{"id":99854,"date":"2016-07-26T14:43:01","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T12:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=99854"},"modified":"2016-07-26T14:44:03","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T12:44:03","slug":"pop-star-asks-fans-for-their-twitter-passwords-sparks-massive-legal-and-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/99854-pop-star-asks-fans-for-their-twitter-passwords-sparks-massive-legal-and-security-concerns","title":{"rendered":"Pop star asks fans for their Twitter passwords &#8211; sparks massive legal and security concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a new way to connect with his fans, Jack Johnson &#8211; one half of the pop-rap duo <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_%26_Jack\" target=\"_blank\">Jack &amp; Jack<\/a><\/strong>, not to be confused with the laidback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Johnson_%28musician%29\" target=\"_blank\">Hawaiian singer-songwriter<\/a><\/strong> of the same name &#8211; has spent the last month soliciting social media passwords, reports <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2016\/07\/pop-star-tells-fans-to-send-their-twitter-passwords-but-it-might-be-illegal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ars Technica<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This would then allow Johnson to log in to your account and leave a personalised message for the fan on their own account.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately it also opens up a number of security and legal concerns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the entertainer in question likely considers this password collection to be a harmless personalized promotional activity, there may indeed be legal implication of both the fans\u2019 and the entertainer\u2019s conduct,&#8221; Andrea Matwyshyn, a law professor at Northeastern University, told Ars Technica.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From a security standpoint, the promotion\u2019s structure needlessly exposes both fans and the entertainer to risk,&#8221; she e-mailed. &#8220;Encouraging fans to engage in bad password practices and to expose themselves to increased risk of identity theft is not looking out for fans\u2019 best interests.<\/p>\n<p>Password hoarding also places a bullseye on the entertainer as an attractive target for malicious attackers, further potentially placing fans at risk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackJ\">@JackJ<\/a> today hacking <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/niallsstitches\">@niallsstitches<\/a> Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HackedByJohnson?src=hash\">#HackedByJohnson<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X5b64S1C4Y\">pic.twitter.com\/X5b64S1C4Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack and Jack (@jacksmeup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacksmeup\/status\/752930772814852097\">July 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>How comfortable would you be sending your password to a famous stranger? 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