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In a bid to improve safety and make it easier to log on to Facebook from public computers, the social-networking site is offering temporary log-ins to its users. Facebook hopes that by providing one-time passwords to users who browse in places such as hotels, cafes or airports, it will be able to prevent hackers from accessing user-accounts. Consequently, users can receive text messages with a one-time password to use instead of their regular passwords.
How It Works
Users of the system must have a mobile phone number registered to their Facebook account. Once the phone number has been confirmed, you can then text the words ‘otp’ to 32665 (U.S. only) in order to receive a temporary password which will expire after 20 minutes, from Facebook.
In addition, Facebook has also launched another new feature that will allow users who forget to sign out from the social network to be able to do so remotely.The session control, which can be accessed from the Account Settings, can be useful to people who log into Facebook from a friend’s phone or external PC and then forget to sign out. There are however concerns over the safety of the temporary log-in system for example, criminals may be able to log in to one’s account through a missing or stolen handset.
The service will be rolled out gradually and is expected to be available to everyone in the coming weeks.
Talking Point
Do you have any concerns about Facebook’s temporary log-ins?
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October 25, 2010 at 10:30 am
This feature surely gonna bring a smile on d faces of the users who check their account at cafes,airport,hotels etc.This gonna act as a barrier 2 the misuse of accounts,thnks 4 d blog.
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October 25, 2010 at 12:46 pm
It’s really a big challenge for hacker to break this security policy provided by Facebook. Now you can feel happy and more secure to yourself while accessing your Facebook account.
neil martin
October 25, 2010 at 7:01 pm
great idea, but most users will be on facebook for more than 20 minutes surely.
Admin
October 25, 2010 at 7:55 pm
I think the 20 minutes refers to how long the temporary password will be valid for and not how long you can be logged into Facebook. This will ensure that the same password cannot be used again after that particular period but users who are logged in can obviously continue to browse as long as they like.
Paul
October 26, 2010 at 2:33 pm
I never new Facebook had a temporary password feature. With U.S. only option, does this mean the user has to be located in the U.S. when using it, or have a U.S. mobile phone account? If it is the first option, then travelling-abroad U.S. citizens won’t be able to use that feature.
Henway
October 26, 2010 at 6:34 pm
I think this is a great feature. One of my friends had his FB account hacked by logging in in a public airport computer. I knew ’cause I got a message from him asking me for $50 to loan.. I got suspicious and called him, and asked Why? needless to say he was in for a surprise 🙂
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October 27, 2010 at 9:55 am
facebook is very popular now a days If facebook added a features of temporary logins. so i think it is valued added services.
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October 27, 2010 at 10:00 am
It is good news and great information for face book users. They can also use more features of face book that help to connected with people. temporary log-in are use full for business purpose.
Computers Smart Phones Technology
October 27, 2010 at 4:48 pm
This is a nice feature, the two new features will make Facebook more secure for user and hard for hackers from accessing user-accounts.
DKNJ Networks
October 27, 2010 at 6:36 pm
This sounds like a good idea. I am curious how many people will actually use the temporary password to log in.
I like the remote log out feature. That will definitely come in handy to many people. There have been times when I forgot to log out of an account on a public computer and this feature would definitely give me peace of mind.
Admin
November 2, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Let’s hope this is just the beginning and that they will also take the threat posed by sidejacking seriously.
VPS Hosting
October 29, 2010 at 5:45 am
A good news for all of us, now their is no need of being afraid of our account being hacked,its an exceptionally good move towards the protection of our email account.
Bishwajeet
November 2, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Still waiting for this feature in India, after the new mozilla wifi flaw this is a must
robber
August 19, 2011 at 3:33 pm
I need to know if there are some tool that can help me to temporary login on facebook?
Sandra
August 28, 2011 at 12:21 am
I didn’t even know this option exists.
If you want to be safe and not get your account hacked then just don’t use it on a public pc. Is it really that important that people have to check their facebook through the day?