Facebook Admits it Can't Yet Protect Users from Firesheep
Facebook has quietly admitted it can't protect users from the Firefox add-on that makes it easy for anyone from your neighbor to the guy next to you at Starbucks to hack your Facebook account.
Facebook has quietly admitted it can’t protect users from the Firefox add-on that makes it easy for anyone from your neighbor to the guy next to you at Starbucks to hack your Facebook account.
The acknowledgement came after Forbes.com’s Kashmir Hill questioned a Facebook spokesperson why the company, barraged by media attention and user anger over the privacy breach, hadn’t switched to secure browsing, or warned users about the issue.
“We have been making progress testing SSL access across Facebook and hope to provide it as an option in the coming months,” the spokesperson said.
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