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Beware spammers thriving in Facebook Groups Aug 18th 2013, 19:15, by Dan Tynan A couple of weeks ago I was flicking through Facebook on my iPad when I noticed this buffoon in my News Feed. Suspicious news feed post. Though the buffoon's post tells people to not leave comments, I posted one anyway. I cannot repeat what I said here; suffice it to say I got my point across.   There were in fact multiple postings from the buffoon in my feed that day – something I hadn't seen before. How in Zuckerberg's name did they get here? It has to do with how Facebook has designed its Groups feature. The short version: Because Facebook allows any friend to add you to any Group, it leaves the door wide open to spammers and says "come on in!" To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: fake_facebook_friend-100046076-small.png

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