AP Exclusive: Network flaw causes scary Web error - Yahoo! News: According to this story, their coverage map, isn't the only problem AT&T has right now. Seems sometimes when people try to log into their Facebook pages from their cell AT&T phones, they are winding up at other people's Facebook pages. The truly scary part here is that the people getting to these pages by mistake, are landing on them with full access to private information on that page. Sure makes me glad I don't do Facebook, or even Twitter my time away. And that I learned a long long time ago, there is NO such thing as true privacy on the net. There are too many hackers, crackers, trolls, and things can go wrong for that to exist.
Anyone who is reading these words, and thinks there is such a thing as a safe place on the net, needs to do a reality check. First all, the term net, when used in connection with the online thing means Network. Not like the net under a high wire that is there to safely catch the person walking that high wire should he or she slip and fall from the wire. Realistically speaking, when in comes to private information, there is no safety net, for the net itself. If you learn nothing else today, please take note of, and learn that lesson.
If you are a conservative type person, especially one of those pillars of the community types, my advice is NEVER say or post anything on the net you wouldn't want to see posted at, oh let's say your local post office bulletin board. If you are not at all conservative, or the pillar of the community type, and are really adventurous, not to mention an exhibitionist at heart, go ahead and say and post whatever you want, anywhere you want. Then, hope like hell it never comes back to haunt should you decide to settle down and become a conservative pillar of the community type. I suggest all those that fall somewhere in between those two categories use common sense and discretion when posting anything on the net, including private information about yourself.
I'm not trying to scare you so bad here you throw your mouse down in utter horror and run screaming from your computer. But, I am trying to make anyone reading these words, be you a net savvy person like myself, or a newbie to the net, realize that the term "privacy on the net" is an oxymoron at best. If companies aren't trying to track you to find out as much info as they can in hopes of selling you something you don't really need, hackers are busy as beavers in a flood trying to figure out new and creative ways of hacking Facebook, Twitter and other such sites. In between all that, there are network glitches like the one AT&T customers are occasionally experiencing.
Do enjoy your time on the net. The world wide web can be a fun, interesting, and even educational place at times. Just use common sense caution when surfing, making posts, and divulging private information about yourself, and/or friends and family because among many other things, the net can also be a dangerous place for those who don't understand how it truly works, and sometimes really messes up.
