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Title: Identity theft - found online at security site.
Post by: JimBob on 12/04/2008 19:01:02

91% of ALL identity theft now is obtained through or from Myspace.com or Facebook.com  Just the information posted is enough to get a complete profile of yourself or your friends (they get emails from you fishing for data)

Title: Identity theft - found online at security site.
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 12/04/2008 21:37:26

It doesn't surprise me in the slightest. But if people give out personal info willy-nilly then they deserve everything they get.

Title: Identity theft - found online at security site.
Post by: Seany on 14/04/2008 20:59:55

I have facebook..

But they can only see your profile if you are in the same network as them, or if you are a friend.
Otherwise, all they can see is your profile picture and your name.

I think MySpace is alot less safer than facebook!

Title: Identity theft - found online at security site.
Post by: JimBob on 15/04/2008 04:49:08

all it takes is three innocuous facts about you to recreate a life history - doesn't matter much what those facts are - it can be done.