Security Concerns

[arisbe]

Services like LiveJournal and Tribe are poised to be the next big thing on the Web in 2004, but their security and privacy practices are more like 1997, writes Annalee Newitz.

In The Register.

And you thought I got everything from Lew!

Comments

FYR:

[metaphorge.livejournal.com]

The password thing has already been fixed.

Re: FYR:

[arisbe.livejournal.com]

Good to know. Thanks.

Re: FYR:

[tiwonge.livejournal.com]

I noticed that it mentioned that, even though it's been fixed. So I checked the date of the article. That article is posted on Feb. 1, 2004, 3 and a half weeks from now!

Re: FYR:

[arisbe.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's scheduled to unfix itself.

Let's do the time warp again!

ugh...

[theoldanarchist.livejournal.com]

I use both sites, and none of these concerns ever entered my mind... am I just hopelessly naive?

Re: ugh...

[arisbe.livejournal.com]

I would guess that you have a life. Outside cyberspace, I mean.

Why don't you join my tribe, http://arisbe.tribe.net ?

Re: ugh...

[theoldanarchist.livejournal.com]

I try to have a life, yes. Not having a computer at home helps. But, there will be a comp., and the internet, in our house within the next month, so we will see what happens after that.

I have joined your tribe, and thank you for the invitation.

Some of your interests/concerns/subjects of study remind me a great deal of Peter Lamborn Wilson. Are you familiar w/ his work?

Re: ugh...

[arisbe.livejournal.com]

Oh, my, yes, and not all of it under that name!

Re: ugh...

[theoldanarchist.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know, trust me. I had the unique experience of spending a week w/ him and others up in Wisconsin about 10 years ago. I love his work, though he can be disagreeable in person.

[black-arachnia.livejournal.com]

Zoinks.

Good thing I don't have a very "valuable" online reputation :D Hijacking my ID may get you special treatment amongst Horror freaks, but that's about it!

Good article, thanks for posting it.

[arisbe.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome.

[swissarmyknife.livejournal.com]

ooops!

[swissarmyknife.livejournal.com]

also i saw the other day on some communities very unflattering photos of a girl, posted all over lj, claiming she wanted to find a boyfriend. i think someone may have done to her the same that was done to jack.