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Facebook Looking to Bloat 350 Million Users’ Computers; I login to my Facebook profile to find the first step toward their downfall. While apparently they want to provide their users “better security through software“, this is nothing more than a marketing stunt for Facebook to monetize their large user base. Facebook is in partnership with McAfee to offer a free 6 month subscription of McAfee Internet Security to all Facebook users. While a few years ago, during the times when McAfee dominated the security software industry, and McAfee was almost synonymous with security software, this move might have been a lot smarter. Today though, McAfee conveniently leeches a good sum of your processing power to keep you ‘protected’ which would mean several frustrated Facebook and McAfee users. While it appears to be a gracious gesture on Facebook’s part, it provides McAfee access to a potential 350 million new customers. (probably a lot less, because fortunately there are people on Facebook who have some sense). Also to make use of this offer you need to become a ‘fan’ of McAfee on their Facebook page and enter your credit card details, your card would be billed at the end of the six months unless canceled. Just a good gesture? I think not. On a more positive note, malware and online security has been a serious issue this past year, and with all the privacy concerns with Facebook lately, having an internet security tool installed can provide some sort of assurance in terms of online security. McAfee Internet Security won’t be the best solution though with better free tools available. In Facebook’s perspective, this could be the beginning of a wave of ‘giveaways’ from software tools to maybe even physical products pushed to users to make a few millions on the side (speculation of course). Comments are welcome, as always. Related posts:How to Make Your Facebook Profile Picture Private If you found this post via Google, you’re probably a... Tired of Facebook chat only on Facebook? A few months ago Facebook launched their Facebook Chat... Google Toolbar users Beware A bug was discovered in the popular Google Toolbar which...