15/07/2009
Careless behaviour on the internet is putting people’s privacy data in jeopardy, new research has found.
A study by Tiscali UK showed that the most common personal details put online by broadband users is photos (68 per cent), date of birth (49 per cent), email addresses (40 per cent) and job details (20 per cent).
Some 97 per cent of respondents to the study admitted they were wary about having some of their personal details available on the internet, such as mother’s maiden name.
Neal McLeave, managing director of Tiscali’s media services, said many people are sharing information on social networking sites which “they would not want to see elsewhere” on the internet.
He added: “We think that our research is a warning to people who are not cautious about what they share and with who on social networking sites.”
A recent study by Websense found cybercriminals are using domain name cloning to take advantage of social networking site users, primarily those using Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
