The web has given rise to new privacy concerns in recent years in an age where technology stores and records every aspect of social media indefinitely, every photo posted in online, every status update, blogs and Twitter posts. by and around us will be stored forever and available for future generations. At the heart of Internet culture is a force that wants to know everything about you. In 2010, Microsoft released a report indicating that 75% of recruiters and HR professionals surveyed in the United States not only consult online sources to learn more about potential candidates, but also report that their companies have made online selection a formal requirement before hiring. all candidates. Among recruiters and HR professionals surveyed, 70% say they have rejected candidates based on information found on social media. This has made many people aware of online privacy and the need to control public access to private accounts through online privacy settings in order to protect their reputation online and in the real world. Many sites and employers have been subject to lawsuits for violating Internet privacy. The authenticity of what recruiters find on these social media sites must be questioned. Anything can be written on social media sites without conformation, never heard of a CATFISH! A catfish is someone who creates a fake account using someone else's photos, sometimes even using the same name as the person in the photo. The Internet makes this so easy for catfish, because on any device, an image from any social site can be copied, pasted and saved. Social media sites are growing; Facebook, for example, is one of the largest...... middle of paper ......aws privacy• Searching someone's home or private place• Recording or photographing not permissions of a person in a place where he or she has a reasonable expectation of privacy• Covert surveillance• Unauthorized presence in a private area. Publication of private facts of true private facts about a person may be actionable in publication of private facts if a fact made public is offensive to a reasonable person and not of legitimate public concern. A person's intimate details may not be generally known, private facts may include sexual orientation, health or financial status and may also include telephone numbers. This will not include any information that is already public. This means that you cannot be held responsible for republishing information that is already publicly available, whether on the web or in a newspaper..