Millions of people around the world belong to social networks. And yet, you may
ID: 374572 • Letter: M
Question
Millions of people around the world belong to social networks. And yet, you may want to consider the following facts before joining or sharing personal information on a social site.
Prospective or current employers often use the information you post on social sites to learn more about you.
People who you do not know (or want to know) often can view your personal information.
Although social sites have revised or improved their privacy policies, there are still too many reports of serious privacy abuses that affect too many users.
Today, the two most popular social sites are Facebook and Twitter. Both sites have privacy statements and attempt to protect users.
Assignment
1. Go to the Facebook Web site (www.facebook.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. ) and the Twitter Web site (www.twitter.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. ), and examine each site's privacy policy. (Hint: Scroll down to the bottom of the home page and look for the link marked “privacy.”)
2. Read each site's privacy policy. Note any concerns that you feel could restrict the type of information you might want to share or lead to a violation of your personal privacy.
3. In a two-page report, answer at least the following questions.
a. What specific actions has each site taken to protect your privacy?
b. Are there weaknesses in the policies that could lead to abuses of your personal privacy?
c. Based on your research, which site do you think has the most effective privacy policy? Why?
d. How has this exercise changed the type of information you would share on the Facebook or Twitter Web site? Explain your answer.
Explanation / Answer
The answer is given below:
E) Planning
The planning needs to decide on the channel and medium, as where after planning only the writing, evalutaion, sending and completing would follow. So in the planning stage itself it is necessary to determine on the channel and medium for negative message.