Compared To Yahoo And Formspring, Is Facebook A Secure Network?

Facebook may play fast and loose with most of your personal information, but at least it has never had a major password breach — like Yahoo or Formspring. That got a writer for The Verge wondering: Is Facebook actually safer when it comes to the security of your password?

Facebook may play fast and loose with most of your personal information, but at least it has never had a major password breach — like Yahoo or Formspring. That got a writer for The Verge wondering: Is Facebook actually safer when it comes to the security of your password?

Ellis Hamburger of The Verge pointed out how many companies trust Facebook Connect not only as a means to gain fans by making it easy to interact through the social network, but for security.

After Gawker and Formspring fell victim to hackers who gained login information, both sites told users that if they accessed the site via Facebook Connect, they were safe.

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