Us old guys who HATE Facebook aren't always Dinosaurs.
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I am not old and I do not hate Facebook but I do not use it or any other of the social networks. My friends use it, posting family pictures and information about family members as a convenient way of communicating with them online. I have sent these friends weblinks to news articles such as the one you have posted here but they continue on.
It is their choice. They are informed. They have weighed the evidence and made an informed decision. So, if/when something happens they can't say they did not know.
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I have both a FaceBook and Twitter account but was never actually impressed from the start! Lately as seen with a friend's account hackers have gotten in and posted spam as if the account holder posted it! If fact even some celebrity accounts have run into the security issue!
A highly specialized worm for stealing that volume of passwords would need the skills of a professional programmer to accomplish and explain why so many accounts in the US have also been victimized!
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It is their choice. They are informed. They have weighed the evidence and made an informed decision. So, if/when something happens they can't say they did not know.
It's all you can do really.
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Couldn't agree with that more! I see people often putting too much personal information out there and then wonder why they are vulnerable! It simply goes to show that the best protection is "COMMON SENSE APPLIED"!
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I just watched a program on TV and believe it or not the IRS has over 1500 employees who's only job is to scan social network sites for people bragging about their income and or possessions.
They then cross reference the information against their reported income.
I have always thought people put to much personal information on those sites.
But as with most things when used with discretion or moderation it could be a satisfying thing.
I think
Fabe
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Lol, Facebook just rolls from one catastrophe to another and the kids, who are the majority of users, just don't care, a lot of them are only accessing the site from mobile phones anyway, meaning they have less to lose... if you ask them about security they wouldn't have a clue what you meant!
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Kids on FaceBook? That's for sure! Often if they are not on a phone they may be on a parent's desktop or laptop and wouldn't have any ideas of web security! They simply rush to get on to chat with school buddies or other.
As far as catastrophies with FaceBook I keep hearing about them from one source or another. As far as I am concerned along with what I recommend to people often enough is watch just how much you post as far as personal information since it is too easily exploited. My confidence in FB and Twitter as well is 0% to none from the start.
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One thing for certain it's a giant experiment! And the web in general does bring people from around the globe together. The opening up of the internet was what saw much more of this however!
No email, no instant messaging, no... what would we do?
As far as the younger crowd being on the web to start with you have to weight the Pros against the Cons. At the same time blogging and FaceBook may be a great tool for social distress you also have to remember that they can also be vulnerable to suggestion as well.
Likewise when anyone puts any information out on the web in any form there's always that element of uncertainly.