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The article describes how we are will to show our lives on social media for anyone to see not realizing how much is not private. Then talks about how upset we get when the Government is looking at us.

wow this article really opened my eyes to how much I use and rely on social media without considering the all risk.

It is amazing how much information people put out there. At work, we have to take compliance courses every year. Just last year, they added a couple of modules on social media, and what is expected of you in relation to the information about work that you put out there.

An article by the Wall Street Journal on how social media can and has effected peoples abilities to get jobs.

Psychologically it is said that we have many social scripts, in other words we do not act the same exact way around our parents as we do our boss or our friends. Companies that use social media are attempting to view how you live your life outside of work, how you act out that social script. But why should that matter? Regardless if you put pictures of Saturday night drinking it does not mean that this who you are in the office, they are two completely different script and for the general population they are unrelated.

I think employers should look at social media networks, people should always present themselves in a professional look, because there behaviors affect the company, on the clock or off

The article talks about how social media has no security. Explains threats on social media

When people sign up for an account on a social media website, they agree to terms in which it states that your information could be used for anything they wish for.

Social media is similar to high school, both false information and information you don't want getting out can and will spread fast and the truth doesn't always get out.

This site tells how companies are researching possible employees by there social media reputation.

Since I'm not the most social person by nature, I'm not very active with social media. I don't have a Facebook, or Twitter, or whatever. So, if anyone tries to Google me, there's not much that comes up. Hmm, I wonder if that could backfire if a potential employer can't find any information on me by using social media.

I don't believe that employers should be concerned of a potential or current employees social media sites.

This talks asks what are the differences between good post and bad post on social media.Some states put a sensor up to regulate speech put on social media. 

In this website, one may see how Employers can easily access private information about the employees or potential employees. Different countries are treating the infringement of privacy, by use of social medias, in different ways. It also explains what employers should do instead or consider if their companies are involved in the social media.

It explains what people should share. Peiople workout and show off their bodies on instagram, facebook etc is it too much or are they just proud of their body changes

When posting anything on social media you have to accept the fact that everyone and anyone will and can see it. Also, there's no going back! Once it's out there it will most likely always be out there.

Social has become a little too invasive. I enjoy social networking but sometimes it is way more information than I want to know about someone.

When people talk about hacking and social networks, they're not referring to the com­mon definition of hacking, which is using malicious code or backdoors in computer networks to damage systems or steal proprietary information. Hacking into social networks requires very little technical skill.

I believe that there should be an increase on security with social networks because of how easy it is to hack into someones personal information!

Whenever we post on Facebook, twitter, or instagram, we leave traces of our lives and actions. Police can gain access to your social media sites and use it against you in court.

Talks about how babies are born not being socialized and how depending on the culture they are born into, their personality and behaviors develop accordingly. Discusses how each culture has norms that those living in that culture aspire to accomplish.

Another article on social media and privacy concerns.

social media privacy concerns.

Introduction Types of Social Networks What Information is Public? Information a User Shares Information Gathered Through Electronic Tracking Who Can Access Information?

The US military is developing software that will let it secretly manipulate social media sites by using fake online personas to influence internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda. A Californian corporation has been awarded a contract with United States Central Command (Centcom), which oversees US armed operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, to develop what is described as an "online persona management service" that will allow one US serviceman or woman to control up to 10 separate identities based all over the world. The project has been likened by web experts to China's attempts to control and restrict free speech on the internet. Critics are likely to complain that it will allow the US military to create a false consensus in online conversations, crowd out unwelcome opinions and smother commentaries or reports that do not correspond with its own objectives

This older article still holds much significance in the attack on America's personal freedoms. The introduction of helmet and seat belt laws is a fairly new infringement on an individual's right to assume his or her own risk. The laws are passed concerning a "social cost," involved in managing these actions.

With so many computer applications out there and data available at the touch of a screen, you may not realize all the potential dangers of social media facing your children. Cyber expert Tyler Cohen Wood, a public speaker and the author of " Catching the Catfishers," explains, "Children now have an entire life history, down to the pregnancy announcement before they were born, on social media."

Very short article on Indiana banning sex offenders from using Facebook. Protection of minors is their main concern.

Social media privacy issue.

With the recent government announcement that the Social Security trust fund is set to run out in 2037, four years earlier than previous estimates, many young workers are asking themselves: Why am I paying into a system that might not be there for me when I retire?