Guiding+Resources

Total Surveyed= 132 students
Yes: 107 No: 25
 * //1. Do you use privacy settings in general?//**

Everyone: 20 Friends of Friends: 39 Friends Only: 73
 * //2. What is your privacy setting on Facebook?//**

//**3. In your best estimate, what percentage of your Facebook friends do you know on a personal level?**// 0-25%: 32 25-50%: 63 50-75%: 26 75-100%: 11

Yes: 3 No: 129
 * //4. Did you know that every time Facebook updates, your privacy settings are reset?//**

We found that the majority of people that use social networking such as facebook are away of the privacy setting. Most of them use their setting to make sure that only people they are friends with can see it. One major flaw is that people tend to only know about 25-50% of their friends on facebook on a personal basis. This can cause people to become less private to others on the network that they do not know. Another disadvantage is that the majority of students to not know privacy settings can be reset, meaning that several of these students may think their setting it for friends only, when it may have been reset to everyone.

[| http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/07/07/proposal-include-teens-childrens-online-privacy-act-hurt-free-speech-privacy/] This website talks about the privacy of younger teenagers and how it is important for parents to be aware of the social networking aspect of their childrens lives. The Federal Trade Commission is looking to use COPPA's protection for children under the age of 18. This means that any child under 18 will have to get their parents consent before revealing any information about them on a social networking site. With all of the technology today, it has become a challenge for parents to keep track of their children. Changes in this COPPA method have not yet been made, but people are starting to reconsider due to the immense amount of young people on social networking sites and their privacy.
 * Links to Interesting Articles:**

http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-privacy-2009-02__ This website gives tips and insight on privacy settings that most Facebook users are not aware of. Not only does the site give great explanation, but it teaches users how to be safer on Facebook. For example, it shows how to make many things on your profile private like even searching your name or looking at pictures. It explains how to remove yourself from popping up on Google with your Facebook url as well. The site has self explanatory pictures that visually explains how to go on Facebook and easily become more safe.

[] Like the site above, this one also gives helpful facts on how to make your profile more safe and private on Facebook. It also has commentary who you should allow to be your friends on Facebook and how dangerous it could be to allow anyone to view your profile.