Warning on social networking risks [IrishTimes]
- Published: 09 February 2010
Social networking sites such as Facebook have made the personal information of minors more accessible online, according to a new study by the European Commission.
Marking Safer Internet Day, the commission today reminded teenagers to: “Think before you post”, adding that 50 per cent of European teenagers give out private data on the web, which can remain online forever and can be seen by anybody.
Following last year’s Safer Internet Day, 20 companies including Bebo, Facebook and Youtube, signed the Safer Social Networking, However, a report out today shows that not all the companies implemented the agreement and more work needs to be done to protect children online.
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