# Security, or breach of security? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 15, 2013, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-or-breach-of-security/671298 "2013-10-15T12:24:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-or-breach-of-security/671298/4 "2013-10-15T20:01:31Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > …which also allowed the convention to advertise through your Twitter account without your knowledge, making it look as if the message came from you… [More here.](http://mashable.com/2013/10/11/new-york-comic-con-promotional-tweets/) I don’t think that this is a good idea, and I would hate for this practice to spread to other venues. What say you? LinkedIn is accused of doing this, or something similar. They badger users to give their e-mail addresses _and passwords_ :eek: then harvest all your contacts from your e-mail account. Then send invitations _in your name_ to all your contacts, to come and join LinkedIn. (I myself have received some of these.) HuffPo article: [LinkedIn Sued For ‘Hacking’ Users’ Email Accounts To Spam Friends](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/20/linkedin-sued-hacking-emails-spam_n_3963195.html) Bloomberg article: [LinkedIn Customers Allege Company Hacked E-Mail Addresses](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-20/linkedin-customers-say-company-hacked-their-e-mail-address-books.html) The Independent article: [Stranger danger? LinkedIn denies ‘hack and spam’ attacks on members in marketing tussle](http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/stranger-danger-linkedin-denies-hack-and-spam-attacks-on-members-in-marketing-tussle-8836995.html) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-or-breach-of-security/671298)._