Is this the new 2.0 war. Facebook; the epitomy of online social communication, along with perhaps MySpace, has been targeted by hackers. In the week leading up to March there were 5 separate attempts to hack the site, all trying to access private information about users. The attached article describes their attacks as 'capitalising on the trust and social links that drive the network'. This phrase sums up our continually increasing confidence in the safety of our information whilst online. The increasing use of different modes of online communication reaching more people inherently means a lack of control over private information. The sites structure seems to be the main issue here, the fact that applications can be created by anyone and are not vetted prior to launch means it is difficult to spot rogue ones. This maintains their selling point as a site for the members constructed to their members likes and dislikes, the incresing self personalisation seems to boost confidence and people can become almost careless when it comes to security issues. Maybe the lesson is that although these networking sites are now almost integral to society, it is still advisable to maintain awareness, as distant as the threat may seem.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7918839.stm
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