Everyone wants to be on Facebook, especially Generation Z. In fact, the site bans 20,000 children a day for trying to set up an account and being under 13. But it only catches the kids who tell the truth (yes, some obviously do!), and in reality, many parents don't mind letting their children lie about their age in order to set up a Facebook page. After all, it's an easy way for parents to have a Read more

Instead of creating its own user base, a just-launched online dating site took information from Facebook profiles to create a 250,000-user strong profile list. The site categorized unknowing "users" into categories like "easy going" or "sly" based on results of a facial recognition algorithm. Find out what went down (and why) after the break. Read more

As a tech-literate consumer, I'm fairly liberal when it comes to sharing information on the Internet. I generally trust sites to respect my privacy (the larger ones, at least), and I rarely put sensitive information online . . . just in case. But now a new Facebook privacy practice may finally make me reconsider my liberal stance. Facebook is giving third-party developers API access to your Read more

In October, Facebook announced an improved privacy dashboard, and now users can access the same information and controls on mobile devices, too. That way, you can update and manage information, no matter where you are. In addition to privacy controls, which have been available via mobile, users can see all of the information you've shared with various applications. Detailed information shows Read more

You're about to purchase that lovely dress you've been eyeing online, but when you're checking out, you face a dilemma — should you pay by credit, debit, or PayPal? It's the age-old question of online shopping, and the worry of having your identity stolen can eat at you. Turns out, if someone has used your account illegally, you're more like to get your money back with a credit card, because it Read more

It should be common knowledge that what you say on Facebook and Twitter is available for almost anyone to see. Trashing your boss, lamenting about how lame your job is, and even ranting about co-workers aren't the smartest things to post on Facebook, not only because they could potentially get back to the people in question, but also because no one really wants to hear about your crappy work Read more

Looks like even pilots are uncomfortable with naked body scanners. Last week, a pilot for ExpressJet Airlines, Michael Roberts, refused a full-body scan and a pat down at the Memphis International Airport, calling it an "assault" on his person, CNN reports. Apparently he had never been subjected to a request to go through the body scanners at an airport before and described pat downs as Read more