SOCIAL NETWORKING RISKS

What Are Social Networks? Myspace Youtube Facebook JULIA ADAMS:

What Are The Risks? Private profile risks Public profile risks

Private Hackers Unauthorized access to your account You Not logging off properly

Public Reference Seekers Predators

Public Cont. Reference Seekers Employers Schools Thursday, November 6, 2008 AUSTIN, Texas -- A member of the Texas Longhorns football team was dismissed by the coaching staff for posting a racial slur on his Facebook page about President-elect Barack Obama. Backup center Buck Burnette left No. 3 Texas on Wednesday for what was announced as an unspecified violation of team rules.

Public Cont. Predators Financial Physical

Financial Predators What they look for Name SSN Drivers license number Address Birthday Passwords Bank account information

Physical Predators What they look for Name Address School Phone # Schedule Vehicle Likes Dislikes Friends Employer Picture

A Look At Myspace Public Profile

Cont. Pictures

Cont. What can a predator do with this information?

Cont. More responsible public profile

Cont. Private Profile

Protecting Yourself Don’t give to much information in your profile Set your profile to private Be selective about who you allow as cyber-friends Don’t give out your passwords to anyone Tell your friends to do the same

Think Information you put on the internet can be seen by the whole world, including your mother When you put to much information on the internet you are giving a predator a head start on taking advantage of you

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