Facebook Privacy
Facebook Privacy: Policy or the Person
Research Paper
Intro
In the past few decades, modern technology has become more influential and life changing with each year that passes. As a people we find ourselves in what some call, “the digital age” with the advances of technology that have improved the way we interact with one another. In the film “The Social Network,” we are introduced to the beginning of the worldwide phenomenon of “Facebook,” and the impact that it has had on our world. But with any great phenomenon comes the downside, in this case, privacy issues has been the main problem. Most of Facebook’s privacy problems are the result of neither incompetence nor malice; instead, they’re natural consequences of the ways that people enthusiastically use Facebook. Who’s to blame though, the policy or the person?
Facebook Defined
Facebook was founded in 2004 by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg and originally called thefacebook. It was quickly successful on campus and expanded beyond Harvard into other Ivy League schools. With the phenomenon growing in popularity, Zuckerberg enlisted two other students, Duston Moskovitz and Chris Hughes, to assist. Within months, thefacebook became a nationwide college networking website. Zuckerberg and Moskovitz left Harvard to run thefacebook full time shortly after taking the site national. In August of 2005, thefacebook was renamed Facebook, and the domain was purchased for a reported $200,000 US Dollars (USD). At that time, it was only available to schools, universities, organizations, and companies within English speaking countries, but has since expanded to include anyone.
Facebook users create a profile page that shows their friends and networks information about themselves. The choice to include a profile in a network means that everyone within that network can view the profile. The profile typically includes the following: Information, Status, Friends, Friends in Other Networks, Photos, Notes, Groups, and
Research Paper
Intro
In the past few decades, modern technology has become more influential and life changing with each year that passes. As a people we find ourselves in what some call, “the digital age” with the advances of technology that have improved the way we interact with one another. In the film “The Social Network,” we are introduced to the beginning of the worldwide phenomenon of “Facebook,” and the impact that it has had on our world. But with any great phenomenon comes the downside, in this case, privacy issues has been the main problem. Most of Facebook’s privacy problems are the result of neither incompetence nor malice; instead, they’re natural consequences of the ways that people enthusiastically use Facebook. Who’s to blame though, the policy or the person?
Facebook Defined
Facebook was founded in 2004 by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg and originally called thefacebook. It was quickly successful on campus and expanded beyond Harvard into other Ivy League schools. With the phenomenon growing in popularity, Zuckerberg enlisted two other students, Duston Moskovitz and Chris Hughes, to assist. Within months, thefacebook became a nationwide college networking website. Zuckerberg and Moskovitz left Harvard to run thefacebook full time shortly after taking the site national. In August of 2005, thefacebook was renamed Facebook, and the domain was purchased for a reported $200,000 US Dollars (USD). At that time, it was only available to schools, universities, organizations, and companies within English speaking countries, but has since expanded to include anyone.
Facebook users create a profile page that shows their friends and networks information about themselves. The choice to include a profile in a network means that everyone within that network can view the profile. The profile typically includes the following: Information, Status, Friends, Friends in Other Networks, Photos, Notes, Groups, and
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