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Usually, we assume that when strange, attractive women ask to be our friends on Facebook or MySpace that they're fronts for spyware, spammers or porn sites. But, apparently, those aren't the only dangers. According to a report from the Consumerist, at least one debt collection agency made use of a fake Facebook profile to keep tabs on debtors.The story, which admittedly has some holes in it, comes mainly from an unidentified person who hacked the account of "Jenny Anderson," allegedly a front for skip tracer Emily Scarfo. According to the unidentified source, Emily is an employee at the Vancouver-based CBV Collections, and used the account to track the activities of her targets, gathering evidence of their disposable income by posing as a flirty, attractive blond.
A Consumerist reader and freelance reporter named Brian managed a brief, if messy, interview with whoever hacked into the account and exposed the ruse with a status update.You can read the interview in its entirety at Consumerist. We've always been suspicious of random strangers asking to be our friends on social networking sites. Now we just have one more privacy concern to throw on the pile. [From: Consumerist, Via: WalletPop]
Death of Print
Elle Girl
In April 2006, Elle Girl's print edition was closed down, but the Web site lives on at ellegirl.com.
CosmoGirl
Though it will be folded into Seventeen magazine, the teen version of Cosmopolitan will publish its last print issue in December 2008. It will live on at CosmoGirl.com.
Christian Science Monitor
Founded in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy, this venerable paper will move all its daily content to the Web starting in 2009, though it will still publish a weekly print version.
Radar Magazine
Was it too snarky for its own good? We'll never know, but this modern-day successor to '80s-era Spy magazine shut down in October. AMI, owner of the National Enquirer, bought RadarOnline.com, however, which will focus on celebrity gossip a la TMZ.com.
US News and World Report
Once a serious competitor to Time and Newsweek, US News and World Report is now best known for its College guides, which it will continue to publish. The weekly newsmagazine, however, will be turned into a monthly, and all daily operations are moving to the Web at usnews.com.
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