Sunday, February 8, 2009

MySpace and Facebook Networks!!!

The popular social networking web sites like Myspace and Facebook have recently been the center of privacy-related issues. According to a recent study from Louisiana State University, every profile clicked and every message sent is logged into a database and saved for future reference. Frequent users of web sites may want to think again when putting personal information on these sites for the public to see.
Most of these users do not know what they are getting themselves into when using these sites to post their pictures. Many college students use these sites to keep up with their friends and family but dont realize that other people are actually reading what they are saying. "I dont usually think about what's at risk when I am exposing my personal life online," says UC student Paula Barclay. "If your profile isnt set to private and is available to anyone, you are putting yourself in danger."
Some peope try to get their careers started on these sites by exposing themselves through pictures or even putting their contact information on there. This could get anyone into some deeper issues because of the recent problems with predators, pedophiles or even child molesters.
These social networking sites have become the most popular way to communicate and most recently have turned into ways of getting into someone's personal business.
Parents, teachers, coache, manages, coworkers ad even businesses are taking it upo themselves to view someone's personal information and do whatever they want with it.

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