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08-03-2011 06:37 AM |
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JOHN Taylor had a Facebook page for years but it took only seconds for it to turn into a forum of hardcore porn.
The internet developer from Noosaville has become the latest in a string of victims of malware sweeping the social network that posts graphic images and videos on users' walls, the Courier-Mail reported.
"Obviously I blocked the person who posted the content and reported it to Facebook straight away," Mr Taylor said.
"I put a quick search into Facebook to see if this was a widespread thing or not and I was astonished that 5000 pages were infected with this stuff across Facebook's network.
"Some Australian users haven't even noticed the porn is on their site."
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The graphic images are embedded within the Facebook site, making it easy to avoid content filters and parental controls.
Experts say Facebook users should alter their notification settings so they get an email every time something is added to their "wall".
Facebook rival Google+, which has attracted more than 20 million users since its launch late in June, has been praised for its 18+ age limit.
Facebook users have to be only 13 to join.
But QUT social media expert Axel Bruns said it wasn't clear yet whether Google+ had security pitfalls similar to Facebook's.
"Some of the problems around Facebook involve the apps where users enter their information and then that information is used without permission to push things on to your Facebook page," Professor Bruns said.
"Google+ doesn't have apps as such but sooner or later will introduce them.
"It will take some time for Google+ to settle and for us to fully realise what it is and what it does."
Prof Bruns said underage users could still access Google+ by pretending to be over 18.
Attorneys-general from across Australia met in Adelaide last month to examine whether parents should be given the legal right to access their children's Facebook pages.
A recent survey revealed more than half of Australian mums set up an account to keep an eye on their children.
"A lot of parents are genuinely concerned about what their children are doing, or being subjected to, on social networking sites because there are no controls on them and there are privacy issues involved," South Australian Attorney-General John Rau said.
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