SOCIAL NETWORKING BENEFITS & RISKS
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MOST POPULAR SOCIAL NETWORK IN THE UK
161.1 million unique visitors worldwide in September ’08 Source: comScore Inc
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BENEFITS • Stay
in touch - fast communication
• Avoid
repetition - the one to the many
• Option • Find
to control flow of information
those with similar interests
• Avoid
using photo, video sites - a one stop shop
• Mobile
- updates possible anywhere Source: Prof Andrew McAfee, Harvard University
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RISKS
• ‘Oversharing’
- giving away too much information
•
Identity theft - risk of fraud
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Permanence - very hard to remove online data
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Impact - universities & employers researching online
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EXAMPLES
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EXAMPLES LAURA STAINFORTH, 15 RAN OFF WITH A 49 YEAR OLD MAN SHE MET ON FACEBOOK. FOUND IN FRANCE. HER ABDUCTOR WAS ON BAIL OVER THE ALLEGED RAPE OF A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL
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Dozens of girls were suspended from their school for setting up a defamatory Facebook site about a teacher.
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Twenty-nine pupils at Grey Coat Hospital School signed up as members of the page, named The Hate Society. Tuesday, 10 February 2009
The girls were suspended for between two and 15 days. It is understood the teacher concerned is receiving counselling.
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WHAT FACEBOOK SAYS Although we allow you to set privacy options that limit access to your pages, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We cannot control the actions of other Users with whom you may choose to share your pages and information. You understand and acknowledge that, even after removal, copies of User Content may remain viewable in cached and archived pages, or if other Users have copied or stored your User Content.
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KEEP YOUR ID SAFE • INFORMATION
AVAILABLE ON THE PRINCIPAL’S BLOG - SEE MOODLE
• www.facebook.com/safety
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