I wish I had knew more about this topic earlier- my Dad passed away two months ago, as an avid social media user himself he and I actually had a conversation about what he would want to happen to his "online pressence" in the envent that something did hypothetically happen, he simply said (his sudden death and sense of humor make me feel this must be quoted word for word) "I don't care, I would be dead. What would be important is what you guys would want to do with it! Seeing as your Mum still refuses to join Facebook, like she did once upon a time with Internet Banking too if you remember carefully, it would be up to you." I immediately when I heard of his death, wanted to protect and save all my correspondence, messages and words from him online but ignorantly also thought it was best to request the page to be memorialised immediately as his high profile image may invite unwelcome activities I thought... I wish I hadn't... the more I look at death & social media & ownership & digital rights, the more it makes me aware we need some better answers before the "digital natives" are anywhere near old enough to worry about the kind of things I have been struggling with trying to keep, claim or save anything of someones life online...
Attacks on Social Networks Increase By 70 PercentA survey finds that 60 percent of executives view Facebook as a security threat. Meanwhile, experts see LinkedIn as a particular area of vulnerability. By Courtney Rubin | Feb 2, 2010 | http://www.inc.com/news/articles/2010/02/social-network-attacks-have-tripled.html
Unintended Consequences: How to Keep Social Media from Becoming a Security RiskBy Minda Zetli | http://technology.inc.com/internet/articles/201101/unintended-consequences-how-to-keep-social-media-from-becoming-a-security-risk.html?partner=newsletter_Technology
Sophos Security Threat Report: 2010Furthermore, over 72% of firms believe that employees’ behavior on social networking sites could endanger their business’s security. This has increased from 66% in the previous study. The number of businesses that were targets for spam, phishing and malware via social networking sites increased dramatically, with spam showing the sharpest rise from 33.4% in April to 57% in December. This highlights a surge in exploitation of such sites by spammers2. Why You Should Make Privacy a PriorityA new study ranks America's most trusted companies -- and reveals customers' feelings about how safety affect the brand.
By Courtney
Rubin | Mar 12, 2010 | http://www.inc.com/news/articles/2010/03/making-privacy-a-priority.html No small businesses actually made the Top 20 – could it be because 56 percent of small businesses don't even have a privacy policy on their Web sites? – but the Ponemon results still provide a useful lesson. Facebook, for example, made the list last year but not the current one – which comes as no surprise, as 2009 saw the site face serious security breaches as well as a very public debate about their privacy policies.http://nvca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=108&Itemid=136 TRUSTe Survey Findings Indicate Majority of Small Businesses Neglect Vital Privacy MeasuresIn addition to having shaky privacy policies
among small businesses with Web sites, security on small business sites
may be an issue as well: the survey reports that 21 percent of small
businesses don't know if they have encrypted pages on their web site,
and 30 percent admitted that they didn't know if they were PCI
compliant. This lack of knowledge invites privacy lapses and security
breaches that could lead to a consumer's information being stolen or
abused. Furthermore, it suggests a critical need for steps to ensure the
Web site is a trustworthy landing point so that small businesses may
conduct business safely and their customers have the best, safest
experience possible. Consumer discomfort online can be a huge pain
point in online sales, according to recent research:
These statistics indicate a critical need for companies to demonstrate compliance with privacy best practices to gain consumer trust. Although privacy may often be overlooked by small businesses, it is essential to a company's success in an anemic economic climate. For more information on privacy for small businesses and to take an online quiz, go to www.truste.com/about/privacy_policy_quiz.html Making sure we have back ups? How to Back Up Your Social Media Accountshttp://www.inc.com/guides/2010/10/how-to-back-up-your-social-media-accounts.html# What would happen if you lost all of the data you share
on social networks? Here's why, and how you should back up your favorite
social tools. Imagine if your Facebook account
were suspended and deleted. What would you do if your entire LinkedIn
network suddenly disappeared? If your Flickr
photos were no longer accessible or if Twitter
crashed yet again, only this time for good? Online networking and collaboration have become a dominant part of our daily routines. According to a recent study conducted by Nielsen and released in early August, social networking occupies twice as much of our time online as any other activity. Facebook and Twitter alone account for 22.7% of our time on the web, with online games and e-mail a distant second and third, respectively. |
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