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Facebook To Add Remote Logout

Posted by timothy on from the best-not-get-hacked dept.

angry tapir writes "Facebook users will soon have a new way of knocking spammers out of legitimate accounts. The social-networking company is rolling out a new security feature that lets users see which computers and devices are logged into their Facebook accounts, and then removing the ones that they don't want to have access."

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  1. Stating the obvious... by nz_mincemeat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Wouldn't that feature let the spambot do the same and deny the legitimate owner access to the account?

    1. Re:Stating the obvious... by martin-boundary · · Score: 5, Insightful

      That's because most people haven't spent quality time with bots on IRC...