On 16 July 2010 19:56, Melvin Carvalho <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Summary of additional findings:* > > The Webroot survey uncovered that a significant number of people have > fallen prey to criminals who target social network users for attack: > > - Nearly a quarter of respondents (22.4 percent) were victims of a > phishing attempt to steal their social network password. > - About one in six (16 percent) reported a malware infection in the > past year that originated from a social networking site. > - One in nine reported at least one of their social network accounts > had been compromised or hijacked. > > And if you thought the phishing was bad ... When asked if they had ever read a partner’s Facebook messages, e-mail or other electronic correspondence, the men answered thusly: - Yes, but only with her knowledge: 23.51% - Yes, but only because it was open on her desktop: 13.32% - Yes, I broke into her e-mail or messaging account: 8.90% - No, but I would if I suspected she was up to something: 21.54% - No, I respect her privacy: 32.73% http://mashable.com/2010/07/20/askmen-survey/ > > On 16 July 2010 19:50, Melvin Carvalho <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *Two separate studies were conducted this week that suggest that social >> network and geolocation users are torn right down the middle when it comes >> to issues of privacy. Both studies showed that for about half of the >> respondents, privacy is their number one concern. >> * >> >> http://www.socialtimes.com/2010/07/study-half-of-us-care-about-social-network-and-geolocation-privacy-but-what-are-we-doing-about-it/ >> > >
