Is there enough information about you on the web for someone to steal your identity? Very possibly.
Is there enough information available by phoning around or going through your bins. Definitely.
A blog post on the social networks, security, privacy and identity theft by New Statesman journalist Jason Stamper is well worth a read. Jason carried out his own experiment, using publicly available Foursquare and social network information to build up a profile of a stranger. Continue reading
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As social networks become a part of most people’s lives, all sorts of services are springing up to help them, from mobile phone apps to reputation search engines. There is though a darker side, of spammers, scam artists and money-making schemes.
I came across an advert recently for Social Network UK Helpline, which charges people £1.50 a minute for advice about using social networks. Continue reading
If you have read Me and My Web Shadow you will be familiar with the idea of a Google Shadow, a phrase coined by Jeff Jarvis, and how Google is the most important tool in beginning to get a sense of what your web shadow looks like. Continue reading