I joined Facebook nearly two years ago. It was at the urging of a classmate so that we could coordinate our High School Reunion. Just this week, my relationship with Facebook has expired.
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\nThis blog is littered with examples of my derision for Facebook:<\/p>\n
I’ve enjoyed using Facebook. I have fun with it. I make fun of people and post useless information to make people laugh or provoke them. It was a good time. But recently, things have gotten out of hand.<\/p>\n
So far this month, I’ve received three malicious links via Facebook. They come as personal messages, “wall posts,” or email “your friend thinks you would like” notifications. They were all bogus; all of them led to links infested with malware or were intended to trick you into doing something compromising to your computer security.<\/p>\n
While the social aspect of Facebook is enjoyable, I seriously question whether the Facebook developers really give a damn about security. They’re like drug pushers: They have millions of people hooked on Facebook. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop.<\/p>\n
Face it: Facebook is currently the most populous, target-rich environment for the Bad Guys. Millions and millions of users are addicted to Facebook. There may be attacks now, but it’s going to get worse<\/em> in the future. Much worse.<\/p>\n