Comments on: Fake and Unreal Profiles: Serious threat for Orkut - Thoughts and Solutions http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/16/fake-and-unreal-profiles-serious-threat-for-orkut-thoughts-and-solutions/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:46:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Yugandhar http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/16/fake-and-unreal-profiles-serious-threat-for-orkut-thoughts-and-solutions/#comment-247 Yugandhar Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:21:05 +0000 http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/16/fake-and-unreal-profiles-serious-threat-for-orkut-thoughts-and-solutions/#comment-247 That is a very interesting idea. This idea might be even more successful with facebook than orkut. Most of the facebook users are in US and having a phone in US requires proper identity and stuff, you can't change the SIM card as easily as we do in India. I really liked your idea. Are you into network security? That is a very interesting idea. This idea might be even more successful with facebook than orkut. Most of the facebook users are in US and having a phone in US requires proper identity and stuff, you can’t change the SIM card as easily as we do in India. I really liked your idea. Are you into network security?

]]> By: san http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/16/fake-and-unreal-profiles-serious-threat-for-orkut-thoughts-and-solutions/#comment-232 san Tue, 20 May 2008 23:08:37 +0000 http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/16/fake-and-unreal-profiles-serious-threat-for-orkut-thoughts-and-solutions/#comment-232 I don't agree with this. Today you can create thousands of email ids. We don't tie one email id per one physical person. You can buy hundreds of SIM cards Similarly people can create hundreds of virtual profiles. Unless there is any monetary transaction involved, you don't need physical identity of a person. IMO none of social websites (orkut, myspace, facebook) will ever implement such things because a. it is very difficult to achieve. b. All of them are looking for more and more users and increase their customer base to become leader in this space. :) Cheers! - San ---- www.zestinfotech.com I don’t agree with this. Today you can create thousands of email ids. We don’t tie one email id per one physical person.

You can buy hundreds of SIM cards
Similarly people can create hundreds of virtual profiles.

Unless there is any monetary transaction involved, you don’t need physical identity of a person.

IMO none of social websites (orkut, myspace, facebook) will ever implement such things because
a. it is very difficult to achieve.

b. All of them are looking for more and more users and increase their customer base to become leader in this space. :)

Cheers!
- San
—-
www.zestinfotech.com

]]> By: Ashsih http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/16/fake-and-unreal-profiles-serious-threat-for-orkut-thoughts-and-solutions/#comment-118 Ashsih Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:29:12 +0000 http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/16/fake-and-unreal-profiles-serious-threat-for-orkut-thoughts-and-solutions/#comment-118 Cool!!! Cool!!!

]]> By: Scott http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/16/fake-and-unreal-profiles-serious-threat-for-orkut-thoughts-and-solutions/#comment-79 Scott Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:31:13 +0000 http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/16/fake-and-unreal-profiles-serious-threat-for-orkut-thoughts-and-solutions/#comment-79 The cell phone security authorization sounds like a good idea, but the problem is that not everyone has a cell phone. I'm not sure that there is a better way to keep fake profiles away. The answer is to be a little more invasive in the privacy of the the person registering accounts. Maybe if all of the big players in Social Networking would come together and propose that starting in 2009 that users need to use biometric devices to authenticate. I've been using a biometric device at home for over 5 years now, they're inexpensive, and they are a godsend for logging into all of the online accounts that I use on a daily basis. No more passwords to remember, just place my finger on the device and it logs me in. Now I can make all of my passwords very long and secure without the fear of having to type it in every time. Now I know there are going to be those that are fearfull of having their fingerprints in some database somewhere on the net, but, it's just my 2 cents worth. The cell phone security authorization sounds like a good idea, but the problem is that not everyone has a cell phone. I’m not sure that there is a better way to keep fake profiles away. The answer is to be a little more invasive in the privacy of the the person registering accounts.

Maybe if all of the big players in Social Networking would come together and propose that starting in 2009 that users need to use biometric devices to authenticate. I’ve been using a biometric device at home for over 5 years now, they’re inexpensive, and they are a godsend for logging into all of the online accounts that I use on a daily basis.

No more passwords to remember, just place my finger on the device and it logs me in. Now I can make all of my passwords very long and secure without the fear of having to type it in every time. Now I know there are going to be those that are fearfull of having their fingerprints in some database somewhere on the net, but, it’s just my 2 cents worth.

]]> By: Ashootosh http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/16/fake-and-unreal-profiles-serious-threat-for-orkut-thoughts-and-solutions/#comment-6 Ashootosh Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:24:49 +0000 http://orkutapps.com/2007/10/16/fake-and-unreal-profiles-serious-threat-for-orkut-thoughts-and-solutions/#comment-6 I think you are quite right... Cell phone verification is quite a good method... Even I am suffering from this fake profile thing... Any idea, how can I track the Criminal or where should I register my case... I stay in Chandigarh... I think you are quite right… Cell phone verification is quite a good method…
Even I am suffering from this fake profile thing… Any idea, how can I track the Criminal or where should I register my case… I stay in Chandigarh…

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