Difference between revisions of "Security through obscurity"
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At [[AboutUs.org]] we have automated bots that scan the internet and find information and add it to our site, so sometimes they will find something that you may not want known publicly. Please feel free to remove any information that you feel is personal and would rather not be public knowledge. | At [[AboutUs.org]] we have automated bots that scan the internet and find information and add it to our site, so sometimes they will find something that you may not want known publicly. Please feel free to remove any information that you feel is personal and would rather not be public knowledge. | ||
| − | However, and possibly most importantly, if there is sensitive information here that was filled in by a bot, | + | However, and possibly most importantly, if there is sensitive information here that was filled in by a bot, the information was obtained from sources that are readily available to the general public. You may want to go to the source of the information and secure that information. It's been said many times: "Security through obscurity is not security." |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 05:51, 29 January 2007
Secrets can be a good thing. On the internet, however, there are few secrets. With the creation of modern search engines (e.g. Google), all kinds information can be easily found. And that's one of the reasons why AboutUs was created. We are here to collect information, and make it easily accessible.
Secrets can be found. Personal information can be found. Yes, your personal information can be found. Go ahead; punch your name into Google and see what comes up. You may be surprised at what is available.
At AboutUs.org we have automated bots that scan the internet and find information and add it to our site, so sometimes they will find something that you may not want known publicly. Please feel free to remove any information that you feel is personal and would rather not be public knowledge.
However, and possibly most importantly, if there is sensitive information here that was filled in by a bot, the information was obtained from sources that are readily available to the general public. You may want to go to the source of the information and secure that information. It's been said many times: "Security through obscurity is not security."
