Facebook Chat Security Flaw

Facebook has had a number of security flubs lately, but today TechCrunch.com’s Steve O’Hear reported that the latest security flaw involves the ability to see other people’s pending friend requests and live chat messages. Ironically, the way to exploit the system is to use the “Preview my Profile” feature in the recently updated privacy settings menu.

Facebook has taken steps to address this, but it may be wise to look under the privacy settings of your own profile to be sure that yours are up to snuff.

A recent change in the Facebook system has also exposed many people’s profile pictures and in some cases photo albums, walls, and other private features. To see how your Facebook profile looks to others you can use the “Preview my Profile” option in privacy settings, or you can team up with a friend, delete each other as friends, and then go from there.

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