Re: Stupidest social networking idea *EVAH*!

[Joel Esler <eslerj () gmail com>]

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Joel Esler

On Jan 28, 2010, at 6:20 PM, "Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon &  
Hannah" <rmslade () shaw ca> wrote:

> I'm still not sure I believe this.  On the other hand, in our hyper- 
> materialist,
> consumer-oriented society ...
>
> It seems there is this site called Blippy, at http://blippy.com/ .   
> It is for discussing
> what you bought.  Except that there can't be much discussion, since  
> it is modelled
> on Twitter, and presumably has a similar size limit on postings.  In  
> order to make
> it easier to discuss what you bought, you can link it to your credit  
> or debit card,
> and what you bought, and where, will automatically be posted.  It  
> also apparently
> posts cash advances and withdrawals.
>
> Are these people *insane*?  And, if so, how long do they have to be  
> off their
> meds before the credit cards are cancelled?
>
> Even if they don't show your credit card number, the pattern of  
> purchases is a
> fraudster or ID thief's dream come true.  When you are calling to  
> report a lost
> card, or a problem with it, one of the standard questions that you  
> get is about
> recent purchases.  It would also be great for spear phishing and  
> other targetted
> attacks: you bought X, would you like the extended warranty/necessary
> service/mailing list for upgrades for that?  Just enter your credit  
> card details on our
> site.
>
> http://ecreditdaily.com/2010/01/report-credit-card-twitter-ripe-phishing-attacks/
>
> I've tried to sign up on the site, in order to find out whether this  
> is true.  So far I
> got stuck before I could complete the process.  So, maybe that is a  
> safety feature:
> the site doesn't work.  (Or, maybe it only works with IE.  Yet  
> another reason to
> use Firefox.)
>
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