I am so tired of hearing about Facebook security issues? Every time I tweet search they have another issue with information leakage. They clearly have serious privacy issues, Facebook is aware it's a problem because they tried to hide it and short term fixes like turning off chat are like a using a fire extinguisher on a volcano.

Most people would agree at this point that we should not expect Facebook to protect our privacy, but with hundreds of millions of users impacted by their decisions, it's important to publicize these issues in the hopes that they will address them.

Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control, is warning social networking users of the dangers of allowing strangers to gain access to their online profiles, following new research into the risks of identity and information theft occurring through global phenomenon Facebook.

Compiled from a random snapshot of Facebook users, Sophos's research shows that 41% of users, more than two in five, will divulge personal information - such as email address, date of birth and phone number - to a complete stranger, greatly increasing their susceptibility to ID theft.