hoax is actually a retread of an old one that makes the rounds several times a year. It reads something like this: [Read more…]
Do you ever see posts on Facebook that you’d rather not comment on but you’d still like to read the comments that others leave on it?
Well, as luck would have it, there’s an easy way to turn on notifications for a post so you can “follow” it and keep up with the comments folks leave on it without having to leave a comment of your own. [Read more…]
Do you have a loved one who was active on Facebook, but has now passed on?
If so, you might be surprised to learn that hackers and scammers would love to take control of your deceased loved one’s Facebook account.
I know it sounds despicable (and it is), but countless low-lifes are constantly searching for accounts where the owners have passed on, leaving their orphaned accounts wide open for exploitation. [Read more…]
Well, there’s yet another dangerous recurring scam making the rounds on Facebook, and this one is targeting unsuspecting users in two different ways.
This scam post itself is basically just a graphic that lists several companies that are supposedly holding clearance sales.
These are well-known companies that typically offer items that are in high demand, and that of course makes the temptation to click through very strong. [Read more…]