A security company is urging Facebook to tighten its default privacy settings after a study showed that a large majority of users are offering up far too much personal information to keep them safe from cybercriminals.
Sophos researchers reported their recommendations Tuesday after they took a random snapshot of 200 users in the London Facebook network, which is the single largest geographic network on the site, with more than 1.2 million members. They said they found that 75% of the social network's users allow their profiles to be viewed by any other member, regardless of whether or not they have agreed to be "friends"
It's not just a concern for individual users, either.
Source - InformationWeek
