Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato
Abstract
One of the most visited websites on the internet today is Facebook. Facebook is a social network where you have your own personal profile including status, pictures, and comments. Information for these different areas was added by the users\u27 as well as others. There were no rules regarding who can provide what information (except copyright laws). This caused issues for the users\u27 when the information could be used in a harmful way. Recently it was brought to users\u27 attention that personal information shared on Facebook is no longer private regardless of privacy settings. Companies, police departments, and school officials may have the ability to view your profile and could discriminate against you. Our research was designed to show whether or not participants know that there is no secure information on Facebook. Our survey shows the percentages of people who were aware of these terms and whether they will continue using Facebook in the same manner. Our presentation reviews our findings and discusses the rights that users of any internet site may want to be aware of
