Google Versus Facebook On Privacy and Security

Google VERSUS facebook. on Privacy & Security With the launch of Google+, Google and Facebook now compete in even more areas than ever, such as. facebook. Google facebook.com/games facebook.com/messages facebook.com/messages E facebook.com/videocalling O * plus.google.com/games M gmail.com talk.google.com talk.google.com a plus.google.com/photos * youtube.com e calendar.google.com GAMES MESSAGING / EMAIL INSTANT MESSAGING VIDEO CALLING facebook.com/media/photos PHOTOS facebook.com/media/videos n VIDEOS facebook.com/events 1 CALENDAR INCOME $29.32 BİLLION GOOGLE HAS ACQUIRED OVER 100 COMPANIES SINCE THEIR FOUNDING IN 1998. Google 2010 ACTUAL FACEBOOK HAS ACQUIRED 18 COMPANIES SINCE THEIR FOUNDING IN 2004. facebook. $4.27 BILLION 2011 ESTIMATE UNIQUE VISITORS Google 166.8 MILLION facebook. 156.3 MILLION By simply using these products you are placing your trust in these companies to protect your information. facebook. blocks anywhere from 250,000 to 600,000 hack attempts a day. Should You Be Trusting Them With Your Data? Google 8 SECURITY CHECKLIST facebook. A HTTPS:// ENABLED ON ENTIRE SITE YES, optional +1 YES, by default REMOTE LOGOUT YES +1 YES ADD YOUR MOBILE NUMBER for extra account security YES +1 YES TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION YES +1 YES SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY ALERTS YES +1 YES OFFERS TIPS ON CREATING PASSWORDS YES +1 YES That are better, and more secure STORES YOUR DATA FORA LIMITED TIME YES IF YOU DELETE THE ACCOUNT YES, 18 MONTHS Google Stores Search results for 18 months. Facebook stores info on deactivated accounts. Hacktivist groups reportedly threatened to hack the Face- book network on November 5th, 2011 but failed to follow #OP_FB NOV 5, 11 through, meaning that Facebook is a target but your data is safe..for now. Some hackers are looking to kill Facebook, but Anonymous has since claimed not to support their cause. Google vs |CHINESE НАСКERS come on in. In 2009 a security hole was found in Facebook Search that allowed users to see any- thing in another user's "Basic Information" section, regard- less of their security settings. (this has since been fixed) In January of 2010, Google announced that it had been the target of a "highly sophisticated" and coordinated attack against its corporate network. It said the hackers had stolen intellectual property and sought access to the Gmail accounts of human rights activists. Google said the attack originated from China China has denied involvement in the attack. PRIVA CHECKLIST facebook. Google ALLOWS COMPANION SITES TO SHARE INFO YES YES Like what you're listening to, foursquare checkins, etc. ALLOWS USE OF A PSEUDONYM NO +1 NO BLOCK INDIVIDUALS FROM SEEING A POST YES NO SIMPLIFIED CONTACT ORGANIZATION Organize into groups. / Ability to message groups. YES...BUT IT'S COMPLICATED YES STOPS TRACKING AFTER LOGOUT Your browsing stops tracking your other online activity. YES YES SCANS YOUR CONTENT FOR KEYWORDS YES YES We probably wouldn't enjoy the sites as much without them doing this. Entrepreneur and hacker Nik Cubrilovic reports that Facebook can track the web pages you visit even when you are logged out of Facebook. When you block someone on G+, your public updates and comments still show up on their page (you just don't see theirs). Google is our winner Also, there's no way of preventing other users from adding you to circles. (FOR NOW.) A Facebook spokesperson has responded that this rumor is unfounded. But the real votes are determined by the users. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/facebook-does-not-erase-user-deleted-content/4808 http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/google-removes-cocc-subdomains-over-phishing-spam-concerns-070611 http://www.fbhive.com/private-facebook-info-accessible-with a-simple-hack/ http://www.mediatapper.com/facebook-vs-google-the-safety-a http://www.itproportal.com/2011/10/31/facebook-getting-hammered-600000-hack-attempts-day http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/01/operation-aurora/ http://siteanalytics.compete.com/google.com/ http://siteanalytics.compete.com/facebook.com/ http://www.freevector.com http://en.wikipediaorg/wik/List of acquisitions by_Facebook http://www.marketingcharts.com/direct/facebook-monthly-visitors-more-than-double-myspace-twitter-combined-18668/ https://www.facebook.com/help/faq-2182881448561974How do-ipermanently delete-myaccount http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-57319073-245/anonymous-says-facebook attack-was-never-real/ security-of-your-personal-data-and-information-part-one/2/ wyand-s VERACODE https://www.facebookcom/help/?faq=212848065405122#My-name-was-rejected-during-sign-up https://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=115180708570932#How-does-Facebook-use-cookies https://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=2395307727657134Does-Facebook-use-cookies-If-l-don't-have-an-account-or-have-logged-out-of-my-account https://www.facebook.com/help/?faq-212848065405122#My-name-was-rejected during-sign-up. http://venturebeat.com/2011/09/26/facebook-cookie-tracking developed by nowsourcing.com