Re: State of Social Web Update

On 17 July 2010 00:09, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 17 July 2010 00:05, Carine Bournez <carine@w3.org> wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> 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.
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>> It's not true that people are not concerned about privacy, but they
>> are not sufficiently aware of the risks.
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> Regarding risks:
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> *Summary of additional findings:*
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> The Webroot survey uncovered that a significant number of people have
> fallen prey to criminals who target social network users for attack:
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>    - 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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And if you thought the phishing was bad ....

When asked if they had ever read a partner’s Facebook messages, e-mail or
other electronic correspondence, the men answered thusly:

   - Yes, but only with her knowledge: 23.51%
   - Yes, but only because it was open on her desktop: 13.32%
   - Yes, I broke into her e-mail or messaging account: 8.90%
   - No, but I would if I suspected she was up to something: 21.54%
   - No, I respect her privacy: 32.73%

http://mashable.com/2010/07/20/askmen-survey/




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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:
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>> >   "So why are we saying one thing, but doing another when it comes to
>> privacy?"
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>> >   "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."
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>> > 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.
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>> 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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