12 tips for safe social networking

Social networking is the killer Internet app, but it can also lead directly to identity theft.

TIP 4 - Don't trust, just verify:

Two security researchers demonstrated at the Defcon/Black Hat 2008 conference how easy it is to set up a Facebook or LinkedIn site using a false or impersonated identity, including links to malicious sites. This means you need to verify that a page claiming to be from a friend actually belongs to that person before sharing too much information or clicking on links.

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