Social-networking apps can pose security risks
eSchool NewsPosted: April 29th, 2008 by R. Lee Wrights
“Using those cool little applications designed to enhance social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook can make personal information as public as posting it on a billboard.Trouble is, most students (and educators) never have a clue. Consider Sarah Brown. She’s unusually cautious when it comes to social networking. The college sophomore doesn’t have a MySpace page and, while she’s on Facebook, she does everything she can to keep her page as private as she can.” (04/29/08)
