Test for FB

1. The High Cost
of Social
Networks
Mark Rogers
Assistant Professor
CIS/ELT
John A Logan

2. What are ―Social Networks‖
 A website offering people ways to
communicate via the Internet, whether
through their computer or mobile phone.
 These sites allow people to easily and
simply create their own online profile and
maintain a network of contacts or friends.

3. Some issues social networking sites
present:
 Anonymity- can provide a forum for free
expression.
 Lack of physical interaction sometimes gives
people a false sense of security.
 Easy to forget who could see your personal
information.
 Easy to put up a false persona.

4. Which Social Networks do people
use Most?
 Facebook – 122,220,617 Monthly Visits
 Myspace – 55,559,585 Monthly Visits
 Twitter – 23,579,044 Monthly Visits
 Linkedin – 11,228,746 Visits
 Classmates – 14,649,224

5. Some issues that have recently been
in the news?
 Teen faces charges for Facebook comments
 Joshua A. Walker, 18, is accused of posting threatening
messages on the social networking site.
 Walker is charged with two counts of harassment
through electronic communication, Jones said, one a
misdemeanor and the other a felony charge. He was
arrested and taken to Franklin County Jail.

6. How to lose your new job in 140
characters or less, seriously.
 Person gets a job offer from Cisco
 Person then posts less than enthused
opinion about the Cisco job on Twitter
(actually naming Cisco as his new employer)
 Cisco employee on Twitter spots the post
and promptly responds.
 Person hides his Twitter from public view
but it is to late. Cisco pulls job offer.

7. University of Kentucky player loses
scholarship because of Facebook.
 An University of KY softball player had her 4
year scholarship revoked (she was in her
first year), because of pictures she posted
on Facebook.
-She sued the school and lost.

8. Some tips to keep you safe while
using Social Networks:

9. Limit the amount of personal
information you post
 Do not post information that would make
you vulnerable, such as your address or
information about your schedule or routine.
If your friends post information about you,
make sure the combined information is not
more than you would be comfortable with a
stranger knowing. Also be aware of other
peoples’ personal information, including
photos, when making your own posts.

10. Remember that the Internet is a
public resource
 Only post information you are comfortable with
anyone seeing. By anyone I mean your Mother.
This includes information and photos in your
profile and in blogs and other forums.
 Also, keep in mind, once you post information
online, you can't retract it. Even if you remove the
information from a site, saved or cached versions
may still exist on other peoples’ machines

11. Guidelines for Publishing Information
Online
 View the internet as a novel, not a
diary
 Be careful what you advertise
 Realize that you can't take it back

12. View the Internet as a novel, not a
diary
 Make sure you are comfortable with anyone
seeing the information you put online.
Expect that people you have never met will
find your page; even if you are keeping an
online journal or blog, write it with the
expectation that it is available for public
consumption.

13. Be careful what you advertise
 In the past, it was difficult to find
information about people other than their
phone numbers or address. Now, an
increasing amount of personal information is
available online, especially because people
are creating personal web pages with
information about themselves. When
deciding how much information to reveal,
realize that you are broadcasting it to the
entire world.

14. Realize that you can't take it back
 Once you publish something online, it is
available to other people through search
engines. You can change or remove
information after something has been
published, but it is possible that someone
has already seen the original version. Even
if you try to remove the post from the
internet, someone may have saved a copy
of the page or used excerpts from another
source.

15. Realize that you can't take it back
(2)
 Some search engines "cache" copies of web pages
so that they open faster; these cached copies may
be available after a web page has been deleted or
altered. Some web browsers may also maintain a
cache of the web pages a user has visited, so the
original version may be stored in a temporary file
on the user's computer. Think about these
implications before publishing information—once
something is out there, you can't guarantee that
you can completely remove it.

16. Be wary of strangers
 The Internet makes it easy for people to
misrepresent their identities and motives.
 Consider limiting the people who are
allowed to contact you on these sites. If you
interact with people you do not know, be
cautious about the amount of information
you reveal.
 You HAVE to protect yourself.

17. Evaluate your settings
 Take advantage of a site's privacy settings. The
default settings for some sites may allow anyone
to see your profile. You can customize your
settings to restrict access to only certain people.
However, there is a risk that even this private
information could be exposed, so don't post
anything that you wouldn't want the public to see.
Also, be cautious when deciding which applications
to enable, and check your settings to see what
information the applications will be able to access.

18. Use strong passwords
 Protect your account with passwords that
cannot easily be guessed. If your password
is compromised, someone else may be able
to access your account and pretend to be
you. Think about this…save yourself from
this potential nightmare.

19. Choosing and Protecting Passwords
 Why do you need a password?
 How do you choose a good password?
 How can you protect your password?

20. Passwords are a common form of
authentication and are often the only barrier
between a user and your personal
information. There are several programs
attackers can use to help guess or "crack"
passwords, but by choosing good passwords
and keeping them confidential, you can
make it more difficult for an unauthorized
person to access your information.

21. Check privacy policies
 Some sites may share information such as
email addresses or user preferences with
other companies. This may lead to an
increase in spam. Also, try to locate the
policy for handling referrals to make sure
that you do not unintentionally sign your
friends up for spam. Some sites will
continue to send email messages to anyone
you refer until they join.

22. What are the differences between some of
the tools used for real-time communication?
 Instant messaging (IM)
 Chat rooms
 Bots

23. Use and maintain anti-virus
software
 Anti-virus software recognizes most known
viruses and protects your computer against
them, so you may be able to detect and
remove the virus before it can do any
damage. Because attackers are continually
writing new viruses, it is important to keep
your definitions up to date.

24. Some Good Things Social Network
Sites Have Done
 Social networking sites such as MySpace
and Facebook have made communication
much easier. Friends’ and family now have a
quicker, cheaper way of keeping in touch,
making important relationships easier to
maintain.