Beware Foursquare and Internet Stalking – Prank Phone Calls
Not too long ago I wrote about a popular geo-location application that people are using more recently called FourSquare. I was even using the app myself until a little more information recently came to light. A website known as “Phone Losers of America” or PLA posted an article this Saturday detailing what information security professionals have been warning against for years… The more social media applications you use, the easier it becomes for people to stalk you.
In the article, PLA decided to use Twitter to track down people “checking in” on Foursquare, calling the establishment, and asking to page the customer they were pranking. Most people had no idea how someone could have known they were there and were thoroughly creeped out by the call.
Click here to read the article and listen to some of the pranks.
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Awesome! I’m going to try this tonight!
For added fun, try to trace it back to their Facebook account and get as many personal details from them as possible… Pretend to be an old college buddy from XYZ university… Tell them you’re sorry you missed their birthday last week… OOO! Or inform them that a close relative was involved in a horrible accident and is in critical condition at the local hospital!!!
[...] week I wrote about how it’s a bad idea for people to use Foursquare and how easy it is to prank call people that do. This morning I found an article on Lifehacker [...]