Kommentare zu: StudiVZ – If your data is leaking, the plumber is missing and you’re looking for excuses

Von: Plumber in Kitchener

Plumber in Kitchener — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:16:49 +0000

I am not a big fan of FaceBook, but isn’t posting personnal stuff online a risky experience ? If banks and governments cannot keep our personnal information confidential, I do not expect a privately run company doing any better.

Good luck with your issues.

Von: social media and green horses » Privacy Wars

social media and green horses » Privacy Wars — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:42:12 +0000

[...] know if you have heard about the StudiVZ (facebook service in Germany) and how it evolved (see also Karsten Wenzlaff’s post on the subject. this one too). Even facebook phishing scams have been developed, to get a hold of [...]

Von: social media and green horses » Privacy wars

social media and green horses » Privacy wars — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:36:42 +0000

[...] know if you have heard about the StudiVZ (facebook service in Germany) and how it evolved (see also Karsten Wenzlaff’s post on the subject. this one [...]

Von: Kasi-Blog » Blog Archive » StudiVZ - Recent developments

Kasi-Blog » Blog Archive » StudiVZ - Recent developments — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:45:00 +0000

[...] soon it also emerged that data in StudiVZ is actually quite unsafe. Even though Facebook has the same problems, none of the German users wanted to accept that all [...]

Von: moeffju.net » StudiVZ: I’m off

moeffju.net » StudiVZ: I’m off — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:16:20 +0000

[...] Die öffentlichen Bilder, die schlechten IDs, die Super-Suche, private öffentliche Pinnwände (mit unlöschbaren Nachrichten), immer öffentliche Freundesliste, etc. [...]

Von: Kasi-Blog » Blog Archive » StudiVZ - Recent developments

Kasi-Blog » Blog Archive » StudiVZ - Recent developments — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 02:26:52 +0000

[...] Now one of the big issues heavily discussed issues was the StudiVZ finances. StudiVZ partially disclosed their shareholders but apparently not to the satisfaction of the blogosphere. Particular strange was the refusal of the StudiVZ makers to speak about their plans to sell StudiVZ to Facebook, even though details had already leaked into the blogosphere. Probably because the sale to Facebook would also involve the access to the user data – something that no StudiVZ user really expexted. StudiVZ reacted by issuing a statement about data security and identifying somebody responsible for data-security. The problem: the data-security guy (Manfred) is closely involved with StudiVZ, works in their IT-development department – which is according to German law quite insufficient for guaranteeing data-security. Quite soon it also emerged that data in StudiVZ is actually quite unsafe. Even though Facebook has the same problems, none of the German users wanted to accept that all pictures, their all private data and all friendship-links could be downloaded, that it was impossible to exit from groups and that even deleted messages would still be viewable to non-registered users (which interestingly covered up the efforts by the StudiVZ to clean up their own privacy). Despite their efforts to overhaul the system, the data leaks are available until now. And Don Alphonso continued. So after copying what what some people have written on a better PR for a while, StudiVZ advertised for a PR professional and tried to bribe hire convince Don Alphonso to work for them. The problem was: nobody and certainly not Don Alphonso wanted to do work for StudiVZ. None of the German Crisis PR agencies wanted to take over the rotating steering wheel. [...]

Von: Jorge

Jorge — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 02:01:32 +0000

[...] kam heute ein enormes Datenleck zum Vorschein:

Alle Daten eines beliebigen Nutzers, seine empfangenen und gesendeten Nachrichten, seine privaten Fotos, seine Freundesliste, Gruppen und Pinnwandeinträge, alle seine Kontaktdaten sind einsehbar – und MAN KANN SIE SOGAR ÄNDERN! [...]

Von: blog.wieseln.de

blog.wieseln.de — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 06:48:00 +0000

StudiVZ in der Kritik…

Seit einiger Zeit ist das StudiVZ in die Kritik von Datenschützern geraten. Persönliche Daten sollen mit einem Fake-Account schnell auslesbar sein und seien somit nicht wie von den Usern erwartet geschützt.
Das StudiVZ wurde auch durch seine fragwü…

Von: moeffju.net » StudiVZ in den Medien (Privatsphäre für Anfänger)

moeffju.net » StudiVZ in den Medien (Privatsphäre für Anfänger) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:48:23 +0000

[...] Hätte ich mich doch nur noch ein paar Wochen länger geweigert, da mitzumachen! Le seufz! Todo für morgen: Profile meiner Freunde scrapen, mein Profil löschen, Freunde per ICQ anhauen, done. Gute Nacht. posted November 21st, 2006 at 22:48 [...]

Von: Matthias 'moeffju' Bauer

Matthias 'moeffju' Bauer — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:01:07 +0000

On the one hand, I’m curious to see how this will all play out. On the other hand, I don’t really care enough about StudiVZ anymore – I resisted for months when everyone was talking about nothing else; the moment I sign on, all the holes in their carefully programmed bought code become apparent.

All I’m waiting for now is for the mole to put the complete site source on some P2P network. Then all hell would break loose, and I wouldn’t have to spend so much time breaking their hash functions…