FakeOff app to detect facebook fake accounts

With the increasing incidents of cyber crime, now an app will detect bogus facebook accounts. Facebook which is one of the social networking website has about 1.35 billion users and 10 percent of them are not authentic, reviled by statistics. Fake profiles and scams are all around us and can risk our safety in today world.

Social networking websites are used by a large number of people around the world to communicate with people. Everyone who has access to internet are using facebook to reach desired group of people.

An Israel based startup has developed an application, FakeOff as cyber impersonations are increasing in the social networking sites. This app will help to identify the fake account on facebook.

The app checks timeline activity of the suspect and tries to locate abnormal activity that indicates a non- normal way of usage. It allows the user to scan the photos of the suspect to find out if it was stolen from someplace online, said Eliran Shachar creator of FakeOff.

FakeOff has been live for two months now and has over 15,000 users so far. According to facebook, about 14.3 crore accounts on the social networking site may be false, with a major chunk of them coming from developing markets like India and Turkey.

India and Turkey are the developing markets where false accounts on social networking sits are on the increase.

About FakeOff:
Eliran Shachar, create FakeOff.
Protect you from fake profiles.
Target those fake friends and choose what to do with them.

Sources: HT

Mobile: Non drug addiction

In the age of communication development Mobile is considered as a essential device in one’s life. In today world this device is in every one’s pocket. In India whether one is poor or rich is carrying Mobile phones. Due to advancement in technology Mobile becomes easier to reach in the everyone pocket. From Laborer to Businessmen every person are using Mobile phones.

But the addiction of Mobile is serious concern to people as it is now considered as Non drug addiction. Addiction of mobile is like addiction of other things which are harmful for human, infect addiction of anything is not good for life. Mobile not only make us dependent but also cause many serious health problems.

In today' world mobile are not only used to connect with each other but are also used for other purposes which are Internet, calculating, social networking and so many other applications. Although mobiles are useful but it cannot be denied that extreme use of it could be harm one's health.

Mobile has made us fully dependent. Earlier we used to wake up in the morning at 5 o’clock with the chirp of birds but now we woke up with the ring of mobile. Even we use mobile as our diary and keep most of the information on it. Thsese are also used for calculating, social networking, Internet, listing songs and so many other things. There might be some advantages of technology but its excess use is a serious concern.