How SAFE Is It? Oversharing Personal Information Through Social Websites Can Lure in Unwanted Attention
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Find out where to get student the discounts. pg. 8 A St. Mary’s Student Publicationratt since 1925 • Vol. 98 Issue 2 • September l29, 2010 er• STMURATTLERNEWS.COM $ facebook how SAFE is it? Oversharing personal information through social websites can lure in unwanted attention. any given time, could also give By Denice Hernandez criminals, or stalkers, another re- Managing Editor source to find a target. Martin said too many personal In a world where sharing the or easily identifiable details can most intimate details of one’s life make someone a target for iden- via tweet or Facebook status up- tity theft, harassment or property date has become conventional crime. human behavior, many do not “I think that there are people realize the potential dangers that out there who may look at this can arise from sharing too much feature and think that it is nice to information. use so that people know where Privacy settings might be able you are, but at the same time, to keep some information hidden, they know where you are not,” but that does not always ensure said junior history major Kari safety. Something as simple as Gords. “To me, it is like an invita- posting status updates or photos tion for someone to go rob your about newly purchased items can house while they know you are at invite theft, said Armando Abney, the library or the store.” associate professor and chair of the The average Facebook user has criminology department. more than 100 friends, and with “You are basically advertising more than 500 million users, it what you have,” he said. “Crimi- is more than just friends brows- nals take note and are looking for ing through social sites wanting easy targets.” to learn more, according to face- Criminals are always looking book.com/press . for ways to take advantage of new “You never know who is out technologies, said Abney, and stu- there watching; you can monitor Facebook users from left to right: David Clark, Katie Beth, John Villalobos, Hector Mars, Andrea Riojas, Maria dents should never “broadcast” your privacy and what you share Smit, Marco Bass and Michael Rodriguez. Photos by Analicia Perez their personal information on so- but there are people out there who cial networking sites. can hack around it and read every- nerable,” Lehman-Meyer said. appropriate to post,” she said. have to use common sense.” Most Smartphones also embed thing,” Gords said. “Many people “You do not realize it because it is “Personal information about their After all, using sites like Face- the GPS coordinates of where a have friends on Facebook that they part of your everyday life and you lives, or concerning other people, book can be an amazing tool when photo was taken into the actual either barely know or do not know are used to telling everyone what would seem inappropriate.” used sensibly, according to Lehm- photo, said Louisa Martin, execu- at all. You never know who could you are up to, but it is all about The less information, the better, an-Meyer. tive director for technology re- be stalking your page or monitor- how you approach it.” seems to be the best approach. “There is much to be learned source management and planning. ing what you say.” Freshman psychology major “There are a lot of other social about social media, there are not In other words, people should be The main thing, though, is Lucuro Alvarez said she posts norms that we know can also get any clear cut rules yet, but there cautious and disable geo-locations controlling what you put out about two Facebook statuses and us into trouble if we aren’t careful,” certainly are guidelines,” she said. to avoid revealing their location. there, said Katherine Lehman- four tweets a day, but she only Lehman-Meyer said. “Drinking “If you are conservative, you can- Facebook applications like Meyer, director of the Academic likes to share things about her day, is an example, and it is the same not go wrong.” “Places,” which allows users to let Media Center. not about personal matters. thing with social media. 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Pending investigation. for the latest news and updates. @StMURattlerNews September 29, 2010 The Rattler 3 www.stmurattlernews.comNews Senior chemistry and biology major, Anna M. Plote reads the Prayers of the Faithful at the Sunday morning liturgy in the Assumption Chapel on Sept. 26. Photo by Analicia Perez UMin petitions for Spanish Sunday Mass By Ari Rivera Smith also said a Spanish Mass Senior Staff Writer would bring cultural richness to the community. A petition is making its way Marcela Camarena, senior in- through campus to persuade the uni- ternational relations major, agrees The VIA semester pass gives you 5 months of bus rides to school, library, versity to create a Sunday Mass in with Smith. movies, anywhere - at an average cost of only $5 a month! And with no Spanish, in addition to services cur- “Especially now that things are so rently offered. hard in México, many of us long for parking hassles! 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