Re: State of Social Web Update

On 17 July 2010 00:05, Carine Bournez <carine@w3.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 02:15:35PM -0400, Tom Morris wrote:
> > I agree with Christine.  I'm very concerned about privacy, but I also
> > recognize that the general population does not.
>
> It's not true that people are not concerned about privacy, but they
> are not sufficiently aware of the risks.
>

Regarding risks:

*Summary of additional findings:*

The Webroot survey uncovered that a significant number of people have fallen
prey to criminals who target social network users for attack:

   - Nearly a quarter of respondents (22.4 percent) were victims of a
   phishing attempt to steal their social network password.
   - About one in six (16 percent) reported a malware infection in the past
   year that originated from a social networking site.
   - One in nine reported at least one of their social network accounts had
   been compromised or hijacked.



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> >
> > Sure, and I bet they all would say they are deeply concerned about
> > world hunger too, but the editorial (yes, it's an editorial calling
> > for more action on privacy), also says:
> >
> >   "So why are we saying one thing, but doing another when it comes to
> privacy?"
> >
> > and
> >
> >   "If half of us are that concerned about privacy, it should stand to
> > reason that we would do something about it. However, rather than
> > leaving these networks that cause so much concern, people continue to
> > sign up: Facebook will be announcing its 500 million user milestone
> > any day now, and Foursquare has reached 1.8 million users in its first
> > year alone."
> >
> > It's fine to say that we need to worry about privacy now so that some
> > when the general population does begin to care the appropriate
> > technologies are available, but I don't see the data to support the
> > statement that most users care in any concrete way.
>
> You can't say that people don't care because you found 500 million
> users on facebook. There are also lots of people who are not on
> facebook and nobody asks them why. Those studies are biaised by design.
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