Facebook is getting lots of heat about privacy lately. But a company exec told Computerworld that any complaining you're hearing is not from real users.

After Facebook's most recent privacy kerfuffles—can you believe users were able to read each other's private chats?— it's once again become fashionable to say you're going to quit the social network.

Mark Zuckerberg was reduced to bawling on the floor of a restaurant men's room in April 2005, amid high-pressure fundraising, says a new book excerpt published in Fortune. The Facebook co-founder's head was down, his words were panicked.

Facebook chat is now down as the social network races to close a security hole that let people see their friends' live chats. The security bug was exploited, ironically enough, by fiddling one's privacy settings, as this TechCrunch video demonstrates.

Looking to start an online criminal enterprise? Look no further than an Eastern European hacker website that offers stolen Facebook accounts for between $25 and $45. Just ask for "kirllos" and he should be able to set you up.

Megachurches aren't generally known for their openness toward sexuality (just ask Ted Haggard!). But a Kansas church now runs a support group that helps perverted women beat their porn addiction: "God created sex. But the enemy has twisted it."

This weekend's New York Times Magazine features a long profile of the littlest Obama Administration members: "All the Obama 20-somethings." How do they cope in a world of trashy blogs, constantly trying to derail them with meaningless Facebook scandals?

Gaming mogul Mark Pincus trashed-talked his way to Wall Street's gutter, trafficked scammy Facebook ads, and is now targeted in a class-action lawsuit. The FarmVille creator's now reaping $450 million in annual revenue and may go public. Revenge is his.

A New York Times writer heard Facebook's CEO doesn't believe in secrets; a Facebook flack disapproved of the writer's secrets; and Barry Diller's wife refused to give up her fur secrets. The Twitterati sought loose lips.

Four senators sent Facebook a letter of "concern" over its privacy practices—and warned the social network that federal regulators would likely investigate the company. Congratulations, Facebook. It often takes decades to achieve this level of government scrutiny.

Since posting about Facebook's latest privacy rollback, we've received emails asking how users can protect themselves, and for clarification about what happened. Here, then, is a quick guide to locking down the new Facebook.

For the first time in human history, we can break hearts with the touch of a button, without even sharing air space. How to know if dumping your significant other with a status update is right for you.

After confusing and outraging users with a December privacy rollback, Facebook nevertheless saw its traffic reach new heights. So the social network's new campaign to reduce user privacy even further should come as no shock.

Secret-sharing website Wikileaks is at it again, tweeting allegations against people who have pissed them off. Previously, it was Robert Gates, whom they called a "liar". Tonight, it's Facebook, which Wikileaks claims deleted its 30,000 member-strong fan club.

Unmarried conservative scold Laura Ingraham attended a party at George Will's house last night, and Joe Biden was there. Instead of stabbing him with an oyster fork, she took a photo and posted it to Facebook. Her fans are disappointed.

Eric Leebow is a self-proclaimed "Internet visionary" and the CEO of Freezecrowd. According to Leebow, Freezecrowd is like an online college yearbook, where one can "tag" people in photos and view their friends list. Sound familiar? Inside, Leebow is exposed.

Good news for women who hate internet porn: Men are increasingly bored with the genre's fake female characters and implausible situations. The bad news: Men are increasingly getting off to actual females they know, via Facebook pictures.

A 7-year-old who'd been adopted by a woman in Tennessee was sent back to the Motherland—by himself—earlier this week with a note explaining he had psychological problems and she'd been deceived by the adoption agency. What a country!

Today we looked at a bizarrely meddlesome Facebook mom and it sparked much conversation! One commenter seemed very frustrated.

A 16-year-old Arkansas boy filed harassment charges against his mother after she logged onto his Facebook account, changed his password, and posted slanderous things about him. She claims she was monitoring his behavior. No wonder he lives with his grandmother.