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==Concerns==
 
==Concerns==
 
* As with all social networking websites, there is concern with users' privacy.  Many young users upload personal information making them more vulnerable to phishing attacks and stalking.
 
* As with all social networking websites, there is concern with users' privacy.  Many young users upload personal information making them more vulnerable to phishing attacks and stalking.
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* Some universities have begun to use students' pages to investigate underage drinking and other violations of university policy.<ref> [http://en.allexperts.com/e/f/fa/facebook.htm]</ref>
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* Some universities have begun to use students' pages to investigate underage drinking and other violations of university policy.<ref> [http://en.allexperts.com/e/f/fa/facebook.htm]</ref> '''University students are adults. The staff have no right to tell these students what to do. If they want to drink, its their own fault if they do something stupid. You can't teach people responsibility by treating them like children'''
 
* Some employers have begun to research prospective employees by browsing their facebook sites, possibly affecting their chance at being hired.
 
* Some employers have begun to research prospective employees by browsing their facebook sites, possibly affecting their chance at being hired.
  
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