Archive for the 'Identity Theft' Category
Facebook has stolen my ID, and is using it on my behalf
Yazan: Charles | 01 August 2008 | Comments
Categories: Identity Theft
Like millions of users I have a Facebook’s account, with a lot of friends, pictures, videos, groups, events, emails, and any kind of content allowed to be post on Facebook. But I’ve been too active so the guys at Facebook closed 3 times my account and I end-up banned.
So I did like everyone else, I [...]
On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog
Yazan: Charles | 20 February 2008 | Comments
Categories: Digital Identity, Identity, Identity Theft, MyID.is
This is a really old cartoon, that I kept since 1993… What wasn’t a problem at those times, is one now since we’ll be approching the 2 billions Internet users frontier really soon!
Cartoon by Peter Steiner. The New Yorker, July 5, 1993 issue (Vol.69 (LXIX) no. 20) page 61.
Facebook ID Theft can put you in REAL problem
Yazan: Charles | 12 February 2008 | Comments
Categories: Digital Identity, Identity, Identity Theft, MyID.is
Radio Canada reported a sad Facebook story:
A student at the University of PEI (Prince Edward Island), Adam W. Morrison, has been suspected of wanting to commit a killing because of a false Facebook profile published on a Web site popular networking.
When the young Morrison has created its profile on the site Facebook, he was [...]
ID Theft on dating websites
Yazan: Charles | 12 February 2008 | Comments
Categories: Digital Identity, Identity, Identity Theft, MyID.is
On dating websites, people are most often with a simple nickname. This culture of anonymity has several consequences. Of course, you think of the danger of the bad meeting. But we can also mention the case of a friend who does not necessarily want you well and that encourages members to contact you…
Identity Theft [...]
Why do we wanna certify comments on blog?
Yazan: Charles | 12 February 2008 | Comments
Categories: Digital Identity, Identity, Identity Theft, MyID.is
This is a good question, why someone would left a comment on a blog with my ID and without my permission except for playing around with my online repution?
What happened to Doodee’s Thailand might be a good answer too:
I Did Not Leave a Comment on Your Blog or Forum
If you’ve arrived at this blog by [...]
When Seth Godin isn’t Seth Godin
Yazan: Charles | 04 February 2008 | Comments
Categories: Digital Identity, Identity, Identity Theft, MyID.is
This a story found on problogger:
Last week I had a quick conversation with Seth Godin via email about Twitter and in passing I mentioned his Twitter account. I was shocked to get a response to him saying that he doesn’t use Twitter and that the account I was referring to was actually being run by someone [...]
Another Identity theft on FaceBook
Yazan: Charles | 17 January 2008 | Comments
Categories: Digital Identity, Identity, Identity Theft, MyID.is
Just found a very interesting article on Le Monde today about identity theft on FaceBook:
“Who knows Rachel Bekerman? Based on her Facebook’s photo, Rachel Bekerman is a young blond woman, with a pleasant face. She says very little information about her private life: she was born on August 17, but the year is not specified. Instead, it [...]
About 25 million people confidential data “lost” by the British Government
Yazan: Charles | 21 November 2007 | Comments
Categories: Digital Identity, Identity, Identity Theft, MyID.is
I’m amazed when I see this kind of HUGE BUG!
25 millions…, how could that be? I let you read the article of Alice Milesfrom Times, which we’ll more readable than my english :
“Idiots. Utter, unbelievable, jaw-dropping, unpardonable idiots. It is beyond farce, past comprehension, criminally irresponsible and beneath contempt.
All those lectures from government and authorities [...]
Identity Theft Video
Yazan: Charles | 18 October 2007 | Comments
Categories: Digital Identity, Identity, Identity Theft, MyID.is
Those videos were originally made by YouTube and CityBank to suggest their users to protect their IDs, and those are a good look at what’s hapenning today online.
Facebook stalker
Yazan: Charles | 18 October 2007 | Comments
Categories: Digital Identity, Identity, Identity Theft, MyID.is
Are you always sure of whom you’re connecting to on social networks?
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