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This tool can help you stay safe while using Messenger

Posted on March 23, 2025

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By now you’re probably aware that Facebook and other popular social media sites are favorite playgrounds for the hackers and scammers of the world.

Unfortunately, those same miscreants are using Facebook’s hugely-popular Messenger app to perpetrate their evil deeds as well.

I’ve written about several dangerous Messenger-related scams and hoaxes in the past, and I’ll continue bringing you the information you need to avoid the new ones that will inevitably pop up in the future.

But today I want to tell you about a valuable resource that Facebook has created that can help you recognize many new scams the first time you see them pop up in your Messenger inbox.

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Q&A: Can I block the posts from a Facebook page without ‘unliking’ the page?

Posted on March 17, 2025

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Question from Anita:  I have a very dear friend who recently put up a Facebook page for her business. She asked me to “Like” her page, and I did.

Now I receive at least a dozen posts from her page in my news feed every day, and to be honest I have no interest whatsoever in the things she is selling.

Is there any way to block the posts from her page without having to “Unlike” it? I care very much about this person and I really don’t want to hurt her feelings if I can help it.

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Why you should avoid ‘Quiz’ posts on Facebook

Posted on March 10, 2025

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If you’ve been on Facebook for a while you’ve probably seen a wide variety of quiz-style posts pop up in your Newsfeed.

There are many variations of these posts, but the most common ones are of the “What is your spirit animal?” or “Which celebrity do you look like?” variety.

These posts can seem like they’re nothing more than just a bit of innocent fun, but the truth is some of them are quite dangerous. [Read more…]

Warning: Don’t depend on Facebook’s privacy settings to protect your sensitive info

Posted on February 25, 2025

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Many Facebook users believe setting the privacy level of their posts and photos to “Friends” will prevent their private/sensitive info from ever being seen by a stranger.

Unfortunately, that isn’t necessarily the case.

While “Friends” is the safest privacy level available (short of “Only Me”), it can’t put a pick-proof lock on the things you post on your Facebook profile.

One recent incident drives this point home quite well…

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How to download your entire Facebook history to your computer

Posted on February 19, 2025

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If you’ve been on Facebook for a while you have probably uploaded lots of photos and posted countless status updates to your Timeline.

If so, you might be wondering if it’s possible to download all of those pics and updates to your local computer.

Well, it is, and it’s quite easy to do.  [Read more…]

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