31 August 2007 – How Safe is “Social Networking”?

Myspace, Twitter, Facebook — Social Networking is the web success story of the new century. The statistics are mind-bending — Myspace claimed its 100 Millionth user in August 2006. But a recent ENISA workshop put the question – “how safe are social networks?”

According to the experts, there is a lot to be concerned about; from specialised social networking worms spreading through Myspace profiles to identity theft, extortion, spear-phishing and even recruitment of terrorists — social networking has it all. But the biggest threat is to personal privacy.

More: http://enisa.europa.eu/pages/02_01_press_2007_08_16_social_net.html

Source: http://enisa.europa.eu/

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