Lab+5

Technology is moving faster than the law can make laws to protect the users. Since the growth of social networking the idea of privacy is being over looked. People are giving up their privacy to participate in the social network.

The privacy settings on Facebook I believe are just there for personal security. But the fact that you are making information available online makes you vulnerable regardless of how much security you put on your Facebook. When you upload pictures, provide your location, or place of employment; that information stays online. You are opening your life up for the world to see. Users fail to acknowledge exactly where our information goes, where it is stored, and how it is being used.

Privacy does matter. For many Facebook users it is something that we continue to ignore because it is an outlet to stay connected. It is a way to keep in contact with friends. By limiting what you put on Facebook or other social networking sites limits how connected we are to everyone else.