Unlike Facebook’s “Photo Sync” feature, Moments is a separate photo app that doesn’t upload anything until you tell it to. Paul Ducklin wonders how much safer you’ll be from over-sharing your pics…
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Will emoji passcodes put a smile on your face?
UK firm Intelligent Environments has developed an emoji alternative to numerical passcodes used in online banking.
Armed robber caught after confessing on Facebook, “ashamed” emoticon and all
Here’s a candidate for the Facebook Hall of Stupid Posts fame: a robber who, though he took the time to wear a mask to cover his face, then posted a thinly veiled confession online.
Thinkuknow: What kids are up to online and how to protect them
How to teach 5-year-olds that people online aren’t always who they say they are, that older kids don’t have to suffer bullying in silence, and much more. 
Bad news! LastPass breached. Good news! You should be OK…
LastPass, a company that makes a popular password manager, just found out that crooks got into its network. But if you picked a proper password, you should be OK…
Uber petition site pulled after hacker redirected visitors to rival
An online petition by taxi firm Uber had to be pulled after a hacker redirected visitors to rival Lyft’s website.
Online seller of fake Viagra and abortion pills escapes jail time
An online seller of counterfeit drugs in the UK has been given a 1-year prison term that was suspended for 2 years.
France orders Google to scrub search globally in right to be forgotten requests
We do not care if a URL’s got a .fr, a .uk or a .com glued to the end, France told Google – if a European makes a legitimate request to be forgotten in search results, make it so on all your search engines in all countries. 
Thief who mugged Facebook PlayStation-seller busted thanks to location data
The victim had been trying to sell an old PlayStation 2 through Facebook, and was contacted by a potential purchaser who turned out to be the mugger. We offer some advice on making offline transactions with people you meet online.
Authentication is all around us! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s our latest “60 Second Security” video – catch the week’s security news in just 1 minute.