5 Facebook Schemes That Threaten Your Privacy
Beny Rubinstein knows computer security. An employee of a Seattle-area tech giant with 20 years of IT experience under his belt, Rubinstein has seen a side of the industry that most people will never know. He holds a degree in computer engineering, and--oh yeah--he just got scammed out of $1100 on Facebook.
Rubinstein's experience isn't entirely uncommon. (We'll get to the specifics in a moment.) What's striking about his story, though, is that it demonstrates how easily anyone--even a highly trained expert in computer security--can be ensnared by a seemingly simple social network trick. And all kinds of these schemes are on the loose.
