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  • Essay / The importance of personal information on social networks

    But I don't see why they would need all my personal information. what is it for? Where is he going? Who needs it? Why do you need it? I think if we start asking these questions and having them answer them, we might stop having to put this personal information on Facebook and other social media. “Teens are increasingly sharing more personal information on social media sites, a trend likely driven by changing platforms they use as well as changing norms around sharing. The Myspace profile of a typical 2006 teenager was quite different in form and function from the 2006 version of Facebook as well as the Facebook profiles that have become a hallmark of teenage life today. For the five different types of personal information we measured in 2006 and 2012, each is significantly more likely to be shared by adolescent social media users on the profile they use most often. (http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/05/21/teens-social-media-and-privacy/) I remember the first time I created a Myspace, all I needed was my email, my password and your birthday, now you need that and your phone number, and the last 4 of your social networks and this should not be necessary for me to connect with my friends and family on social media