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Facebook is Dangerous

I ran into this article where Eben describes Facebook as analgous to a "man in the middle" attack that a hacker might employ to intercept apparently private communication for nefarious purposes. I think Eben's analogy is spot on: this isn't a technical hack, this is a social hack, and it amazes me how oblivious we are to the increasing damage Facebook is inflicting on our privacy and the danger it can pose to people who are deemed "criminals" wanted by law enforcement.
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 I just never was particularly concerned about the possible ramifications of having a Facebook because I always felt as thoufgh A) everyone has a Facebook and what is on mine can't be that much worse than anyone else's and B) I wouldn't want to work at or go to school at a place that did not want me based on the content on my Facebook. To me it seems that employers and schools that are demanding usernames and passwords are engaging in a very particular form of voyeurism rather than in any useful applicant vetting process.
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 Skylar, I edited out the question you referred to in your post, but for those following along the question asked if people will ever take to the streets to demand that as internet "clients" we have a right to re-empowered as to how our information is used. I was interested in the idea of people taking action, in any form, to demand changes in the way their information is being used. I think that by attending the SOPA lunch time discussion you were taking a step in the right direction. I too have been inspired to attempt to better understand the way the internet works and will be taking a one day workshop on web development and coding during spring break.

Elvira, this article is shocking and went well beyond my knowledge of how future employers and schools can use Facebook to collect information. A lawyer quoted in the article, Bradley Shear, made an interesting analogy to the privacy infringement actions of future employers and schools, Shear said, "A good analogy for this [future employers and schools demanding access to Facebook accounts], in the offline world, would it be acceptable for schools to require athletes to bug their off-campus apartments? Does a school have a right to know who all your friends are?"


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