Sunday, May 27, 2012

Social Media Identity Theft - Sun May 27, 2012

Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Big Brother 2.0 (Part 6 of 7)
Huffington Post (blog)
The ubiquity of digital gadgets and sensors, the pervasiveness of networks and the benefits of sharing very personal information through social media have led some to argue that privacy as a social norm is changing and becoming an outmoded concept.



New Online Privacy Education Portal Priveazy.com Launches, Empowers Consumers ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Online data privacy a top concern by social media users, Priveazy.com empowers online consumers to control online privacy and safety with online education that is free, easy, and fun Seattle, WA (PRWEB) May 23, 2012 With personal privacy at the top of ...



CeBIT 2012: Social media is a tool for cyber criminals, says Eugene Kaspersky
Computerworld Australia
Social media is the latest tool in the arsenal of cyber criminals, with groups using social networkingwebsites such as Twitter to “manipulate the masses” into thinking a certain way, according to Kaspersky Labs' co-founder and chief executive, ...



Freshdesk Launches Private Customer Support for Businesses on Facebook
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Online help desk solution protects consumers from identity theft; is first solution to integrate privacy into social support Walnut, CA / Chennai, India (PRWEB) May 14, 2012 When it comes to customer support, social media has primarily been an outlet ...



SoCalGas Warns Customers About Latest Nationwide Scam
Sacramento Bee
In some cases, scammers have asked for social security numbers in order to allow for credits or to apply payments to customers' utility bills, presenting an identity-theft risk. According to reports, scammers have visited customers in person, ...



Gas company warns customers of scam
OCRegister
The scam represents a risk of identity theft. Southern California Gas Co. said employees always carry proper identification and do not randomly contact customers and ask for their Social Security number. Southern California Gas Co. also issued tips to ..


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