Trooper_IHB
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I recently created a free account and have found people I haven't talked to in years. Great fun. Anyone else on and want to add?
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Hey Troop, I just signed up for Facebook (thanks to your message). I found one high school classmate who is living in San Diego. Cool!
If you've just joined facebook, this video pretty much sums up the warnings I'd give (hilariously):
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Not me personally, but I've seen a few divorces as a direct result of facebook, myspace, etc. Private info can become not-so-private very quickly.
Important for relationships, employment, and even home purchases for diligent folks.
I already thought about how some of them would react:
Nephew A: won't even consider adding me
Nephew B: is so innocent and naive that he'll add me not thinking
Nephew C: will add me because he will want to have more friends on his page
Niece A: will add me and then think later about it and try and figure out how to remove me.
The older kids tell us things that they wouldn't tell their parents.
In fact, sometimes I wish they wouldn't tell me things and I struggle with the fine line of keeping the secret or telling their parents. It will be interesting to see how they react.
I'm actually seeing all 12 of my nieces and nephews this weekend for a family reunion.
So, I'm sure they will bring it up. :coolsmirk:
I'm a big fan of LinkedIn.
CalGal_IHB
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Trooper said:
Hey Troop, I just signed up for Facebook (thanks to your message). I found one high school classmate who is living in San Diego. Cool!
Trooper_IHB
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No, I'm not on either of those Panda.
BMP 309_IHB
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I have found friends from Elementary School, High School and College thru FB. Love it!
IrvineRealtor_IHB
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Trooper said:
If you've just joined facebook, this video pretty much sums up the warnings I'd give (hilariously):
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Trooper_IHB
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Wow, that is quite sinister. I take it you've had a bad experience? So far, mine has been great fun.
IrvineRealtor_IHB
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Trooper said:
Not me personally, but I've seen a few divorces as a direct result of facebook, myspace, etc. Private info can become not-so-private very quickly.
Important for relationships, employment, and even home purchases for diligent folks.
caycifish_IHB
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I haven't done the FB thing yet, even though I have friends who are encouraging me to join. I understand that MySpace is old and busted, and Facebook is the new hotness. Whatever. I'm sure I'll get around to it eventually.
acpme_IHB
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if you join any of these networking services, make sure to select the option in the settings so your profile is NOT accessible via the major search engines. here's why: (from MSNBC last wk)
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Almost everyone forgets a Web site password once in a while. When you do, you click on the familiar "Forgot your password?" link and, after entering your pet's name, identifying your high school mascot or answering some other seemingly obscure questions, you can get back into your account.
But there's a problem: A criminal can do that, too. With the help of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, personal trivia is getting less obscure all the time. You'd be surprised how easily someone can uncover Fido's name or your alma mater with a little creative searching.
Some security researchers are beginning to sound the alarm about "password resetting" tools, suggesting they could be the weakest link in Web security.
As an experiment, Herbert Thompson, chief security strategist of People Security, recently asked a few friends for permission to "hack" into their bank accounts. Using only information gathered from Web sites, Thompson found his way in within minutes.
"This is a serious problem. It kind of blew me away," Thompson said.
Here's what Thompson did. Using only one friend's name and place of employment, he found her blog and résumé. That provided a font of information on her grandparents, pets, hometown and more. He then visited her bank's Web site, where her user name was simply her first initial and last name. He asked for a password reset. The bank sent an e-mail with that information to her Web mail account. Thompson then asked for a password reset there, which sent a link to her old college e-mail account. There, Thompson needed only supply the woman's address, zip code, and birth date. Once successfully in the college account, Thompson hacked his way into the Web mail account – supplying her birthplace and father's middle name -- and ultimately entered her bank account by supplying her pet's name.
"I did this a couple of times. But the scariest thing would be someone doing this with some scale," Thompson said. A more detailed description of his romp through someone else's identity can be read on the Scientific American Web site.
There are no known cases in which hackers have widely exploited "forgot your password" links, but there are indications that both researchers and criminals are training their eyes in this direction. Markus Jakobsson, principal scientist at the famed Palo Alto Research Center in California, said answers to password reset questions have become so valuable that a black market has developed for personal information like dog's names. Criminals buy buckets of personal information, obviously with an eye towards foiling security systems, for about $15 per set, he said.
In most cases, such information sets are probably the result of successful phishing attempts, Jakobsson said, where a victim unwittingly supplied personal information in response to an e-mail. But he's seen demonstrations of far more sophisticated tools designed to "scrape" information off blogs and social networking pages for later use by hackers.
"It's an automatic dossier building tool," he said.
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Almost everyone forgets a Web site password once in a while. When you do, you click on the familiar "Forgot your password?" link and, after entering your pet's name, identifying your high school mascot or answering some other seemingly obscure questions, you can get back into your account.
But there's a problem: A criminal can do that, too. With the help of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, personal trivia is getting less obscure all the time. You'd be surprised how easily someone can uncover Fido's name or your alma mater with a little creative searching.
Some security researchers are beginning to sound the alarm about "password resetting" tools, suggesting they could be the weakest link in Web security.
As an experiment, Herbert Thompson, chief security strategist of People Security, recently asked a few friends for permission to "hack" into their bank accounts. Using only information gathered from Web sites, Thompson found his way in within minutes.
"This is a serious problem. It kind of blew me away," Thompson said.
Here's what Thompson did. Using only one friend's name and place of employment, he found her blog and résumé. That provided a font of information on her grandparents, pets, hometown and more. He then visited her bank's Web site, where her user name was simply her first initial and last name. He asked for a password reset. The bank sent an e-mail with that information to her Web mail account. Thompson then asked for a password reset there, which sent a link to her old college e-mail account. There, Thompson needed only supply the woman's address, zip code, and birth date. Once successfully in the college account, Thompson hacked his way into the Web mail account – supplying her birthplace and father's middle name -- and ultimately entered her bank account by supplying her pet's name.
"I did this a couple of times. But the scariest thing would be someone doing this with some scale," Thompson said. A more detailed description of his romp through someone else's identity can be read on the Scientific American Web site.
There are no known cases in which hackers have widely exploited "forgot your password" links, but there are indications that both researchers and criminals are training their eyes in this direction. Markus Jakobsson, principal scientist at the famed Palo Alto Research Center in California, said answers to password reset questions have become so valuable that a black market has developed for personal information like dog's names. Criminals buy buckets of personal information, obviously with an eye towards foiling security systems, for about $15 per set, he said.
In most cases, such information sets are probably the result of successful phishing attempts, Jakobsson said, where a victim unwittingly supplied personal information in response to an e-mail. But he's seen demonstrations of far more sophisticated tools designed to "scrape" information off blogs and social networking pages for later use by hackers.
"It's an automatic dossier building tool," he said.
Trooper_IHB
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"Not accessible via the major search engines"
That post contained some great information acpme, thanks. One question though about the above sentence. Does that just mean if I check that box, if someone Googles my name...they won't find the facebook profile? Which is fine with me, but I need a little clarification on exactly what you mean.
I only have ppl I know on my fb page. I have had several strangers ask for an "add", but I just decline.
That post contained some great information acpme, thanks. One question though about the above sentence. Does that just mean if I check that box, if someone Googles my name...they won't find the facebook profile? Which is fine with me, but I need a little clarification on exactly what you mean.
I only have ppl I know on my fb page. I have had several strangers ask for an "add", but I just decline.
CalGal_IHB
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I'm still navigating around the website. From my limited knowledge, I searched for my nieces and nephews. They are all on Facebook; however, I can't access their info until they add me as a friend. I had to send them a message first so they could add me.Trooper said:
Trooper_IHB
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and from what I understand, the youngsters aren't too excited about adding adults to their pages.....so don't be offended if they decline. ;-)
Nude_IHB
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Yeah... go ahead and try to garner any personal info based on my facebook, myspace, livejournal or OD user names, cybercriminals; I'll be dead and buried before you get into my first spam email account!
Google: Results 1 - 10 of about 162,000,000 for Nude. (0.07 seconds)
Windows Live: Web 1-10 of 1,110,000,000 results
Yahoo!: 1 - 10 of 286,000,000 for Nude - 0.24 s
Google: Results 1 - 10 of about 162,000,000 for Nude. (0.07 seconds)
Windows Live: Web 1-10 of 1,110,000,000 results
Yahoo!: 1 - 10 of 286,000,000 for Nude - 0.24 s
CalGal_IHB
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LOL - I already thought of that. I'm interested to see how they react.Trooper said:
I already thought about how some of them would react:
Nephew A: won't even consider adding me
Nephew B: is so innocent and naive that he'll add me not thinking
Nephew C: will add me because he will want to have more friends on his page
Niece A: will add me and then think later about it and try and figure out how to remove me.
The older kids tell us things that they wouldn't tell their parents.
In fact, sometimes I wish they wouldn't tell me things and I struggle with the fine line of keeping the secret or telling their parents. It will be interesting to see how they react.
I'm actually seeing all 12 of my nieces and nephews this weekend for a family reunion.
So, I'm sure they will bring it up. :coolsmirk:
HB Bear Too_IHB
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PANDA said:
I'm a big fan of LinkedIn.
Shooby_IHB
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Myspace seems to be on it's way out. Too much clutter and advertisements, definitely not as user friendly.
LinkedIn is pretty good, its basically more concentrated on job/career growth, and networking. Each profile lists the person's current occupation and is a great networking site for jobs and company information.
I personally like Facebook, seems to be reaching a greater audience, especially on the east coast. I've found middle school classmates and high school buddies I haven't talked to in years, thanks to the internet.
We should start a group on Facebook, the IHB group...yeaaa!
LinkedIn is pretty good, its basically more concentrated on job/career growth, and networking. Each profile lists the person's current occupation and is a great networking site for jobs and company information.
I personally like Facebook, seems to be reaching a greater audience, especially on the east coast. I've found middle school classmates and high school buddies I haven't talked to in years, thanks to the internet.
We should start a group on Facebook, the IHB group...yeaaa!
irvinewestpark_IHB
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What do you think about orkut .I also feel that it has the same security issues as other social networking sites or it is better than others.
Orkut vs facebook vs myspace which one is better?
Orkut vs facebook vs myspace which one is better?