MIT Technology Review |
Unique usernames 'allow spammers to track you'
Telegraph.co.uk The team harvested almost 10 million usernames from Google, eBay and MySpace. Using statistical analysis techniques they showed that it is possible, to a high degree of certainty, to track about half of internet users across the internet based on only … How Your Username May Betray You Username Choices Poses Security Risks Some File-Sharers Leave Trails To Their Front Door |
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