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Related News: Facebook porn: Malware warning over video

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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. BBC News published an article titled Facebook porn: Malware warning over video.

The latest threat to users involves a fake Flash Player update which pops up during a preview of a pornographic video.

Once you click on the link to update your video player, malware (the name given to malicious software), downloads onto your computer.

This Trojan horse software gives the creator of the malware remote access to your computer.

They can then download viruses onto your computer.

Source: BBC News

Related News: Google Sets Plan to Sell Users’ Endorsements

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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The New York Times published an article titled Google Sets Plan to Sell Users’ Endorsements.

On Friday, Google announced an update to its terms of service that allows the company to include adult users’ names, photos and comments in ads shown across the Web, based on ratings, reviews and posts they have made on Google Plus and other Google services like YouTube.

When the new ad policy goes live Nov. 11, Google will be able to show what the company calls shared endorsements on Google sites and across the Web, on the more than two million sites in Google’s display advertising network, which are viewed by an estimated one billion people.

Source: The New York Times

Related News: Study: Using Facebook can make you sad

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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. CNN published an article titled Study: Using Facebook can make you sad.

When you click “Like” on your friends’ Facebook posts, do you really mean it?

If seeing your Facebook friends living wonderful, fun-filled lives gives you a case of the blues, you’re not alone. A new University of Michigan study found that the more people checked Facebook, the more likely they were to feel worse about their own lives.

Source: CNN