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| '''] stalking''' is a method of gathering information about someone through the acquisition of data posted on an individual’s ] profile. Facebook allows users to customize their profile and supply information such as their tastes in music, television and literature. Personal profile pages are also used by individuals to post status updates, where they may supply information on what they are currently doing or reflect upon a recent event. Consequently, profile pages are an attractive way of gathering information on someone that you may not know or in some cases, keep up to date on the life of an individual you are formally acquainted with. | |||
| The term is colloquial: while legitimate ] may use social networks to stalk their victims, Facebook "stalking" is often a case of ]. | |||
| == Background == | |||
| The Internet's ability to let individuals perform anonymous activities inevitably makes it an instrument of misbehavior for those who wish to use it as such.<ref>D’Ovidio, Robert, and James Doyle. “A Study on Cyberstalking Understanding Investigative Hurdles.” ] 72.3 (2003): 10-17. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.</ref> ] has been around for years, but it wasn’t until recently{{When|date=February 2011}} that Facebook stalking has become an issue. The phenomenon began in 2004 when Facebook took center stage on the Internet. It almost immediately became the home for cyberstalkers. As Facebook users began to surf the site and realize how much knowledge they could obtain by looking at an individual’s profile. A typical Facebook profile has the potential to display interests, education, work background, and contact information.<ref name="facebook1">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?founderbios#!/press/info.php?factsheet |title=Facebook.com |publisher=Facebook.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-12}}</ref> Someone could find out a lot of information about somebody just by looking at their Facebook page. | |||
| The creators of Facebook have installed many privacy settings to limit what users on Facebook can see. However, this functionality doesn’t stop all cyberstalkers. Considering there are currently millions of Facebook users,<ref name="facebook1"/> there is always the possibility of having an unwanted visitor on one's profile. | |||
| == Purpose == | |||
| Users Facebook stalk their acquaintances in order to find more information about them. As Corrie Pikul wrote, people Facebook stalk because “It makes feel like ]”.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pikul |first=Corrie |url=http://www.elle.com/Life-Love/Sex-Relationships/Confessions-of-a-Facebook-Stalker |title=Elle.com |publisher=Elle.com |date=2010-08-19 |accessdate=2011-03-12}}</ref> For example, a girl wishing to date a certain guy may search his Facebook Wall to learn whether he's in a relationship or not, to see how many girls he talks to each day, and determine whether he's her "type" or not. | |||
| == Methods == | |||
| Users on social networks post information onto these websites, all of which can be put to use by Facebook stalkers. | |||
| Such information includes: | |||
| * full name; | |||
| * phone number(s); | |||
| * personal website(s); | |||
| * e-mail address(es); | |||
| * photos; | |||
| * videos; | |||
| * home address; | |||
| * date of birth; | |||
| * places of work; | |||
| * place of residence; | |||
| * family members, friends, and acquaintances; | |||
| * hometown; | |||
| * status updates and any personal information contained within; and | |||
| * current locations (via ]);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/blog.php?post=418175202130 |title=Facebook.com |publisher=Facebook.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-12}}</ref> | |||
| * personal interests (hobbies, movies, music); | |||
| * languages | |||
| == Prevention == | |||
| There are many measures that Facebook users can take to eliminate the possibility of becoming Facebook stalked. Users could change their privacy settings so that only their friends can see their information and photos, and further adjust within those setting so that only certain friends have access to their information. Users can also make themselves unsearchable on the Facebook database. Furthermore, users can simply refrain from posting sensitive information on the internet, as this completely eliminates the possibility that it will fall into unintended hands. | |||
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| other ways that have been proven to reduce facebook stalking is to "Uglify" your profile picture, say you are brought up by George Bush in North Korea (however that would encourage republicans to send you friend requests) or just say the Osama Bin Laden in your father. | |||
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