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(AP) — Facebook said Monday it has reached a deal with German data protection officials in a dispute over unsolicited invitations sent to non-members of the social networking site through its “Friend Finder” feature. ©2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

(AP) — Facebook will try to make it easier to identify friends in photos uploaded to the social networking site by using facial recognition software to suggest people that users may want to tag. ©2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Facebook’s new online messaging service makes users of the social networking site more vulnerable to identity theft by cybercriminals, computer security firm Sophos warned Thursday. Facebook’s new online messaging service makes users of the social networking site more vulnerable to identity theft by cybercriminals, computer security firm Sophos warned Thursday. (c) 2010 AFP

Australian police served a court order on an alleged cyber bully using the social networking site Facebook, officials said Wednesday, describing it as a national first. Australian police served a court order on an alleged cyber bully using the social networking site Facebook, officials said Wednesday, describing it as a national first. (c) 2010 AFP

German ministers criticised social networking site Facebook on Sunday for failing to respect privacy, following a report of a serious flaw that allowed non-subscribers access to private data. German ministers criticised social networking site Facebook on Sunday for failing to respect privacy, following a report of a serious flaw that allowed non-subscribers access to private [...]

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a news conference at Facebook headquarters on October 6, in Palo Alto, California. User privacy is the priority of Internet social networking site Facebook, which has come under fire from users for its privacy settings, the company’s director of market development said on Sunday in Dubai. User [...]

The Facebook homepage appears on a computer screen in August 2010. US Facebook fans inclined to connect with the leading social networking site while out and about have a couple of new security tools at their disposal. US Facebook fans inclined to connect with the leading social networking site while out and about have a [...]

(AP) — Facebook says unspecified site issues caused the social-networking site to be slow or unavailable for some of its 500 million users. ©2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

(AP) — A technical glitch blocked or slowed access to Facebook for several hours Thursday, unplugging many of the social-networking site’s 500 million users from the constant flow of updates from their friends. ©2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook, is seen here in May 2010 outlining Facebook’s new privacy control methods. Canada’s privacy commissioner said Wednesday that Facebook has addressed her concerns but she was opening a new probe of the sharing of the social networking site’s “Like” button with other websites. Canada’s privacy commissioner said Wednesday [...]