Privacy and social networking

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Privacy and social networking

• Susan B. Barnes
• Rochester Institute of Technology

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A Privacy Paradox

• Social Networking in the United States
• Paradox of collecting information versus freely
  giving it away

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Collecting vs. Giving

• Collecting side
• Credit cards
• Advertisers
• Social networking sites
• Commercial organizations

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Collecting vs. Giving

• Giving
• Young people (K-12)
• Personal information
• photographs
• User-generated content

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The Internet is NOT Private

• Young people think they are sharing information
  with their friends, not the rest of the world
• The Internet is as private as a post card
• If you wont tell your mother, dont put if on
  the Internet

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Survey of Internet and At-risk Behaviors

• Research by Samuel McQuade III at the Rochester
  Institute of Technology
• 40,079 students and hundreds of parents
• School districts in the Rochester area

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Key Findings

• Cyber bullying and victimization begins as early
  as the 2nd grade
• Illegal pirating of music, movie and/or software
  begins for many students in the 4th grade
• By middle school students as a group experience
  and/ or engage in all known forms of cyber abuse

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Research Website

• www.bcybersafe.org

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Problem

• Young children begin to use the Internet in
  Kindergarden
• Kids prey on each other
• Usually occurs by peer group
• Young people engage in risky behavior
• Sharing nude photographs
• Young people dont get instruction on Internet
  usage

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Solutions

• Article
• Technical Solutions
• Limited by software
• Depends on Industry Regulations
• Legal Solutions
• Government officials dont understand the
  Internet
• Computer terms are confusing
• Social Solutions

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Current Solution

• Social
• We need to teach children how to appropriately
  use the Internet
• Parents, schools, churches--everyone
• Relationship Networking Industry Association
• Behavior relates to relationships

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Future

• We need to develop programs that teach children
  how to safely use the Internet.