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Social Networking: “A Public Expression of Private Matters”

Kristen Yates, Senior Public Education Officer

People for Education Webinar February 9, 2011

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Social Networking Sites

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Office of the Privacy

Commissioner of Canada

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Our mission: To protect and promote the privacy

rights of Canadians

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“Many young people are choosing to open their lives in ways their parents would have thought

impossible and their grandparents unthinkable. Their lives play out on a public stage of their own design

as they strive for visibility, connectedness and knowledge”

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youthprivacy.ca

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News Feed

New Friend Request

Profile Picture

Events

3 New Messages

Friends

Albums

Info Videos

1 New Comment

Wall

Poke

Groups

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Two worlds – physical and online

•  A photo of yourself that’s OK in the physical world may not be OK online

•  Information or comments that are OK in the physical world may not be OK online

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What the focus groups tell us

•  Keep in touch with friends •  Generally not concerned about privacy •  More concerned with social consequences •  Comfortable revealing personal

information •  Benefits outweigh the risks

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Post about yourself and your activities

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Check your friends’ updates

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Browse and post pictures

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Facebook Statistics

•  More than 500 million active users

•  Average user has 130 friends

•  More than 3 billion photos per month

•  More than 5 billion pieces of content each week

•  More than 150 million active users through mobile devices

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“A ‘friend’ of a ‘friend’ of a real life friend is really just a stranger.”

Andy Ho The Straits Times

Singapore

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Facebook’s Privacy Policy

“We keep track of the actions you take on Facebook...”

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“Information set to ‘everyone’ is publicly available information, may be accessed by everyone on the Internet… and may be imported and exported by us and others without privacy limitations.”

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“We cannot guarantee that only authorized persons will view your information. We cannot ensure that information you share on Facebook will not become publicly available.”

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“Even after you remove information from your profile or delete your account, copies of that information may remain viewable elsewhere to the extent that it has been shared with others,… or it was copied or stored by other users.”

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“…when you visit Facebook-enhanced applications and websites you are making your Facebook information available to someone other than Facebook.”

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Adults are new to this too!

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The Snooping Tool

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“While on the disciplinary committee in college, quite a few of the cases we heard were supported by evidence from Facebook. Some of the cases were held BECAUSE of the photos on Facebook. In other words, if it were not for Facebook, no one would have known these students had committed any infractions.”

November 24, 2009

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Online Advertising

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Online Scams

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Cyber-bullying

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"Sexting" To send nude or racy images,

or sexual messages via cellphones

In the US, a survey last fall found 1/5 teenagers said they had sent or posted online nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves and 39 percent said they had sent or posted sexually suggestive messages.

(National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy)

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"Sexting" To send nude or racy images,

or sexual messages via cellphones

In Canada, police are considering each case separately.

"Shared pornography between two people is actually legal as long as there's no one involved who is in a position of trust or authority," said Detective Sergeant Kim Scanlan of the Toronto Police Service's child exploitation section.

"But when it gets shared with others or forwarded, that's when it becomes a criminal matter." Det. Sgt. Scanlan

(The Globe and Mail, May. 31, 2009 )

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Online Predators

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1.7 million Canadians were affected by identity theft in 2008

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What happens after graduation?

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“im so totally bord” - “all I do is shred holepunch n scan paper…Omg!”

16 year old office worker England

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When it comes down to it, your digital identity can either mean scoring an awesome job or heading for the hamburger stand

Edmonton Journal

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Top Ten Tips

•  Think before you click! •  Know who your friends are •  Pay attention to privacy settings •  Avoid disclosing your location •  Don’t share your password and change it

regularly

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Top Ten Tips

•  Trust your instincts •  Be ultra-careful with your SIN •  Protect your e-mail address •  Protect your privacy, as well as your

friends’ privacy •  Be discreet

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