Facebook is set to announce new security features today will discourage people to set passwords for third-party applications and get help from friends, when they cannot get into your account.
Hackers hijack accounts, the first thing they normally do when password changes, so that the owners of legitimate accounts cannot return. Rather than go through the rigamarole verification that you are the owner of a legitimate account, Facebook now allow friends to vouch for you.
To use the App passwords, click on account settings, and then click the Security tab and the "passwords" section of the App. "You can generate a password that you don't need to remember, simply enter it together with your email when you log on to the application, the company said in a statement.
Hackers hijack accounts, the first thing they normally do when password changes, so that the owners of legitimate accounts cannot return. Rather than go through the rigamarole verification that you are the owner of a legitimate account, Facebook now allow friends to vouch for you.
New feature in trusted friends that like App passwords will be available for "verification" in the coming weeks, allows you to select three to five friends who you can trust to help gain access to your account was hijacked. Facebook will send secret codes choice of friends, who can then share them with you.
"Sort of like giving your friends house key when you go on vacation--to choose the most trust in case if you require their assistance in the future, friends," the company said in the blog due to go live today. CNET has seen an advance copy.
Similarly, Facebook high security for applications in the system. Your login Facebook already usually allows you to access your Facebook apps, but in some cases you may prefer to use relations and/or a unique password for your application. And now you can.
To use the App passwords, click on account settings, and then click the Security tab and the "passwords" section of the App. "You can generate a password that you don't need to remember, simply enter it together with your email when you log on to the application, the company said in a statement.
"There are tons of applications that you can use the change while logged in to Facebook. However, in some cases, you can have a unique password for this application, "says the blog. "This is especially useful if you have chosen in the permission entry for which security codes do not always work when using third-party applications".
These steps are Facebook's recent attempt to help people keep hackers and hijackers their accounts. In may, Facebook announced a series of safety of the victim, including two-factor authentication is called entry approvals that require code when you log on to the unrecognized device. The site also will generate a warning when the links look suspicious or if he feels dubious activities going on behind the scenes visits. Facebook also launched a programme of Bounty bug in July.
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