social networking: sharing information and privacy online

SOCIAL NETWORKINGsharing information and privacy online

things comm. students

should know about

social networking sites.

What is it?

Who is it important to?

So what?

Criticism

Taking Action

Social Networking Sites are online webpages where an

What is it?

individual can connect with others.

a place to share information about…

Themselves

Interests

Hobbies

Pictures

Places

while communicating with other users on expressing…

Thoughts

Plans

Events in Life

Who is it important to?

It is used all over the globe by many people for

multiple reasons; virtually used by everybody.

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Organizations

Corporations

Friends & Family

and so many more…

So What?Sharing information about oneself online

can be beneficial.

But, it can also be harmful if the privacy settings are

not used properly.

All users have free-reign to post just about

anything and change the settings to their liking.

Argument

Most users do not take advantage of the security

settings, increasing their risk for an unfortunate

situation.

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Then blame the social networking sites for the action or event that took place.

Is it really the social networking

sites to blame for the lack of

responsibility on the users behalf?

Brian Simpson, along with multiple other researchers,

have studied and concluded that the privacy policies

online are not the source of the problem…

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…but the users who do not act upon them.

They believe no matter how many ways the

companies can acknowledge the privacy issue, it will

be disregarded and the issue would still remain.

Ultimately, leaving the privacy issue up to the user

in what they want exposed.

Taking Action

When using online networking sites, users need to be more aware of how their pages are being protected, and what they are putting online.

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Taking this precautionary measure, it makes the site more enjoyable and a much safer environment for everyone who uses it.