February 2013
Beginner
290 pages
8h 16m
English
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Chapter 16
Privacy
One of the major challenges to using social media is privacy. Having access to so much personal data is a powerful thing. But although many users would not want their personal information used in this way, they are either unaware of the implications of sharing, or they do not have the skills to protect themselves. This chapter introduces some of the major privacy issues online and discusses ways to protect social information.
There are two major areas of privacy in social media:
- • how information is shared with other social media users, and
- • how social media websites and services distribute users’ information to other parties
This chapter discusses important aspects of both areas, with examples of current policies and legal issues ...