The games follow mainly the structure of social network as they are, so if they are social games it’s necessary they access at all yours personal settings also in the case you have applied a limited selection to the display at your personal data; in fact the application will access directly to what you have displayed into your card and all your friends and friends of friends.
This not only create a privacy issue since it is almost impossible to control effectively who has access at yours personal data and certainly how they manage subsequently, because it’s true that they use into and for the game, but not ever can find the correct application as explain in the article of latest week on this blog, it’s possible that some of these company are incorrect or using a completely different privacy laws than italian or vice versa.
Another problem is that some social games are set to progress of level or the game designer provided that it’s not possible access to some part of the game without a well-planned number of friends, progress in the game of a subspecies of character to play; this creates a security problem before a privacy problem, because the player will be tempted to acquire new friends just just to make level or to continue the game, this lets users at the mercy of possible lamers that are always on alert and that once hooked can redirect their friends not so prudent to pages within or outside the social networks that contain viruses, Trojan horses or anything else, or may be of scams disguised as regular applications are not always easy to discover.
For some games it is hard to find programmers or receive adequate information if you have problems or just only to have information about the use that company make of own personal data, some companies don’t settle minor bugs and even those that allow the so-called using bugs, branding any attempt at communication to this effect, this makes it dangerous that is based directly on social network, if it is buggy the application it’s easier for a lamer obtain information about either of you be on your friends.
A special future of all social games is that the achievement of a goal or a certain level, a bonus or other within the game is displayed on the wall and staff on the wall of all your friends, weather playing or less at the same game, this is normal if the game is clean, but there are sometimes within the social games for adults only (sexual games that generally should be prohibited for person under 18 years) but not strictly controlled; in this case, it’s clear that if by chance we have engaged a minor with our friends (could be our son or daughter or newphew or neice or a student if you are a teacher) and if by chance who play this kind of game use the generic settings or want display messages on the wall of friends of friends (so he/she couldn’t know if there is a minor in your friends list), it’s clear that the message of pornographic game will display also on the wall of the minor and will not have a tight control to avoid to ensure that he/she join in.
Another problem is that many of those applications are built on a Windows platform and other platforms will be difficult to work correctly this can create safety problems because it can open the bug on non-Windows network using the application for bugs not plugged in the main game.
When you use social network pay attention to privacy settings on who can access your information and those who do not want to see anything on your privacy, remember to periodically check the contractual terms of social networks, what is possible today may not be allowed in a few months, protection against lamers, crackers or fraudsters could be tomorrow but today no longer active so you'll know just how to manage them.
When you access at an application if you not sure of its security don’t agree to display your personal data and those of your friends by application who you want enter, remember that even if you entered a restricted area for privacy settings and only you can see your and your friends boards some application can penetrate this type of setting and display all about you and your friends; never permit at application that you use on social network to can insert messages on your or your friends wall independently from you will, even if this mean click on the button “public” every 15 seconds, it goes to your security but also to that of your friend.
Beware of bugs that are small or large, however, try to contact the administration and their attention if the application system hang a small bug can also cause major problems both for you and your friends.
Careful what you click in the game, check your pc periodically to ensure that you are suffering from viruses, trojans or that you got a rootkit without your knowledge.
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pubblicato il 19/05/2010