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             Understanding Social Networks
                 wiredsafety.org is the world's largest online safety and help group.

 
Your information on social networks can make you vulnerable to:
  Identity Theft
  Pfishing
  Computer Viruses
  How you are viewed for a job application
  Sexual Predators
 
                              " Think before You Post "
                            http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_SNS_Data_Memo_Jan_2007.pdf

                Pew Internet and American Life Project 


55% of online teens have created a personal profile online, and 55% have used social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook.
48% of teens visit social networking websites daily or more often.
91% of all social networking teens say they use the sites to stay in touch with friends they see frequently, while 82% use the sites to stay in touch with friends they rarely see in person.
72% of all social networking teens use the sites to make plans with friends; 49% use the sites to make new friends.
Older girls ages 15-17 are more likely to have used social networking sites and created online profiles.

                                  Social Networking in News
 
 
MySpace hands over sex offenders' names
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
05/28/2007

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has obtained the names of nearly 850 registered sex offenders in the state who use the popular social networking site MySpace. Madigan joined with scores of other officials across the nation to subpoena the data.

The names of 842 sex offenders had been turned over as of Sunday, said Cara Smith, Madigan's deputy chief of staff.
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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan heads the Illinois Internet Crimes against Children Task Force.

She said while law enforcement looks for ways to find predators online, parents and teens have to be informed about the possible dangers of talking with people on line.

"Now it's very well known that there are creeps on MySpace. It's been thought that Facebook is far more private and much more safe. What this case shows you if you're on the Internet, you're not always safe," said Madigan. "Realize unless you really know that person, somebody you met face to face, somebody you go to school with, it might not be who the person claims to be."
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NASHUA ? Photographs posted on a Hudson teen's MySpace.com Web page prompted a prosecutor to scuttle a plea deal that would have kept him out of jail for a fatal car crash last summer, the prosecutor said Thursday. ... - By ANDREW WOLFE Telegraph Staff


Updated: 29 Jun 2007 P
Phishers have been using compromised MySpace.com accounts to attack unsuspecting Web surfers, security experts said Thursday.
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CNET News.com
Published: March 28, 2007, 6:06 AM PDT
 Employers are increasingly checking out online personal information about candidates when making recruitment decisions.

Net reputations built up through online activities--such as blogging, posting videos to YouTube, or using social networks such as Facebook and MySpace.com--can have a significant effect when applying for a job, according to a report from business social network Viadeo. .