Social networking sites play a very important part in our daily teenage lives. Our generation has had technology surrounding us as we were growing up, therefore making us very involved with the internet world. Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites and it would be very rare to find someone that does not have an account. As our society develops, technology advances and the internet becomes more and more dangerous.
Privacy is a very important issue when it comes to social networking sites because you never know what is out there. Many people hide behind their computer screens since the internet gives them the advantage of masking their real identity. Since young people are so involved with the internet, we are taught to be very careful with what we post and to make sure we protect our privacy. Technology is so advanced nowadays, and there are many ways people can get information about you through social networking sites.
You should be extremely careful with what you say on the internet, because exploiting information about your personal life can be very dangerous. In order to stay safe, you should make sure that you know exactly who you're sharing information with. Millions of people have facebook accounts and you should always make sure you share things only with people that you know very well. Even though facebook allows certain things to be shared with certain people, you still have to be extremely careful because you never know who is out there. Never post personal information such as your address, age, birthday, school or phone number. There are many predators out there and when you have that information available, they can hurt you in the near future.
I also agree that facebook is most popular social networking system that everyone uses. It is pretty rare to find someone who doesn't have facebook. It's also really true that people can since technology is so amazing now that privacy is hard to protect. You have proven some good points and given us some good tips on how we should all protect our information and that the internet can be extremely dangerous.
ReplyDeleteYou really help to explain the dangers of not using the internet safely with correct privacy settings. Good post Kristina.
ReplyDeleteI agree that in order to have fun with Facebook, we need to be cautious and careful about the bad people that lurk on the Internet. I agree that cyber-bullying is bad and a serious matter that should be avoided by all. It's great how you left the link on the 12 tips on how to protect yourself from cyber-bullying. It will definitely benefit everyone who uses Facebook, or other social networking sites. You gave such good advices yourself, and your works will definitely make an impact to people.
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