Zappos gets hacked, plus a new constitution for social networks
Lori Andrews' new book has a pretty alarming title: "I Know Who
You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of
Privacy." It explores the ways social networks are being used
for purposes that are anything but friendly.  Twenty-
four million accounts at Zappos.com have been hacked, according
to notifications sent out to customers. According to the online
shoe retailer, which is owned by Amazon.com, no credit card
information was stolen, instead it was personal data like names,
addresses, phone numbers, and emails, as well as the last four
digits of a credit card number (traditionally used for
verification). While 24 million compromised accounts doesn't
rank the Zappos attack all that high in terms of history's
biggest hacks, it's pretty alarming if you're one of those 24
million getting that email.   So what do you do now? Look in
your inbox for scams. "Phishing is the attempt to pretend to
lure you - like for fish-  except they'r