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Q&A: Does uploading photos to Facebook transfer their copyright to them?

Posted on January 22, 2025

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Question from Darla: Hi, Rick. I hope you can answer a Facebook question for me.

I’m an amateur photographer but I’m hoping to go pro before too long.

I regularly upload some of my best photos to my Facebook profile to get feedback from my friends and other photographers.

I was chatting with one of my photographer friends the other day and she said once I upload a photo to Facebook they automatically become the copyright holder of that photo and they can do anything they want to with it. [Read more…]

4 reasons to use Facebook in your phone’s browser instead of the app

Posted on January 20, 2025

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Do you use Facebook on your phone or tablet?

If so, chances are you use the Facebook app instead of your device’s mobile web browser.

I used to use the app myself, but I eventually ditched it out of frustration.

Truth be told, there are several disadvantages of using the app instead of loading Facebook directly in a browser: [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘Your account has been reported’ Facebook scam

Posted on January 14, 2025

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By now you surely know there are multiple scams making the rounds on social media at any given time.

That’s just a sad fact of life in this Internet era.

There’s a very dangerous scam that’s been popping up on Facebook at times for years, and unfortunately it’s making the rounds again right now.

This scam works something like this: [Read more…]

Q&A: Why is Facebook so easy to hack?

Posted on January 4, 2025

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Question from Elaine: Every day we hear about Facebook being hacked and it seems like my friends are getting hacked all the time.

Why is Facebook so easy to hack? You’d think they could afford to provide better security.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Scam alert: Don’t fall for this dangerous ‘Confirmation Code’ scam

Posted on December 19, 2024

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Well, the Facebook scammers are at it again (as if they ever stop).

This time they’re out to take control of your Facebook account by tricking you into helping them change the password so they can log in to it.

I’ve received several requests for help from readers who had their accounts hijacked via this scam, and unfortunately there was nothing I could do to help in most of those situations.

As usual, there are several variations of this scam, but most of them go something like this: [Read more…]

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