Telling the world your "Twitter porn name" is Fluffy Oak may be fun -- but it could also lead to a not-so-entertaining case of ID theft, Canada's Privacy Commission has warned.
In its official blog, the privacy office warns Canadians not to play the game in which users of the social networking site post their porn name using a variation of first pet, first street or first teacher's name.
"Each of those names is often used as a security question when accessing online e-mail services, using online banking sites, or even whThe game was one of the most popular topics on the site early this week. Many users openly shared personal information. But by Thursday, most posts about the Twitter porn name game were warnings not to take part in the scam.en speaking to your bank on the phone," the blog says.
No comments:
Post a Comment