Facebook Implements "Account Protection" Security Status Bar

Facebook has implemented a new security feature called Account Protection which informs users of how secure their account is. The feature is displayed in a new sidebar module and as a status bar at the bottom of the “Update Your Security Information” page which debuted last month. Users with a “very low” protection status are prompted to verify additional email addresses to prevent identity spoofing, connect their mobile phone to Facebook as an additional account retrieval tool, and add a security question for account owner verification.

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