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Who Needs 'Friends' Like These?
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Posted 30 November 2008 - 09:37 AM
Someone comes up with a good idea, and along come those who would exploit it for their own reasons. This was a very imformative article and an eye opener to be sure, coastie65
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Posted 30 November 2008 - 10:44 AM
Yes, a good but troubling article. One question I have is why a "verified" cell-phone. How can you verify a cell phone? If you call the cell phone and the perp answers, he is going to give out the info he wants.
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Posted 30 November 2008 - 02:37 PM
When I began reading your article, I initially thought you were going to talk about hackers who obtain people's passwords to log in to their facebook accounts, then send sketchy-sounding messages to all of their friends, like "the party last weekend was fun. click here for pictures (http://very-sketchy-web-address)"
However, until reading this article I was never aware of this type of scamming. I guess it'll be best to double-check if a person who just made a new facebook account actually made one. (by means of direct conversation or other type of trusted communication)
However, until reading this article I was never aware of this type of scamming. I guess it'll be best to double-check if a person who just made a new facebook account actually made one. (by means of direct conversation or other type of trusted communication)
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Posted 30 November 2008 - 02:48 PM
--And Plaxo would for one be a practically perfect scammer's tool.
--Glenn
--Glenn
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Posted 01 December 2008 - 12:09 PM
The only answer to the problem raised in this article is by using age verification systems such as the online, real-time biometric age verification system provided by VerificAge (www.verificage.com):
- Establishes full segregation between adults and children online
- Does not use any kind of data base. Eliminating risks involved in storing and maintaining data.
- It does not identify the user personally but rather his/her age group category; therefore, the user's privacy cannot be jeopardized.
- The system is based on a "one time" biometric measurement that can distinguish a child from an adult
- It can assert a user's age every time he wishes to access a website, content, or while interacting with others
It seems that VerificAge's solution is going to change the surfing culture on the Net and increase dramatically children's safety online.
- Establishes full segregation between adults and children online
- Does not use any kind of data base. Eliminating risks involved in storing and maintaining data.
- It does not identify the user personally but rather his/her age group category; therefore, the user's privacy cannot be jeopardized.
- The system is based on a "one time" biometric measurement that can distinguish a child from an adult
- It can assert a user's age every time he wishes to access a website, content, or while interacting with others
It seems that VerificAge's solution is going to change the surfing culture on the Net and increase dramatically children's safety online.
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