In today’s Quick Hits, we talk about the new “dislike” button scam, privacy accusations against Clearspring Technologies, the controversial photos a former Israeli soldier posted on Facebook, and the interesting tweets North Korea has been posting.
Facebook ‘dislike’ button scam spreads virally
The latest viral Facebook scam is asking users if they want to install a “dislike” button. After users give the sham app permission to access their profile, it posts spam messages from the account, spreading the message virally to other friends on the network. The app then requires users to complete an online survey before finally pointing to a Firefox browser add-on for a “dislike” button.
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Software company Clearspring Technologies is being accused of spying on children through an online advertising widget. The widgets display targeted advertising to a number of websites popular with children, including Disney, Facebook, and MTV. The lawsuit alleges that the service’s Flash cookies also track users’ web browsing habits. Plaintiffs are arguing that this violates the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Californian Computer Crime law, and the Californian Invasion of Privacy Act.
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Israeli military is trying to take legal action against a former soldier over Facebook photos. The controversial pictures show “Eden from Ashdod” posing in front of blindfolded Palestinian prisoners with caption “IDF — best time of my life.” The Israeli military responded, “This is shameful behavior by the soldier in light of the fact she was discharged last week.”
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North Korea is now on Twitter! @uriminzok (Korean for “our people”) made its debut with tweet “Website, ‘our nation self’ is a Twitter account.” So far, other tweets posted include links to past speeches praising leader Kim Jong-il and a denunciation of reports the country’s military sank a South Korean navy ship.
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