Event Title

Property for Sale

Presenter Information

Ana Silva, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Amber Flaten, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Amanda Olson, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Blane Sharkey, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Brent Forslund, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Andrew Paik, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Location

CSU 201

Start Date

28-4-2009 9:00 AM

End Date

28-4-2009 11:00 AM

Student's Major

Accounting and Business Law

Student's College

Business

Mentor's Name

Vicki Luoma

Mentor's Department

Accounting and Business Law

Mentor's College

Business

Description

One of the most visited websites on the internet today is Facebook. Facebook is a social network where you have your own personal profile including status, pictures, and comments. Information for these different areas was added by the users' as well as others. There were no rules regarding who can provide what information (except copyright laws). This caused issues for the users' when the information could be used in a harmful way. Recently it was brought to users' attention that personal information shared on Facebook is no longer private regardless of privacy settings. Companies, police departments, and school officials may have the ability to view your profile and could discriminate against you. Our research was designed to show whether or not participants know that there is no secure information on Facebook. Our survey shows the percentages of people who were aware of these terms and whether they will continue using Facebook in the same manner. Our presentation reviews our findings and discusses the rights that users of any internet site may want to be aware of.