Protect our personal information is really important. We can play any games over the internet with an opponent across the ocean or collaborate with far flung co workers in a “virtual office”. But the internet and the anonymity it affords also can give online scammers, hackers, and identity theft access to your computer, personal information, finance and more. If you think no one would be interested in YOUR personal information, think again. ANYONE can be a victim of identity theft. In fact, according to the Federal Trade Commission, millions of people become victims every year. Visit ftc.gov/idtheft to learn what to do if your identity is stolen or your personal or financial information has been compromised online or in the "real" world. How do criminals get your personal information online? One way is by lying about who they are, to convince you to share your account numbers, passwords, and other information so they can get your money or buy things in your name. The scam is called "phishing": criminals send email, text, or pop-up messages that appear to come from your bank, a government agency, an online seller or another organization with which you do business. The message asks you to click to a website or call a phone number to update your account information or claim a prize or benefit. It might suggest something bad will happen if you don't respond quickly with your personal information. In reality, legitimate businesses should never use email, pop-ups, or text messages to ask for your personal information.
Some identity thieves have stolen personal information from many people at one, by hacking into large database managed by businesses or government agencies. While you can't enjoy the benefits of the internet without sharing some personal information, you can take steps to share only with organization you know and trust. Don't give out your personal information unless you first find out how it's going to be use and how it will be protected. Read website policies. They should explain what personal information the website collects, how the information is used, amd whether it is provided to third parties. The privacy policies also should tell you whether you have the right to see what information the website has about you and what security measure the company takes to protect your information.
One of the developer issues in MMORPG is privacy issue, how developer protects information exchange. In order to be able to play any of MMORPG game, the players have to register first where the player need to provide personal information and email address to the server. The issue comes here. With the player's information on hand, the server is able to make transaction with any third party. Therefore, there should be a legal agreement between the developer and the players to guarantee that the user information will be kept safe. Usually, gamers can read this clausal under privacy. To know that whether the developer of game will protect personal information by reasonable security guard againts loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
References:
http://www.war-maker.com/index.php/privacy-policy/http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/computer-security.aspx
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