On 15/05/2010 7:40 a.m., Jackie MacWhirter wrote: > With all due respect I am glad I do not have an account on Face Book or > Twitter I get lots of invitations but I just delete.. > To me It's a security issue ..and you are at the mercy of some people that > don't have any scruples.. PC world is calling it a mess. > > Some people have their own theories but when your own information is not > safe..that is a major issue. In time some unscrupulous people will say .. > you are for sale to the highest bidder. Have a great day Jackie Mac > > http://www.pcworld.com/article/196273/facebook_and_privacy_what_a_mess.html? > tk=nl_dnx_h_crawl Just finished reading the article on that link. It is sobering. Your information is exposed in some risky ways. The possibility that someone could capture it in order to masquerade as YOU is a disturbing one. Have you read it yet? -- Regards, John Durham <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> ICQ number 571215671 Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Blog http://pc-tech-upper-hutt.blogspot.com/ Get a copy of my novel entitled "Return" at http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=1382737 Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 80 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message -- -------list-services-below----------- Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Latest news live feeds at http://modecideas.com/indexhomenews.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.