How to Protect Yourself from Social Media Identify Theft
Online social networks like Facebook and Twitter continue to increase in popularity. These sites allow an unprecedented amount of personal information to be released for public consumption. In fact, some life insurance companies are using the information provided on social networking sites to predict the life spans of applicants in order to determine if coverage [...]
Read MoreTagged.com Engaged In Identity Theft and Spamming Says New York Attorney General
Tagged.com, one of the fastest growing social networking sites, has more than eight million monthly visitors – but New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo charges that the company built its following by raiding email address books, stealing identities and spamming millions of people. Cuomo has served Tagged with formal notice that his office intends to sue the company for deceptive email marketing practices and invasion of privacy.
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