Gmail gave this option long back,and then made it the default option for all gmail users after the Google Vs China incident.
Facebook is giving its users options to make their Facebook browsing more secure, but its not the default setting.
Here are the steps:
1) If your account is not using the secured connection, the URL field of your browser will look like this
2) Go to the Account section on the top right corner and select "Account Settings"
3) Expand the Account Security options by clicking on Change
4) Now, check the box under this section, which will keep all your sessions secure
5) Click save. You should see the url like this:
You are done! Now, no one using Firesheep (check this link if you dont know about it) or any "not so sophisticated" hacker can hack into your Facebook account and vandalize your account!
PS: If you don't see the https url, try logging out and login again. This should fix it. Also, secured browsing is still being rolled out, and isn't available yet for all the pages of Facebook.
Facebook is giving its users options to make their Facebook browsing more secure, but its not the default setting.
Here are the steps:
1) If your account is not using the secured connection, the URL field of your browser will look like this
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| unsecure connection |
2) Go to the Account section on the top right corner and select "Account Settings"
3) Expand the Account Security options by clicking on Change
4) Now, check the box under this section, which will keep all your sessions secure
5) Click save. You should see the url like this:
You are done! Now, no one using Firesheep (check this link if you dont know about it) or any "not so sophisticated" hacker can hack into your Facebook account and vandalize your account!
PS: If you don't see the https url, try logging out and login again. This should fix it. Also, secured browsing is still being rolled out, and isn't available yet for all the pages of Facebook.
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