Thousands Attend Birthday Party Due to Improper Facebook Security Settings

Date: 2011-06-05 15:23:28

A Teenage girl from Germany accidentally posted a birthday party invitation with the security settings of "Everybody". More than 1,500 guests showed up and around 100 police officers, some on horses, were needed to keep the crowd under control.

Many say they don’t care who sees their photos. Why does anyone want your family pictures, birthdays or other information? Most people don't care about those things. But increasingly there are incidents where criminals "mine" personal data solely for the purpose of planning a physical crime. In this case, no crime was intended, but the end result was still devastating for a sixteen year old girl.

If you leave your FACEBOOK wide open, messages to your friends and family are visible. Do you really want the creepy guy down the street to know you’re going on vacation?

Another misconception is "Friends of Friends". You only need one family member or friend who friends every person in the world to suddenly open your information up to thousands of strangers.

Category: Facebook

Subcategory: Mining