Conclusion
This report aimed to outline the privacy risks associated with using social networking sites. Due to the intimate nature of SNSs such as Facebook and Twitter, users openly share personal information, often unaware of the consequences that may arise. In light of this, users may unwittingly fall victim to various privacy and security threats that can have both physical and psychological repercussions. Security threats, such as identity theft, phishing and distribution of dangerous spam, costs victims and governments billions of dollars each year (Aimer, Gambs, Ho, 2010) in damages. SNSs have the social obligation to both its users and governments to assist in reducing this type of unlawful online behaviour. With hundreds of millions of individuals connected and sharing information through SNSs, these system providers also have an ethical obligation to safely handle and not misappropriate user data. With data mining emerging as such a burgeoning industry, there needs to be a heightened level of involvement from governments to ensure that sensitive user data is protected from unwarranted third parties. With these issues in mind, various changes need to emerge so that these systems are safe to use. On a government level, improved awareness and education needs to be introduced in schools so that students know how to appropriately conduct themselves online. The operators of these systems also need to introduce flexible and user-friendly systems that allow the average user to easily understand and control their own privacy settings. Through these changes, SNSs can act as a safe and convenient means of social interaction.
Dear Sir,
May I have this articles in one PDF file, I would like to read careful so I can get benefit from it.
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Mohammed Marwan
Unfortunately we don’t have a PDF of the article. It wouldn’t be too difficult to create though