"Dislike" Button Scam Hits Facebook Users

An anonymous reader writes "A message saying 'I just got the Dislike button, so now I can dislike all of your dumb posts lol!!' is spreading rapidly on Facebook, tempting unsuspecting users into believing that they will be able to "dislike" posts as well as "like" them. However, security researchers say that it is just the latest 'survey scam', tricking Facebook users into into giving a rogue Facebook application permission to access their profile, and posting spam messages from their account. The rogue application requires victims to complete an online survey (which makes money for the scammers) before ultimately redirecting to a Firefox browser add-on for a Facebook dislike button developed by FaceMod. "As far as we can tell, FaceMod aren't connected with the scam — their browser add-on is simply being used as bait," says Sophos security blogger Graham Cluley."

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Re:And?

[vlm]

It's not that they don't care, it's that they can't percieve what's real content and not - because they don't have a model of the underlying structure beyond the surface of the content.

Disagree with the conclusion in that facebook itself is a filter that only passes non-real content. Its not a lack of underlying structural knowledge or merely being superficial, but herd behavior and poor taste. From the crowd that brought us pet rocks, bell bottom jeans, and beige McMansions.

Re:And?

[drinkypoo]

Hitting the apex of a corner is the fastest/lowest G force way of getting around a corner. It is very suited to use on a racetrack but completely unsuited to use on the road.

Congratulations, you just said something incredibly stupid. If the curve is one sharpness, and I am able to reduce that by apexing the turn, I can either go around it faster, or I can go around it with less lateral Gs. When you apex a turn the same direction as the side on which you drive with a motorcycle, you put your head in my lane. When I apex such a turn, I stay in my lane.

Apexing doesn't mean going as fast as possible. You have failed your reading comprehension test, and your English test. Also, talking about "right" or "left" hand turns means that you're 100% wrong in countries which drive on the opposite side of the road. Your command of the language is inexcusably poor. This is probably due to your knee, which seems to jerk unnecessarily. I suggest you have that checked out.