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Facebook Launches Social Login and HTTPS

Posted by samzenpus on from the secure-friend-request dept.

dkd903 writes "Facebook has introduced two new features. First is a really innovative way to verify real users rather than using CAPTCHAS. Using the Social Login feature (or Social Authentication as Facebook calls it), users will be shown a few pictures of their friends and then they will be asked to name the person in those photos. They've also launched HTTPS. The company says: 'Starting today we’ll provide you with the ability to experience Facebook entirely over HTTPS. You should consider enabling this option if you frequently use Facebook from public Internet access points found at coffee shops, airports, libraries or schools.'"

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  1. Am I missing something? by hellkyng · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This social login is supposed to increase security? What about privacy. It seems like this feature can be leveraged to harvest pics from facebook, not that they weren't already available to the highest bidder anyway. Hopefully they have something in place to prevent harvesting...

  2. Re:Facebook discovers HTTPS by MysteriousPreacher · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah, the photo ID thing is iffy. If photos are to believed, quite a few of my friends appear to be very young babies. Another bunch are cartoon characters.

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  3. My congratulations by Carnildo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    My congratulations to the Facebook developers. They've made a website that faceblind people like me cannot use -- I didn't think that was possible.

    I wonder if I can sue them under the Americans with Disabilities act...

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