Facebook Steps Up Security Following Hack
Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's page remains hidden after yesterday's alleged hack, and today the site has announced the replacement of captcha with social authentication, a series of questions requiring identification of one's friends in pictures.
Facebook conveniently announced a couple of security enhancements the day after an alleged hack of Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s page, which remains hidden since it got pulled yesterday.
Today the company’s official blog says this Friday is Data Privacy Day, which may have been the originally planned date for announcing the new features that now seem like a shrewd response to a high-profile hacking.
The features Facebook is promoting include some that have already been available, but the newest addition to the mix is called social authentication.
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