• Los Angeles Times, Wednesday, October 13, 2010 10:59 AM

In its latest effort to ease privacy concerns, Facebook on Tuesday unveiled additional security features, including the ability to request a one-time password for use on public computers. "The feature ... allows you to text 'otp' to 32665 from a mobile phone associated with your account to get a password to use on a public computer, such as at a library or Internet café," reports the Los Angeles Times.

"The measure helps protect people from keylogging programs or malware." Another new feature lets users see all the active sessions on their account, as well as log out remotely. The top social network also plans to routinely ask users to update their account information, such as their phone number and the security question that helps prove one's identity. Kudos to Facebook for continuing to pursue a more secure environment for users, but that last endeavor sounds more like a ploy to keep members' personal information up to date -- important to advertisers willing to pay a premium for reliable demographic data.

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