Facebook Offers Proxy Log-ins

Facebook is rising one-time passwords in an bid to make it safer to record on to the amicable network from open computers.

It moreover claims the network will help stop cyber-criminals accessing users' accounts.

Users must be content the difference 'otp' to 32665 and they will be sent a proxy cue that will run out after 20 minutes.

But safety experts questioned either the network was safe.

"If someone else is able to earn access to your phone then that's an open doorway for mischief-makers to access your Facebook account," mentioned Graham Cluley, comparison technology expert at safety definite Sophos .

It might moreover not be a foolproof way of avoiding Facebook hackers.

"A proxy cue might stop keylogging spyware giving cybercriminals a permanent backdoor in to your account, but it doesn't stop malware from espionage on your actions online and saying what's going on on your screen," he said.

Users of the network must have a mobile phone number purebred to their account, that could moreover open the network up to exploitation, thinks Mr Cluley.

"Do you know if you've purebred your mobile phone number on Facebook? Would you observe if someone altered it? Imagine a unfolding where a few ''fraper' changes the mobile number of your account to one to that they have access. That might meant that anytime they similar to they could access your Facebook account," he said.

Facebook moreover launched other new underline that will enable people to pointer out of Facebook remotely, directed at the who record in to the amicable network around a friends phone or P.C. and then dont think about to pointer out.

People will be able to keep a closer eye on the position of their accounts, Jake Brill wrote in the authorized Facebook blog .

"In the doubtful eventuality that someone accesses your account without your permission, you can moreover close down the without official authorization login before resetting your password," he wrote.