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Let’s face it: your identity on the World Wide Web may not be your own.  And conversely, you may not be who you say you are.  The World Wide Web is after all as anonymous as we want it -or allow it - to be.

When MySpace became popular I made a conscious decision to not sign up.  I did my research and discovered plenty of security holes that existed.  There were dozens of ways for people to access personal data on MySpace - for example, someone anonymously sends you a video with a embedded link that would reveal your password when you enter it thinking your need to be logged in to view that video.  Most if not all of the security holes in MySpace are created using third part applications that simply exist for phishing purposes.

A Texas women is suing Blockbuster for allegedly telling all her friends on Facebook what her rental habits are. In the lawsuit that was filed last week, the woman alleges Blockbuster violated the federal Videotape Privacy Protection Act by sharing information about her movie rentals as well as video sales with Facebook and thus her network of friends without first obtaining her written consent. And I’m sure you’re dying to know how that happened. It seems Facebook has been utilizing a new advertising platform called Beacon. A platform most Facebook users are most likely very much unaware of.