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This is really frightening...

by Dixiebelle
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The internet is almost to the point of being like the wild west before marshall law was declared - anything goes. The next thing we are all going to have to look out for is "clickjacking". Ever heard of it? Take a look at this article I found on Yahoo.

Web Surfers Face Dangerous New Threat: 'Clickjacking' - Yahoo! News

There are going to have to be some kind of laws set in place, for any of us to be safe on the internet, and be able to make a decent income. I will admit that I don't click on nearly as many links in Google as I used to, and very carefully open email, even from people I know. This will only serve to hurt everyone in the long run. Fear and mistrust has a lot to do with how successful a business becomes.

What do you think?

Dixie
#frightening
  • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
    Hi Dixie,
    Well in some ways it is bad that when the government did release the internet into the general public they did choose not to regulate it.. Now in other ways that is a good thing too..

    There will always be those that are looking to scam, looking for that short-cut to millions, looking to hurt others business. You just have to do your best to be on top of things.

    The more technology that will be created the more creative the hackers, script kiddies, warez users, and etc get also.. It's sad but true..

    James
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  • Profile picture of the author blenderhead
    Hi,

    I think your right.
    But how does this clickjacking work...lol
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    • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
      Originally Posted by blenderhead View Post

      Hi,

      I think your right.
      But how does this clickjacking work...lol

      "Clickjacking gives an attacker the ability to trick a user into clicking on something only barely or momentarily noticeable," the group stated. "Therefore, if a user clicks on a web page, they may actually be clicking on content from another page."

      Researchers weigh "clickjacking" threat

      James
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  • Profile picture of the author George Wright
    Hi Dixie,

    At first I thought this was just going to be an article about browser hijacking. It's not. You are right this is frightening. Thanks for the article.

    George Wright
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    • Profile picture of the author Jose Delgado
      I don't really understand how it works either but it is frightening!
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  • Profile picture of the author k0zm0zs0ul
    Oh is that when you go to click on a link to a page and your taken to an entirely different one? I HATE that! lol
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