| Over the past few years social networking has | | | | broke into everyone's account. He spread a virus |
| become increasingly popular. Everyone is scrambling | | | | around that got into everyone's account and while he |
| for the latest piece of technology and these new | | | | didn't do any harm or damage he proved his point, that |
| devices ensure that you can use social networks | | | | it can be done and it can hurt a lot of people. |
| anytime you want. The topic of security has been an | | | | A site that allows people to post journal entries had |
| issue of the years with specific cases cropping up, | | | | someone break into someone's account. The hacker |
| however when the hype fades, people forget and | | | | changed things around and deleted entries, they also |
| continue to use and love these social sites. | | | | hacked into friend's accounts through the one account. |
| With everyone loving social networking sites as much | | | | Lots of information was leaked and people were hurt. |
| as they do, it's hard for people to think about them | | | | It made the account holder upset but they just went |
| having flaws. They provide a way to share photos, | | | | on with changing their password and resuming their life. |
| information with friends and share a laugh or two | | | | Most social network websites started off small and a |
| through thoughts of the day and instant messaging. | | | | few turned into something massive. The idea really |
| When a family lives all over the world from each other | | | | caught on because everyone likes the idea of being |
| or friends moves far apart, they give a way to | | | | so connected and close to people through the internet... |
| communicate and share their lives with each other on | | | | something many people use all day and every day. |
| a technical level. | | | | The problem is that all the little cute programs that |
| The problem with sharing your life online is that it is | | | | people are so tempted to load on to their accounts |
| subject to being looked at by people that you do not | | | | may allow people access to all their information. |
| know. It may seem scary to think of someone else | | | | And while it seems many people don't think about it |
| viewing your pictures or seeing your profile but it is | | | | too hard, it may do some harm. Whenever someone |
| even worse when you think about them accessing | | | | can see your private info without consent that is a |
| your password and getting into your files, or just | | | | security issue that should be a hot issue. Some |
| seeing your files and using the info or pictures for their | | | | networking sites have tried to make it seem that |
| own good. | | | | people have control over who sees certain information |
| Security needs to be beefed up on social sites. Many | | | | but there must be other ways such as loading |
| social sites do not view security as a huge issue. They | | | | applications that allow for security issues to happen |
| know that more important internet situations do not | | | | regardless. |
| provide heavy duty security so they feel that social | | | | It is amazing to think that people do not really care that |
| networking is important but not as important of the | | | | much about internet security, if they did then everyone |
| ones who are lacking it as well. There are SSL codes | | | | wouldn't be on social networking sites. It is also |
| that can be in scripted to make privacy an addressed | | | | concerning to think that hackers are using the internet |
| issue, but many internet sites refuse to use them. | | | | to target people and use them for their own |
| A popular social network website had a hacker that | | | | advantages and scams. |