Social net sites do wonders for crooks, spooks and bosses Social networks make obtaining sensitive background information on people as a prelude to stealing their identities – and running attacks on corporations – easier than ever before. Ira Winkler, president of ISAG (Internet Security Advisors Group), an ex-NSA officer and cybercrime guru, has called for increased security …
Although I have a Facebook account I rarely use it, never put any photos on it and never update my current status - why would anyone care?
The premise that everything on the web is there for all eternity has not caught peoples attention as yet. The best analogy I heard was that trying to remove information from the web was like trying to take piss out of a swimming pool.
...if one is STUPID enough to put personal info on these LAME "social networking" sites...then they'll just have to suck it up, and deal with the consequences of identity theft...personal harassment...being stalked...being bullied...virus attacks...trojans...etc...etc.
I categorically REFUSE to use any of them.
After reading this article I decided to ego search myself, pleased to say I'm still no where to be seen. I'm starting to question whether I really exist.
That being said between I gave up any illusion of privacy on the internet a long time ago.
I leave all that personal responsibility for privacy business in the safe hands of the likes Google and Facebook. They'll look after it, won't they? :)
Anonymouse, Just Because.
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