Facebook board aims to keep kids safe
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/07/facebook.security/index.html
With over 350 million users, Facebook has decided to increase security. The social network has joined forces with 5 other Internet sites to make sure that the kids are safe. Within the site each user can choose who can visit their profile and look at their pictures, but now they can even choose who reads their posts and statuses. To make sure there is a stable board that can ensure these safety regulations, the Common Sense Media, ConnectSafely, WiredSafety, Childnet International and the Family Online Safety Institute have joined Facebook to work on this project. The VP of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, will be sending a message to all Facebook users with information on how to receive more information about the new security policies. The letter will have information on how to activate it and it seems to be a very easy procedure.
Being a very active user of Facebook I am glad to know that the site will have more security than it did before. I think the site is already very safe knowing that you can choose who to accept as a friend, and only after the acceptance, will they be able to visit your profile. Knowing that the already safe social network will reinforce this, I feel a lot better about using the site. You never know who could be on the other side of a monitor that is following you, now you have even more control over it giving you less worries. The Internet is a dangerous place, but with more and more safety regulations there are always less worries.
