How Well Do You Know Your Facebook Friends? Precautions for Travelers

I have visited six countries in the last six months. And every time I’ve crossed a border (and sometimes even when I haven’t), Facebook has known about it.

“We don’t recognize the location you’re logging in from,” they begin. So, in order to test the authenticity of my identity, they ask permission to run me through a few questions.

The first step is easy enough. To prove that I’m not a computer, I have to recognize and enter the squiggly letters and numbers generated for me. No problemo.

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