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Think before you drink before you drive before you Facebook

Think before you drink before you drive before you Facebook

After the New Year's Eve celebrations, a drunken young man crashes his vehicle into another car.

Does he stop? No.

He posts about it on Facebook instead.

Monday review - the hot 18 stories of the week

Here you go.

All the stories we wrote in the past seven days, in case you missed anything (or just want to read them again).

Carly Rae Jepsen nude photos hacker suspect arrested

Carly Rae Jepsen nude photos hacker suspect arrested

A man who is alleged to have stolen nude photographs from the computer of "Call Me Maybe" popstar Carly Rae Jepsen has been arrested.

Facebook privacy control overhaul will remove ability to limit who can find us

Facebook privacy control overhaul will remove ability to limit who can find us

Facebook's most recent round of changes carry some good privacy tidings, including Privacy shortcuts from the main page drop-down menu, plus a new Request Removal tool for getting untagged (and telling the tagger why) in multiple photos.

But it's also a story of missed opportunities and privacy features being taken away.

Barring a miracle, you're going to lose your ability to vote on Facebook privacy changes on Monday

Barring a miracle, you're going to lose your ability to vote on Facebook privacy changes next week

You, and a billion other Facebook users, only have a few days left to take part in an important vote about how your personal data is used by Facebook.

Facebook Photo Sync: Nine things you should know

Facebook Photo Sync: Nine things you should know

Facebook has introduced a new feature for iPhone, iPad and Android users which means you can automatically sync any photos you take on your mobile device with your Facebook account.

Here's what you should know before you enable the feature.

Monday review - the hot 24 stories of the week

Monday review - the hot 24 stories of the week

Here you go.

All the stories we wrote in the past seven days, in case you missed anything (or just want to read them again).

Facebook Groups privacy glitch - did social network move too fast and break things?

Groups privacy glitch after Facebook moves fast and breaks things

Facebook users have been surprised to find they have been subscribed to Groups that they left years before, potentially allowing them to view sensitive and private information.

Hard-coded password found in Samsung printers, security fix planned

Samsung printers come with hard-coded password

Companies using Samsung and Dell-branded printers are being warned that a hard coded administrative account could allow remote attackers to take control of their device, according to an alert from the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT).

Goodbye pseudonyms! Android app store reviews will now show your Google+ name and picture

Android app store reviews will now show your Google+ name and picture

No more pseudonymous reviews on Google Play - from now on, any feedback you leave on Android apps will be accompanied by your name and photograph.

Monday review - the hot 23 stories of the week

Monday revies - the hot 23 stories of the week

It's weekly summary time.

Here's everything we've written in the last seven days.

Facebook Data Use Policy email sparks security fear amongst some users

Facebook Data Use Policy change email sparks security fear amongst users

Some people are so used to being bombarded with bogus and malicious emails claiming to come from the likes of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter that they don't believe the legitimate communications they receive any more.

Judge orders women in sexual harassment case to hand over Facebook logins

sexual_harassment: US judge orders sexual harassment claimants to hand over Facebook logins

Female employees suing their employer for sexual harassment are asked by Federal judge to hand over passwords to their Facebook, email and other social media accounts.

Judge approves $22.5M Google fine for violating Safari privacy

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A U.S. federal judge in San Francisco gives the nod of approval, declaring that Google should pay a $22.5M USD fine for misleading consumers about the privacy protections offered to users of Apple's Safari web browser.

Google: Government surveillance of the internet is on the rise

Google: Government surveillance of the internet is on the rise

Google has released its semi-annual Transparency Report, saying that it received more than 20,000 requests for user data in the first half of 2012 - a sign of greater government surveillance.

Just how well do Android privacy apps hide your sexy photos and secret texts?

Android privacy apps

Do you have photographs on your smartphone that you don't want others to see? If an app publisher tells you that they will keep your secrets safe would you trust them?

Gary Hawkins takes a closer look at Android apps that promise to keep your photos private, and finds some lacking.

Google updates Chrome, finally adds Do Not Track feature

Google updates Chrome, finally adds Do Not Track feature

Google’s Chrome web browser finally joined the ranks of privacy-conscious web browsers this week, with a new release that adds a Do Not Track feature, along with other changes.

Email: the forgotten security problem

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When you read a message in your inbox, should you trust that the information hasn't been tampered with or that it even comes from who it claims?

Ubuntu pipes search queries to Amazon, worrying privacy experts

Ubuntu pipes search results to Amazon

Revolution OS - or adware? An update to the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution will pass searches through Amazon.com's search engine. Now the Electronic Frontier Foundation calls that move a "major privacy problem."

Yahoo! rejects privacy arguments, ignores do not track from IE 10 users

Yahoo! rejects privacy arguments, ignores do not track from IE 10 users

Yahoo! has decided to ignore Internet Explorer 10 users privacy choices. Are IE 10 users losing out on a tailored advertising experience?