3 posts tagged “news corp.”

Yep, I was right about MySpace being leaky when it came to security: another Macy’s $500 card ad came through from a friend’s account. And here’s what MySpace had to say about these things.

What do I do about the weird spam bulletins being posted through my account?

Solution:

Simply change your password and make sure you are always logging into MySpace.com.
For more information about phishing and internet security, please check out the following links:

Spammers posting bulletins
Phishing sites
The Safety Tips page.
You can also report phishing websites to MySpace.com here.

I find it concerning that there’s even a page like this, because I am reading it thus, between the lines: if you stay logged in, someone will get your password. In fact, someone will get your password anyway.
   I know it’s not what it says but that’s three comment spams in two weeks.

Good signs: the Irish newspaper (The New Zealand Herald) has been pretty supportive of Laural Barrett so far and I was interested to read that the Murdoch Press has been positive in its coverage of Miss New Zealand, quoting Miss Australia Kimberly Busteed. It’s in stark contrast to how Fairfax treated Laural after her win, though a few weeks ago, she did rate a footnote in the Australian newspaper group’s Stuff website.

Today’s lead news item on al-Jazeera: the Palestinian deal between Hamas and Fatah signed in Mecca, which means peace between the rival factions and a recognition of Israel. Today’s lead news item on Fox News: the death of Anna Nicole Smith.