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Study: Facebook, Twitter get 'F' for security

It is not as easy to prevent those with ill intent from accessing personal information in social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Flickr than those sites would have users believe, according to a new online study.

Tags: David Butler , George Ou , Paul D. Shinkman , Darci Marchese , Yahoo , Google , Facebook , twitter , Hotmail , Flickr , eBay , Amazon , Digital Society , HTTP , HTTPS

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New cautions about using WiFi at the coffeehouse

Think twice about bringing that laptop or iPad to the coffeeshop. New easily-accessible software takes advantage of a network flaws, granting access to private information through any public wireless network.

Tags: laptop , mobile devices , wireless network , David Butler , Gregg Stebben , Paul D. Shinkman , tech guy

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