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Social networking has become a great factor in today's society in that people from almost any part of the world can connect with someone else at the opposite end. As stated by the article "Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting", platforms such as LinkedIn allow for employers to search for high-quality candidates. Users of LinkedIn can create a profile of their qualifications and are able to search for job opportunities. On a more personal level, people can use platforms such as Facebook or Instagram to document events, upload pictures, and create posts that could be viewed by followers and friends. Similarly, this is a social network between the user and his/her family in a different country. Even though they are miles apart, social networking allows for them to keep in touch easily.

 As with everything, there are pros and cons. Posting confidential information or private content on the Internet or social platforms can hit glitches and be exposed to the public. With the hidden or small font disclaimers, people do not know just how far the content they post will end up. For example, in the article "Facebook Privacy Is So Confusing Even the Zuckerberg Family Photo Isn't Private", a private family photo, intended only for the eyes of a restricted few, became open to public eye. Fuzzy guidelines can cause sensitive material to be spread across the web. Especially with this example, I am skeptical to post any content on social media. Anything written or sent could hold you liable for any problems in the future. Private photos could be shared, corporate information could be leaked. On a more serious note, with the increase of hackers, just about anything could be hacked and stolen. Users of social networking should be aware that material intended to be private and confidential could be at risk of exposure. I expect that the importance of social networking will only become larger as we move towards a more technological society. As a consequence, people will continue to put themselves at risk of having less privacy.



References:

Facebook Privacy Is So Confusing Even the Zuckerberg Family Photo Isn't Private,” The Atlantic Wire, Greenfield, R. December 26, 2012 
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/12/facebook-privacy-so-confusing-even-zuckerberg-family-photo-isnt-private/60313/
Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting by Frank Langfitt, NPR, March 16, 2008. 
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6522523&sc=emaf

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