Twitter
May
7
In an effort to stop spreading the FUD about Twitter insecurity, DanaEpp shares some of her thoughts through a quick set of safe twittering rules.
@DanaEpp's 5 Rules of Safer Twittering
1. Never share information in a tweet that you wouldn't share with the world. You can never expect to take it back once it's on the Internet. Even though you can delete a tweet, 3rd party clients may still have it archived. If you feel you want to share private thoughts through Twitter, consider using a "Private Account" and limited it to only people you trust and want to share with. Of course, remember nothing prevents your friends from sharing your tweets with the world. So never share private information on Twitter. Ever. it's just easier that way.
2. There is no assurance that a Twitter account is the person you believe it is. Deal with it. Anyone can register an account if it doesn't already exist. As a real world example, for some time @cnnbrk was NOT an official CNN account, even though most of the Twitter world thought it was. It wasn't until recently that CNN bought the account from James Cox (the account holder) for an undisclosed amount of money. Another example is the fact that one of Susan's Twitter accounts was actually created by a fellow SBS MVP, and not actually her.
@DanaEpp's 5 Rules of Safer Twittering
1. Never share information in a tweet that you wouldn't share with the world. You can never expect to take it back once it's on the Internet. Even though you can delete a tweet, 3rd party clients may still have it archived. If you feel you want to share private thoughts through Twitter, consider using a "Private Account" and limited it to only people you trust and want to share with. Of course, remember nothing prevents your friends from sharing your tweets with the world. So never share private information on Twitter. Ever. it's just easier that way.
2. There is no assurance that a Twitter account is the person you believe it is. Deal with it. Anyone can register an account if it doesn't already exist. As a real world example, for some time @cnnbrk was NOT an official CNN account, even though most of the Twitter world thought it was. It wasn't until recently that CNN bought the account from James Cox (the account holder) for an undisclosed amount of money. Another example is the fact that one of Susan's Twitter accounts was actually created by a fellow SBS MVP, and not actually her.
