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Police arrest man who tried to sell grandson on Facebook
The two men reached the deal on Facebook, and the grandfather was apparently helped by two hospital employees who contacted the buyer and arranged the deal. They even agreed on a price, 45,000 rupees (roughly $830), but Indian cops swooped down and arrested the lot, reports news.co.au. -
Facebook creates international incident
Facebook is in hot water after it refused to take down a fake page which claimed to be the Aussie ambassador to the EU. -
Finance sector agitates against US social media privacy laws
A few states kick started efforts last year to prevent bosses looking up employees on websites such as Facebook or Twitter, however, sections of the financial industry are seeking certain exemptions - citing instances of 'red flags' where people could be misusing their personal accounts to spread co -
Facebook tipped to be mystery mega data centre buyer
RumourAccording to the Des Moines Register, Facebook is the company behind a billion dollar data centre and the word on the street is that the building will house "the most technologically advanced data centre in the world -
Facebook lands Canadian politician in trouble
It looks like those morons who add you to Facebook groups without your permission have managed to claim a high-profile scalp. -
Trade watchdog bites Samsung
It posted a note on its Facebook page apologising for “any inconvenience” and saying it “has halted all internet marketing such as posting articles on web sites -
Nasdaq bonuses cut over Facebook debacle
Nasdaq CEO Robert Griefield is about to get a smaller bonus this year, thanks to his brilliant execution of the Facebook IPO last year. -
US beefs up cyber laws
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian released a video and online petition calling for tech companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter to oppose the bill. -
Intel serves up server plans
So far it has been seen working with Google and Facebook, pushing an initiative called Open Compute. Open Compute aims to create low-cost modular servers to reduce server cost and complexity. -
US Airforce calls cyber tools weapons
Hyten said the Air Force is also working to better integrate cyber capabilities with other weapons. We guess he means developing a bomb you can send by email or a Facebook page which bores people to death but leaves buildings standing. -
Microsoft begs XP users to upgrade
Redmond plans to cut off support for the venerable operating system on 8 April 2014, which means users have a year to upgrade, or face more vulnerabilities and security risks. However, XP still remains surprisingly popular, especially among SMBs and some home users. -
Facebook needs to learn from AOL and CompuServe
CommentSocial networking site Facebook is getting out of its league and needs to learn from the mistakes from the early days of the internet. -
Facebook helps kids fail
Social notworking site Facebook appears to have the magical power that helps kids fail in school. -
Krebs outs Apple Flashback hacker
One of the emails used by Maxim for that Website and a related site was "troxel@yandex.ru," which was the same email used to register a now-deleted Facebook account under a Maxim Selikhanovich from Saransk. -
Russia starts blocking suicide websites
Regulators have asked Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to take down content deemed objectionable by party officials, reports | The New York Times. YouTube resisted the effort, after authorities asked it to remove a video that supposedly promoted suicide. -
Egyptian navy comes to the rescue of the internet
Colonel Ahmed Mohammed Ali told his Facebook friends that divers were arrested while "cutting the undersea cable" of the country's main communications company, Telecom Egypt. -
Zuckerberg to announce political advocacy group
Rumour28 year old Facebook boss mark Zuckerberg is rumoured to be heading into the murky world of political lobbying - co-organised with Harvard roommate Joe Green. It is expected the group will primarily be advocating immigration reform. -
Group warns Google Glasses mean dystopian future
CommentMulti-billionaire New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg sounded somewhat worried when he recently appeared on radio to warn that the tide is coming in on domestic UAV drone use. Britain is the most surveillance-heavy country in the world.
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