This paper will explore the freedom of information and privacy as it relates to social media

It is shown, that one of the most prominent sources that prove a danger toward privacy, is through social media, specifically Facebook. This site alone

The privacy compliance recommends that companies like Facebook should adopt a comprehensive privacy program that is reasonably designed to protect the privacy and security to prevent predictable risks. Another important idea is to abide by the Federal Trade Commission’s rules about keeping their advertising from being misleading and deceptive. Also, an opt-in consent form must be provided to the consumers that their data will be kept private. Overall, any type of changes a company possesses should be disclosed clearly to the

Social Media has become universal in the day to day lives of Americans. Every ad, television show, and even food products incorporate social media for revenue. With recent revelations concerning social media involvement with spying it should be common knowledge to be wary what you post, yet for many people social media is now a memoir. By simply clicking a button you can post your life online for anyone to see. Although it's believed to be for the greater good, the use of social media to spy on citizens an invasion of privacy and a direct violation of the fourth Amendment.

The United States is a culture of sharing. People share their personal lives on almost every aspects with social media such as Facebook and Twitter. The idea of free online services have attract people’s natural instinct to indulge themselves into these free services. What they do not know is how these “free-services” ask in return. Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat have revolutionized how people connect with one another and the way people retrieve resources, which also allows massive private information accessible to organizations. In the article called “Twitter’s Lucrative Data Mining Business” published in The Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth Dwoskin talks about Twitter’s disclosure that its company has “$47.5 million came from selling off its data to a fast-growing group of companies that analyze the data for insights into news events and trends” (Dwoskin). Although the internet has opened doors to many business opportunities and innovations, it has invaded social media users’ private information and often exposes them to unauthorized organizations such Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat for monetary gain. Legal standing has make it possible for these companies to appropriately set user’s policies regarding the disclosure of user’s privacy, but people often disregard on how companies are distributing their information that may expose their privacy to unauthorized organizations.

Social Media is a current way in which people are using to interact with one another daily. Since the launch of various Social Networking Sites (SNS) its been a huge attraction in a new way to share information with others and correspond with interests of your choice in many different forms. Although social media sites allow users to share information with friends and other sites on the internet, many people are unaware of how their privacy is getting out. Now that the expansion of global connection through these social media networking sites are so highly present in todays society, giving us easy access to information, the lack of one's privacy is being diminished. Everyday peoples privacy rights are

Facebook is the world’s largest social media platform. More than two billion people use Facebook to connect with family and friends. Since there is a prodigious amount of users on this site, it is very crucial for this company to operate successfully because more than two billion people will be affected by any complications. Facebook was recently in the hot seat for the misuse of data of 50 million of their users. The personal data of their users were stored in a personality quiz app which was ultimately passed to Cambridge Analytica. Cambridge Analytica is a British political firm that aids the electoral process.

Facebook is a well know social networking site that has taken all over the world with over 500 million people using the site. Social networking sites such as Facebook share information about the user over the Internet, where it can be freely accessed by anyone. This is where issues of privacy to the individual arise. As of July 2010 Facebook has more than 500 million active users, Users may create a personal profile, add other users as friends and exchange messages, including automatic notifications when they update their profile. As of December last year, Facebook called its 500 million users to review their privacy settings at the launch of its new user control tools which allow the user to control their information easily depending on

In the article ‘The Right to Privacy is Not a Right to Facebook’, Castro (2010, p.1) suggests that there is a growing concern in the content of the social media companies' privacy policy as these companies have been observed to be using their users' private data to provide suggestion products and services to their consumers. While this allows companies such as Facebook and Google to tailor their services to their consumers' preference and need better, Privacy Fundamentalists argue that such targeted marketing has already violated users' privacy rights by exposing private data. In the view of whether companies should be allowed to access the data, the author suggests that it is purely up to FTC to decide whether to conduct legal action in checking

The Internet, as a form of mass communication, has transformed the social experience users once were free to revel in. Facebook helps the user connect and share content with others. However, what it actually does is share the user’s generated content and private information to a massive array of advertisers.

Since the inception of social media with SixDegrees in 1997 (Hendricks), people have been able to post and share their daily lives for the whole world to see. This wasn’t a real big problem for the most part until the more prominent social media sites like Facebook came to be. Ever since then, the companies that use Facebook and other social media sites have often used and abused people’s personal and oftentimes private information for publicity and advertisements. This is a major issue that needs to be stopped somehow, and there’s one possible way to do it.

Social media is growing rapidly year by year due to society’s standards changing and the urge of wanting to fit in. Platforms such as Twitter and Facebook give users a voice to provide personal information with others such as their likes, dislikes, and even explain how they feel on topics. The information people publish, retweet, like and share within these platforms becomes free-game for anyone in the world with an internet connection to view, screenshot, blackmail or even repost anyone’s info. Therefore, it causes a threat to personal privacy and social security especially for celebrities and popular people on these social media platforms. Social media creates a lot of good such as connecting with peers and advertising, however a major downside is the loss of personal privacy.

As technology advances, social media websites such as Facebook have grown and become a platform for over 1.7 billion users around the world. Facebook may be used for many individuals to display their life on the internet through pictures and word statuses to connect with others. Being a part of many people 's lives, Facebook opens a controversial topic about how some employers during job interviews will ask for a prospective employee 's Facebook username and password. Many Facebook users may find this to be an invasion of privacy, but companies may find this to be a way of protecting the company 's reputation. Employers should not be allowed to ask for prospective employees Facebook passwords because under the Fourth and First Amendment the employer 's rights may be violated.

The use of Facebook (or any other social networking site) can truly make a person’s life transparent, available for the whole world to see.  Should there be legislation regulating the openness of your

Facebook- the world’s largest social media platform; and the worlds biggest controversy of Internet privacy. As a result, Facebook was the deciding factor in the outcomes of some recent court cases. Two articles that were handed out in class directly relates to this, the articles being; “Don’t drink and drive, then post on Facebook” by Eric Tucker and “Appearing Happy on Facebook May Be Used Against You in a Court of Law” by Amanda Hess. Both of these articles highlight the emergence of social media being a deciding factor in court cases. Basically, if a person is sharing something with their friends, they may as well be sharing it directly with the judge and jury. Someone on Facebook can share that information with the police and it would not be a violation of privacy. The recent arguments have been that posts made publicly on Facebook, is the equivalent to sharing a thought with hundreds, maybe even thousands of people, and there is definitely nothing private about that.

Social networking sites such as Twitter or Facebook have created a new ethical dilemma for many businesses. Corporations, small businesses, and even universities are struggling create policies to manage their employees social networking behaviors. Social networking access, particularly for recruiters, can provide personal information about potential employees, which would otherwise not be available. A business must follow statutes and guidelines when disclosing information to the public. Individuals on social networking sites have no such constraints. Employees can and do make comments about their employers online. Employers can and do watch what employees post online. Any individual can send or post potentially damaging information