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About LinkBackshttp://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=7499Students at the University of Bristol have recently been warned of the dangers of posting to social networking websites. They aren't the first to hear these warnings, and they won't be the last.
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=7499Students at the University of Bristol have recently been warned of the dangers of posting to social networking websites. They aren't the first to hear these warnings, and they won't be the last.
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I've gotta say - Isn't it up to the individual? If they chose to reveal personal details/boast about things then good for them, jus don't moan when it bites them in the backside...
Yes, you're right, but many people don't seem to realise just how public the information they're posting can be. People aren't as weary as they should be.
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Perhaps this is true, and I can't say I always think before posting, but my internal self restraint stops me posting something which could bite me in the backside, it just seems common sense.
The thing that interests me, however, is how many employers are looking at these sources? They can have good connotations aswell - for instance like Hexus - shows you can partake in a community, can offer advice, help people etc - all good skills. Same goes for FaceBook - I know some of my friends post things on there which are of value.
Dave
I'm glad I use a completely separate email for these sites than I use on my CV and I don't have my last name entered either.
I wouldn't say chat rooms were dead. Sure, yahoo/aol etc run ones may be because someone screamed "think of the children!", but IRC is still going strong and is easily one of the most anonymous ways of communicating. Its also the most unmonitored and unlogged.
Even with blogs/journals, you don't have to give out your real name publicly (or even privately on most), and as long as you are sensible with the information you yourself reveal its easy to remain 'a nonny mouse'
I completely disagree with the facebook part though, sure, it can be open to nearly everyone, but they make it very easy to change the privacy controls on your account so that only those you know/trust can see your profile/pictures etc
I honestly doubt the social networking phase will go away anytime soon, if at all, so with that said, and your claims that privacy is out the window, I beg of you to give examples as to how a social networking site could improve privacy for their users. Perhaps if right now, you were in charge of changing how a social networking site is ran, what would you change with it?
Please be detailed! Thanks!
All sounds like scare mongering to me, if people post on social networking sites and it's detrimental to themselves, then like dave said, it's there fault and they deserve no sympathy if it comes back to bite them.
I'm well aware of things i've posted on social networking sites and i have nothing to be ashamed about, it's up to individuals to mind what they are doing.
Great article.. it really does get you thinking. As with many of these social-networking sites becoming increasingly popular with teenagers, many fail to realise the dangers or possible rights they are giving up by posting many personal details about themselves.
Reading this reminded me about a friend of mine who said to me that he had heard that all search engines cache webpages and data posted on sites like MySpace was stored for a very long time. I just looked at him, and was like err?! ...Didn't you realise that all your personal information posted on sites like MySpace was publicly accessible and stored for long periods of time?.. and he honestly didn't.
So I can totally understand the point you're putting across in the article. It may well take several 'victims' to really highlight the issue. It would seem like common sense, but to many they are completely unaware.
I think that sort of thing will only get you so far, because someone determined can combine several factors and do detective work.Originally Posted by Atomic
For example, I have used the same pseudonym on a number of other sites such as slashdot and youtube, and at times been fairly opinionated, so if they wanted to someone could do quite a lot of research on me. It would probably not take much more effort to join the dots and get back to my real meatspace identity.
In my case I have included in my profile that I live in Reading (that has a population of about a quarter million) and work for Nokia (A company of 60 thousand employees), so that should not narrow things down to much for an attacker, but some people are not so vague.
A college of mine has two pre-teen daughters who regularly go online, and he has told his that online they live 'near London, England' and never more specific than that. I think that especially for anyone vulnerable such as children, deliberate vagueness should be the rule, and we should think carefully about how much people can deduce by considering many factors. In my case, there are plenty of people who live in Reading and work at Nokia, but probably only 200 or so who do both. That is enough for me, but if I added any more factors someone could probably deduce who I am.
Hmm I got that email, i didn't really take much notice of it, partly because it's the boring guy that sends out emails saying we shouldn't come to lectures late Mainly because I'm not really that bothered.
Ok so someone can know a load of stuff about me, but I think the chances of someone going out of their way to find out exactly where I live and then attack me are pretty slim.
For non casual stuff I do have a different email address though google my name I come up and it'll easily associate with my username, which is my username for way too much stuff really. I don't think I have written anything on t'internet that could put me in trouble though.
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Not if they think before they click submit...
They are?Chat rooms are all but dead and buried now, amidst fear of sexual predators and other unsavoury types.
thats over 100,000 people that dissagree with you there, and thats at 2:17am, and not even the biggest network, sure the likes of aol/yahoo may be dead as someone else said but who in their right mind ever used those anyway? IRC was around before the internet, and isnt likely to die out any time soon.There are 16604 users and 83864 invisible on 28 servers.
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