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Leo's Mom wants to do something that many users probably want to do -- see other Facebook accounts without being public themselves. Facebook hides the ability to do this, and the default when creating an account is to be public. Here's how to make an account that's as private as possible:

Create a Facebook page that has no information in it, not even a photo. It may even be a good idea to lie about your age and say you're 100 years old.

Next, go into the Facebook account settings > Privacy. There are a couple of categories with a few options under each.

Facebook announced the long awaited Facebook Phone on Thursday, but it isn't exactly a phone. It's a Facebook launcher that runs on Android. The HTC First phone will come with the new Facebook Home launcher pre-installed. The good news is, this Facebook Home overlay can be turned off in favor of the Android Jelly Bean experience underneath it.

Facebook Home: Everything You Need to Know…
http://mashable.com/2013/04/04/facebook-home-everything-you-need-to-know/

In what Leo says is a modern day example of Icarus' like hubris, Facebook has sent out invitations for a Facebook flavor of Android OS. Leo believes that Facebook is full of itself in believing that people want to live their entire lives on the platform. Leo thinks that people use Facebook, but they don't love it enough to have all Facebook, all the time. Leo's betting that Facebook's ego will come crashing down once they release this phone and nobody buys it. It'll remind people that they don't have to use Facebook all the time.

Wanting to be "your daily newspaper," Facebook has introduced another update to its design. Leo says that it'd be nice if they'd just stop messing with it for a year. Leo says the problem is that his newsfeed is filled with advertising now, and that's annoying. He likes the fact that the photos are larger, which is rather similar to Google+. Those wanting to try out the new design can scroll down to the bottom of the link above and get on the waiting list.

Microsoft, Apple, Twitter, Facebook and a host of others have fallen victim to the Java exploit that was discovered by the Department of Homeland Security (actually, Leo says it was CERT - Computer Emergency Response Team ) last month. Leo says that it appears to be an Eastern European team that is attacking big American companies to find industrial secrets.

According to recent news reports, Facebook and Instagram are now asking some users to upload a copy of their government issued ID in order to use their service or their accounts will be shut down.

Facebook recently bought Instagram for $1 Billion. And this week, they attempted to change their terms of service to reserve the right to sell user photos without permission or opting out. This mirrors Facebook's terms of service which grants them the right to use member posts and names in advertising. Predictably, users were up and arms about it and revolted. And Instagram walked it back and went back to their old terms of service, which Leo says was worse because they were so vague. The lesson to companies?