- From: Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:17:34 +0100
- To: Christine Perey <cperey@perey.com>
- Cc: public-xg-socialweb@w3.org
On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Christine Perey <cperey@perey.com> wrote: > hello, > > Over the course of the SWXG different people have asked to whom and why does > privacy in social networks matter. Of course, some have their own firmly > held convictions regarding personal privacy, but we all have observed that > the majority of social networking service users don't share these values. > > Unless, and until, that is....they read in mainstream media what happens to > other people as a result of lack of education and use of privacy controls. > > I doubt any of us can relate to and compare ourselves with the proposed Head > of British Intelligence, however, there is a bit of a lesson in this recent > mishap: > > http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6644199.ece > > Perhaps the Privacy Task Force can catalog a few of these examples to enrich > their user stories with real life testimonials. http://www.yvoschaap.com/index.php/weblog/facebook_myspace_accounts_hijacked/ According to the blog a backdoor to facebook/myspace was wide open ... thankfully fixed now, but some privacy concerns there ... > > > Christine > > Spime Wrangler > > cperey@perey.com > > mobile (Swiss): +41 79 436 68 69 > > from US: +1 (617) 848 8159 > > from anywhere (Skype): Christine_perey > >
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