SOCIAL NETWORKING RISKS

What Are Social Networks?

• Myspace

• Youtube

• Facebook

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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

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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

Questions

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