Annalee has a new article out in Security Force about security, privacy and social network. It’s a nice blend of the technological and social concerns that emerge in social networks software.
social networks and privacy/security
danah boyd | apophenia
making connections where none previously existed
Either its intentional or simply funny, but the link gives the following error:
Forbidden
You are not permitted to access the remote system.
If this is an error, then you should contact your local firewall administrator.
Securing social Networks
One of the obvious problems to me, as a newcomer to this issue (and even to blogging) is the issue of identity theft. My curiousity was rewarded today when I found the following li…
Huh… really? I don’t have that problem at all. But it is definitely funny!
I got the same message. I wasn’t sure to be impressed or dismayed. But the article itself is important and highlights the reason why many people (like myself) are reluctant to engage in social network services.
social networking roundup
I’m going in for another interview at Friendster today. Mostly coincidentally, I also ran across a whole slew of reading and commentary about social networking. Appropriately, all these people’s blogs interlink.
Real attackers
Catching up on some reading, I found via danah a great article from SecurityFocus HOME News on social networks sites