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    The document presents an argument that social media has led to the end of individual privacy. The thesis states that the complex nature of social media applications has resulted in poor security infrastructure and policies, allowing unauthorized access and misuse of private user information. Three key points are made: 1) Social media lacks proper security, making it easy for hackers to access user data. 2) Social media sites sell personal information for profit without user consent. 3) The open nature of social media allows inappropriate access and use of personal information.

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    The document presents an argument that social media has led to the end of individual privacy. The thesis states that the complex nature of social media applications has resulted in poor security infrastructure and policies, allowing unauthorized access and misuse of private user information. Three key points are made: 1) Social media lacks proper security, making it easy for hackers to access user data. 2) Social media sites sell personal information for profit without user consent. 3) The open nature of social media allows inappropriate access and use of personal information.

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    The document presents an argument that social media has led to the end of individual privacy. The thesis states that the complex nature of social media applications has resulted in poor security infrastructure and policies, allowing unauthorized access and misuse of private user information. Three key points are made: 1) Social media lacks proper security, making it easy for hackers to access user data. 2) Social media sites sell personal information for profit without user consent. 3) The open nature of social media allows inappropriate access and use of personal information.

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    Dacorie Smith Sentence Outline Topic: Social Media- the end of individual privacy or new era in interpersonal relationship.

    Narrow topic: Social Media; the end of individual Privacy. Purpose: To convince the audience that Social Media spells the end of individual privacy in our society. Thesis: The complexity behind a social media application have led to poor infrastructure design and improper policy put in place to governor these application, this has allow for unauthorized access and misuse of user private information.

    I) Social Media applications tend to lack proper security infrastructure, which makes them easy target for hackers. a) Social media sites like Facebook, twitter and MySpace are built on infrastructure with improper security features, which allows developers to access majority of the user information.(Spencer 2012) b) With the easy access of user personal informational identity thief is increased. (kent 2010) c) Social Media Site fuels stalking by giving easy access to information such as locations etc. (Alexandra 2010) II) Many Social media applications participate in unfair and deceptive practices by selling persons information for their own gain. a) Social media Websites have tracked record of selling individual data that they have gathered to the highest bidder. (Johnson 2010) b) Social Network claim that once you are on their sites they own all your content even if you delete your profile. (Facebook policy 2012) c) Government, law enforcements and many organizations can use a persons private information as they see fit since there is no law against the abuse of private online information ( Swire 2011)

    Dacorie Smith Counter Claim III) Openness of social media application provides easy access to personal information that can be used inappropriately. a) Social media supports backchannel communication, allowing for wide- scale interaction that can be collectively resourceful in making natural disasters occur. ( Sutton 2007 ) b) Social media waste hours of valuable time by not allowing people to do repetitive task such as researching due to its addictive nature. (Qualman 2010 ) c) Social media provides direct connection to anybody no matter the time of day which adds to the daily distractions.

    Dacorie Smith References Jeffrey, Rosen(2006)The web means the end of forgetting an essay on forgetting, re-invention and personal identity in the age of Facebook. Neil Postman(1998) Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change Katie,Weaver-Johnson (2010) Facebook Privacy - User Awareness and Accountability Lacking retrieved from www.infosecisland.com Manul, Priya (2010) Life without Social Media: Better or Bitter retrieved from http://arkarthick.com/2012/03/21/life-without-social-media/ Charlie,Osborne(2013)How social media terrifies the privacy-conscious worker www.smartplanet.com Alexandra, Topping(2012) Social networking sites fuelling stalking from http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/feb/01/social-media-smartphones-stalking Bernhard,Debatin(2009) Facebook and Online Privacy: Attitudes, Behaviours, and Unintended Consequences Facebook (2013)Facebook policies retrieved from facebook.com Barnes (2006) A privacy paradox: Social Networking Kent lewis(2010)How Social Media Networks Facilitate Identity Theft and Fraud retrieved from www.eonetwork.org Swire, Peter(2011) Social Networks, Privacy, and Freedom of Association Jaennette Sutton,Leysia Palen & Irina Shklovski (2007) Backchannels on the Front Lines: Emergent Uses of Social Media in the 2007 Southern California Wildfires Spencer Kelly(2012) retrieved from

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