January 20, 2006

Online Socializing can have Unintended Consequences

Think Before You Share - Students' online socializing can have unintended consequences By BROCK READ
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Volume 52, Issue 20, Page A38

Brock Read shares the details of several incidents where student information was found freely on the internet and used against them. For example, Penn State football fans arrested after running on to the field after a victory over Ohio State based on pictures in Facebook. Facebook is one of several social networks that is rapidly growing on the internet.

As blogs, web sites, and social networks continue to grow with various forms of personal data available for all to see, students and other users must be aware of the related dangers: cyberstalking, criminal prosecution, discrimination, etc.

The Case community can access the full article from the E-Journal Portal. Several of the sources have a one month embargo before the article is available.

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Posted by Sandy Piderit
Posted on August 6, 2006 10:12 PM

Thanks for the link to this story, Brian (and for the instructions about how to access it online!) I will share it with my students this fall.

-Sandy