Facebook users log in to the social networking site with their username and password. Normally you would expect that the password is unique, and that no one else could access the account by entering a different password in the login prompt on the website. If you have thought that then you have been wrong, and [...]
Facebook Login
Welcome to the Facebook Login page at Ghacks Technology News. Here you find all posts that have been tagged with this term. Please take a look at the recommended articles below.- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Published: Sep 13th, 2011
- Comments: 9
Every Facebook User Has Multiple Passwords
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Published: May 30th, 2011
- Comments: 7
How To Properly Protect Your Facebook Account, Login
Facebook has been rolling out new or improved security and privacy features in rapid succession for the past year. Many of the changes have only been announced on the official blog and third party sites like Ghacks that report about them. Facebook users who do not read the official blog or third party sites like [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Published: May 13th, 2011
- Comments: 17
Facebook Login Approvals, Optional Two-Factor Authentication
Facebook about a month ago began to roll out a two-factor authentication system designed to protect user accounts from unauthorized access. Two-Factor authentication is designed to add a second form of authentication to the login process, usually in form of a code that is send to the user. PayPal for instance is offering VeriSign ID [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Published: Apr 19th, 2011
- Comments: 10
Facebook Adds (Optional) Two-Factor Authentication
Two-Factor Authentication seems to be the next big thing to protect accounts from unauthorized access. Google recently enabled the feature for Google Accounts and now it is Facebook’s turn to introduce a similar feature for all Facebook users. Two-Factor Authentication is being rolled out at the moment which means that the new feature is not [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Published: Nov 19th, 2010
- Comments: 10
Facebook Password Decryptor Recovers Facebook Login Information
I do not have to worry about losing or forgetting my Facebook login information ever. Why? Because i make use of a password manager and backups that keeps track of all my website login data. But the majority of Internet users does not use password managers. Many use their web browsers or instant messengers to [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Published: Oct 13th, 2010
- Comments: 6
Facebook Improves Security, One-Time Login, Remote Logout
So called one-time logins, single-use codes or temporary passwords seem to be one of the latest trends in web site security. Hotmail has been offering their single-use codes for some time now, allowing users to request a one-time password on the Hotmail login page that they receive on their mobile phone linked to the account. [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Published: Oct 9th, 2010
- Comments: 4
Facebook Toolbar
Many Internet users dislike toolbars, which largely stems from the fact that some companies use questionable means to force their toolbars on the user’s system. Not all toolbars are “evil” though, and there are certainly some that may prove to be useful. The Facebook Toolbar may be one of them, but only if the user [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Published: Aug 12th, 2010
- Comments: 12
Failed Facebook Login Attempts Reveal Private Information
Facebook does not seem to come to rest these days when it comes to privacy. A new bug was discovered on Wednesday by researcher Atul Agarwal, which allowed anyone to match an email address to a Facebook user’s name, and profile picture. Facebook has designed the login process to provide additional information to the user [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Published: Jun 8th, 2010
- Comments: 10
Facebook Login Ranking Problems Return In Google Search
Remember the story on Read Write Web that was called “Facebook Wants to Be Your One True Login”? It causes some controversy back then because it made the popular web blog rank in front of Facebook in Google Search for the term Facebook Login. Many Facebook users left comments and messages on the Read Write [...]
