People pretending to be someone they're not? :idunno:

 

Actually, the explosion in the popularity of the internet is based on ^ this very premise.

So those hot 20 yr old girls that want to be my friend aren't really after me? Darn it!

Per the article, they're not the ones to worry about.

I agree! But some people who have their profiles or pics set to friends only, are adding these people they do not know, and there is where the undercover agents get into the profile and pics. I think it was in LA a few months ago where agents or whatever got into some gang members friends lists, and I think it was through pics and all that they were able to trace items in those pics to a robbery or burglary.

 

As long as they use it correctly and for suspected criminals, and not hacking into private info, or just gaining access anyone's profile that is not a suspect to a crime just to try to dig up something, I see no problem with it.

 

STILL THAT'S A CHOICE!!!! It's not like ANYONE has access to this info, and like I said previously, YOU CHOOSE WHAT'S ON THESE WEBSITES!!! It's not like people follow facebook users with camera's and tape recorders.

 

In my mind, they're exploiting stupidity.

Problems of this are, per the article:

 

The Justice Department document raises a legal question about a social-media bullying case in which U.S. prosecutors charged a Missouri woman with computer fraud for creating a fake MySpace account - effectively the same activity that undercover agents are doing, although for different purposes.

 

"If agents violate terms of service, is that 'otherwise illegal activity'?" the document asks. It doesn't provide an answer.

 

Facebook's rules, for example, specify that users "will not provide any false personal information on Facebook, or create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission." Twitter's rules prohibit its users from sending deceptive or false information. MySpace requires that information for accounts be "truthful and accurate."

 

In the face-to-face world, agents can't impersonate a suspect's spouse, child, parent or best friend. But online, behind the guise of a social-networking account, they can.

 

How does simply viewing someones information viloate or pose as illegal activity. This is like a PG version of Dateline NBC, except they're not even at this point trying to act out on info through these "profiles" but merely collect data.

How does simply viewing someones information viloate or pose as illegal activity. This is like a PG version of Dateline NBC, except they're not even at this point trying to act out on info through these "profiles" but merely collect data.

By impersonating someone else? :idunno:

By impersonating someone else? :idunno:

 

They aren't impersonating anyone else, are they? I mean, they aren't saying that they were your long lost friend Jim Smith that you played football with in high school. They are asking you to friend Mark Jones, whom you don't know, but say, what the hey? I've got 500 friends, why not add someone else?

 

Is this not essentially what an undercover cop does? They create a fake persona to gather information about someone else.

They aren't impersonating anyone else, are they? I mean, they aren't saying that they were your long lost friend Jim Smith that you played football with in high school. They are asking you to friend Mark Jones, whom you don't know, but say, what the hey? I've got 500 friends, why not add someone else?

 

Is this not essentially what an undercover cop does? They create a fake persona to gather information about someone else.

I'm going by this from the article, I don't know other than from what I'm reading.

 

In the face-to-face world, agents can't impersonate a suspect's spouse, child, parent or best friend. But online, behind the guise of a social-networking account, they can.

 

This sounds like they might be, but I honestly don't know.

I'm going by this from the article, I don't know other than from what I'm reading.

 

 

 

This sounds like they might be, but I honestly don't know.

 

 

The other night on NCIS LA, one guy impersonated being a fugitive's cousin when questioning the cousin's boss.

Just as long as I do not get the annoying Farmville updates.

 

:thumb::clap::notworthy:

The other night on NCIS LA, one guy impersonated being a fugitive's cousin when questioning the cousin's boss.

If the article is correct, you think it's a good thing or a bad thing?

If the article is correct, you think it's a good thing or a bad thing?

 

I haven't figured out yet, how if I am the person who gives them access to my information I can be upset if I don't know them. I know who I know, and I'd know they didn't know me by the way the posted, or communicated with me. At which time I could just unfriend them.

 

 

Come on, RM -- condemn or condone?

 

Life is only about those two choices, ya know. :ohbrother:

 

Dang me and my box of 128 Crayolas!

I haven't figured out yet, how if I am the person who gives them access to my information I can be upset if I don't know them. I know who I know, and I'd know they didn't know me by the way the posted, or communicated with me. At which time I could just unfriend them.

All good and valid points. Do you think it's possible to copy someone well enough to fool you?

All good and valid points. Do you think it's possible to copy someone well enough to fool you?

 

 

I suppose it's possible. But I really don't friend people randomly. Personally, I've got to have an actual connection. The most distant "friends" I have are my BGP facebook friends.

 

As long as I have control over who sees my profile, I don't have a problem with the FBI accessing it. And frankly, if anyone is idiotic enough to conduct nefarious activities via Facebook, then they deserve to be caught, however it happens.

I suppose it's possible. But I really don't friend people randomly. Personally, I've got to have an actual connection. The most distant "friends" I have are my BGP facebook friends.

 

As long as I have control over who sees my profile, I don't have a problem with the FBI accessing it. And frankly, if anyone is idiotic enough to conduct nefarious activities via Facebook, then they deserve to be caught, however it happens.

You know how little sympathy I have for criminals, idiot or otherwise. :thumb:

I had two friend requests today from people that I did not know. Think that the Feds are after me? :isurrender:

 

Of course, I denied the requests.