100 mil Facebook users data published...

[SteamWake]

Another facebook debacle. Personally I avoid facebook as a user or visitor.

Cause for concern?

The personal details of 100 million Facebook users have been collected and published online in a downloadable file, meaning they will now be unable to make their publicly available information private.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38463013...y_and_science/

[krashkart]

Part of me is snickering. Every time a website claims that they are bulletproof, something like that happens to them. One more good reason to remember the Titanic.

The other part of me is thankful that I didn't put my life up there.

[Jimbuna]

It had to happen sooner or later....felt it in my bladder

[Onkel Neal]

Pfft. Not that big a deal. People really get a little paranoid about internet privacy, as if they were some celeb and the paparazzi are just waiting to find them. No one really cares, other than marketers.

[ETR3(SS)]

I think the reason that this venture was so successful was because people don't realize the amount of information they are putting out there about themselves. Anybody and everybody can look at your profile info, most notably employers! People have been fired or didn't get a job they wanted because of what was on their facebook page.

meaning they will now be unable to make their publicly available information private.

So they took a choice to publish their own information to the public on the internet for viewing and somehow now they are unable to withdraw what they chose to put in the public domain.
Wow thats shocking

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Pfft. Not that big a deal. People really get a little paranoid about internet privacy, as if they were some celeb and the paparazzi are just waiting to find them. No one really cares, other than marketers.

exactly

Ok... so this guy has learned

1. my name
2. my birthday
3. my phone number
4. what i do for a living
5. a smattering of my favorite books and TV shows
6. and that i live in Texas

meh

i guess i dont see the big deal... these are all things i would probably tell a stranger during casual conversation while sitting in a jury selection room anyhow. big deal.

Now if he had my social, median income, driver's license number, types of cars i own and their license plate numbers, my wife's home and work address, mother's maiden name, credit card numbers, yadda yadda yadda


then we would have trouble

but who in the hell puts that on facebook anyhow????



also...





I'm on a horse

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

exactly

Ok... so this guy has learned

1. my name
2. my birthday
3. my phone number
4. what i do for a living
5. a smattering of my favorite books and TV shows
6. and that i live in Texas

meh

i guess i dont see the big deal... these are all things i would probably tell a stranger during casual conversation while sitting in a jury selection room anyhow. big deal.

Now if he had my social, median income, driver's license number, types of cars i own and their license plate numbers, my wife's home and work address, mother's maiden name, credit card numbers, yadda yadda yadda


then we would have trouble

but who in the hell puts that on facebook anyhow????



also...





I'm on a horse

Excellent point and same here. No matter what "privacy" settings Facebook offers, I never put anything too personal or private on a website. They can't know my employer, because I was never dumb enough to put it on my Facebook profile!

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

exactly

Ok... so this guy has learned

1. my name
2. my birthday
3. my phone number
4. what i do for a living
5. a smattering of my favorite books and TV shows
6. and that i live in Texas

meh

That would be enough in the hands of a skilled ID thief actually. Its not that hard to find out the rest of the vitals.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Pfft. Not that big a deal. People really get a little paranoid about internet privacy, as if they were some celeb and the paparazzi are just waiting to find them. No one really cares, other than marketers.

I would have to agree here 100%. The information you post is only as good as what information you actually post. Posting "I went to Disney for a week." is not what I call killer information on what I'm doing. Like anything else, use some sense and caution when posting.

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

That would be enough in the hands of a skilled ID thief actually. Its not that hard to find out the rest of the vitals.

Frequently checking your credit reports and a membership with life lock makes that job a little harder though.

I check my credit report once every two weeks

[AVGWarhawk]

Life Lock is a joke. The man who started it has had is identity stolen about 6 times.

http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20080523/li...entity-stolen/

[GoldenRivet]

The way the man plasters his SS number all over the place he was asking for it IMHO.

Personally, im not a member, but it is an outlet for monitoring your situation.

I think the article blows it out of proportion a bit too.

basic point however... dont put any info on a website that you wouldnt tell a stranger

piece of cake.

Now, when Darth Facebook and about 30 Facebook Troopers storm my residence - and fight to the last man standing... and Darth facebook has me in his evil mind power choke grab demanding the plans for the secret Myspace base... anyone can feel free to jump right in and shout in my face

TOLD YOU SO!!!!

Until then, i doubt that a list of my favorite books and TV shows plays some crucial role in a sinister plot to enslave all of humanity

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Life Lock is a joke. The man who started it has had is identity stolen about 6 times.

http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20080523/li...entity-stolen/

I'm supprised it isnt 600 times I mean talking about having a bullseye on your back.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

I'm supprised it isnt 600 times I mean talking about having a bullseye on your back.

What he did was present a challenge to be hacked and ripped off. Look at me with my SS# on a billboard truck. Go ahead I dare ya! The hackers won the challenge.