Comments on: Social networking privacy – where are your details stored?

By: David Kierznowski

David Kierznowski — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:02:52 +0000

@Adrian: Interesting perspective man.

By: Adrian Pastor

Adrian Pastor — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:23:57 +0000

“The question remains what can we do about it?”

David,

This might sound crazy, but I believe that in the future changing identity info (legally I mean) such as your full name will be done regularly by most citizens as a way to reduce the risk of identity theft.

The same way it is considered good practice to change our passwords often, will also apply to information that makes us who we are.

If you think about it changing your passwords often is a form of protection against identity theft. That’s because getting someone’s password allows us to impersonate the victim.

The only difference in the future is that more info besides passwords will be changed regularly (or at least encouraged!) as an attempt to minimize identity theft.

By: security and more » Social networking privacy

security and more » Social networking privacy — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:28:08 +0000

[...] Social networking privacy – where are your details stored? [...]

By: David Kierznowski

David Kierznowski — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:28:34 +0000

What is identity theft really; its just about knowing enough about a person or entity to assume that person. Social networks are the perfect breeding grounds for social engineering based attacks. The question remains what can we do about it?