Facebook *finally* offers a bit of security

Use your laptop to check your facebook when you're in McDonalds, airports or other places that offer free wifi?  If so, you are putting yourself at risk.  Until just recently, Facebook has only offered an unencrypted option for accessing your account.  Any kid with a couple hours of training can grab your login information just by being connected to the same hotspot.

Just a couple days ago, however, Facebook began offering secure connections.  By using an encrypted connection (which is a LOT easier than you'd think and has virtually no performance issues), you can keep your account info safe and not miss a beat.

To enable HTTPS encrypted access to your Facebook, follow these simple steps:

From your Facebook, go to Account Settings
Click on Account Security
Choose "Browse Facebook from a secure connection (https) whenever possible.
Click "Save"

And you're done!  Users should notice minimal if any performance degradation by this change (so most users won't notice any kind of slowdown).  Remember that the criminals, hackers and script kiddies are getting smarter and more resourceful every day--a couple clicks with better security in mind can save you hours of grief later.

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  1. AshleyJanuary 28, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Not all users seem to have access to this feature yet. I only have the option to receive a text or email when a new computer or mobile device logs into my account. But that's Facebook for you.

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  2. David SheeksJanuary 29, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    Facebook supposedly won't be offering it to *all* members immediately, but will do so slowly over time. So at least some of us get security, while facebook shows once again that they'll do the right thing...when they get around to it.

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