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Who Are the Bad Guys?

Bad Guy #1:
A bunch of girls at a slumber party
Why: They're bored
What they're doing: Logging in as you and changing your profile

Bad Guy #2:
The school bully
Why: He's on a power trip
What he's doing: Hacking into your profile and uploading some lewd pics

Bad Guy #3:
A sexual predator
Why: He's looking for victims
What he's doing: Creating a profile as a cute15-year-old boy and then reaching out to you for friendship

Bad Guy #4:
Your sweet aunt
Why: She doesn't realize what she's doing
Age: 55
What she's doing: Posting a cute (and private) picture of you on her social networking profile

These are just a few of the "bad guys." As you can see, not all of these people meant to be "bad," but they can still cause you problems. In fact, just about anyone could be doing damage on a social networking site ... including you! Read on and we'll show you how to avoid the bad guys.

Comments

(8)

Julia: Sunday, March 01, 2009

Wow, I never realized that my aunt, or any relative could be considered a 'bad guy.'

Laura: Thursday, March 26, 2009

Bad guy number four really surprised me! I'd never thought of it that way before...

Michelle: Saturday, April 11, 2009

bad people can be anybody....make sure your sweet aunt knows what she is doing!!!!

calisurfgirl: Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Bad guy #4 was shocking! I never would have thought that family pics like that could be revealing!!! :0

cutemushroom: Friday, May 29, 2009

Ouch my mom posts pics of me on her Facebook :0. Does locking it to people who aren't her friend help any???

disneylover234: Monday, August 03, 2009

I always thought that the only bad guy was the sexual predator or the bully. I never even considered one of my family or girls at a slumber party.

SuperPurpleFlower: Friday, August 14, 2009

I never saw Bad Guy #4 coming. Hope i don't run into one of them!!

Violetvee: Tuesday, August 18, 2009

i never considered my aunt to be a bad guy...