Sophos Slams Facebook Security In Open Letter

Posted by Soulskill on Monday April 18, 2011 @02:18PM from the proactive-vs-slowactive dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Security experts are calling on Facebook to implement a three-point plan to improve safety online. Sophos says it receives reports every day of crime and fraud on Facebook, and that victims are desperate for advice on how to clean up their profiles and undo the consequences. In an open letter to Facebook, the firm calls upon the social networking giant to adopt three principles: privacy by default (opt-in sharing), vetted app developers, and use of https whenever possible. 'Our question to Facebook is this — why wait until regulators force your hand on privacy? Act now for the greater good of all.'"

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Re:Clean up your own back yard by Culture20 · 2011-04-18 14:34 · Score: 4, Informative

Of course if they did it right with a clearly visible link to the HTTPS address it would work (though take a huge toll on their servers).
https://www.facebook.com/editaccount.php
Account Security
Set up secure browsing (https) and login alerts.
Secure Browsing (https)
Browse Facebook on a secure connection (https) whenever possible
When a new computer or mobile device logs into this account: Send me an email
Because the kid that runs the place ... by Anonymous Coward · 2011-04-18 14:45 · Score: 1, Informative

Doesn't give a shit!
I still do not understand why people haven't figured this out yet.