CAVALIER DAILY -- Nov 3 -- The University administration and the University Police Department are urging students to exercise caution when posting their personal information on social networking Web sites and online personal journals. "There are incidents at colleges where people are posing as students," Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Lampkin said. It is important to not include home or work address, phone numbers, social security number, full name or class schedule on Web sites. Friendster.com has addressed concerns with personal security by providing extensive account settings options, and by not displaying information such as e-mail addresses, physical addresses or phone numbers. FULL ARTICLE @ CAVALIER DAILY
Mark Brooks: Post your first name...not your social security number, silly! Anonymity anon on social networking sites. People identify themselves as who they really are. Users should think twice about adding other identifying info beyond first name and age.
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