> Because people are not still aware of security, it's exploits and it's > impact on their lives. If you ever watch over the kind of people who > usually fall prey to those trade offs are not matured people who have > been using Internet and various services available online. It's > enthusiastic kids who do not care much about their online privacy and > security. Second, these are also people who do not look before they > leap. They do not realize that the site is just going to use their > entire address book, which unfortunately also contains mailing list > addresses. They do not realize that this will eventually result in his > email account being used as a carrier for mass amount of spam. People > who are aware of this, or have experienced the embarrassment once in > their life time are more careful not to go for it. At the end of the > day, it's all about awareness and I don't see an end to this until the > social networking sites themselves stop this method (which won't also > happen). >
There is just more to it.. For me, my primary Gmail and my orkut accounts are not linked(For that very reason).. When we talk about security in general, such a simple app(Like the invite your gmail friends app) could read the entire history of this person.. From emails to blog posts to picasa to orkut everything.. I'm just added to what Parthan has mentioned.. -- Jay "Impossible Is Nothing" http://www.amonks.in
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