In Lance Ulanoff's recent article on Twitter's hacking scandal, he discusses the positive side of the social media site's trouble in describing the precautionary measures that Twitter is taking to protect its' users. If the site thinks there is any chance that an account may have been compromised it is prompting users to reset their password and confirm personal information.
While to some users this may seem inconvenient or over-the-top, to me it seems like a social media site is finally showing the world that they do care about their users' safety and security. I like knowing that a site is willing to admit when something goes awry and is taking action in order to make sure it cannot continue to happen.
Some have seen this "password change" as a phishing attempt by the company, but whether Twitter is being overly protective or not, it still seems like something users should not take lightly. It is impressive by anyone's standards that Twitter would not only take the time to address the dilemma but to go so far as to take corrective action to stop these hackers in their tracks.
Nice!
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