Social Networking, Privacy Issues

MYEEOS launches,the worlds newest
Social Networking website
for users of all ages.....
MYEEOS wants to be everyones alternative to MYSPACE and FACEBOOK.
Virginia Beach Virginia.MYEEOS, The worlds new social network Web Site that gives users an alternative to MySpace and Facebook. Well over a year ago several resource site owners came together to form a social networking site where everyone could earn money not just the site itself. Unlike MySpace and Facebook who keep all of the profits for themselves, MYEEOS wants to bring every user into the mix by eventually instituting a revenue sharing process for all web site owners and users. The owners of MYEEOS wanted to createsomething totally different from the mainstream social network sites like MySpace and Facebook. On My EEOS you will find more features and fewer restrictions, not only for users but for the owners of web sites wishing to utilize MYEEOS to maximize their profit potential. A totally new way of socializing with friends and family.Will Ciccone President of MYEEOS Inc say this site has all of the features of MySpace, YouTube, Odeo, and Yahoo together in one Unique Community Site. Will Ciccone President of MYEEOS Inc say this site has all of the features of MySpace, YouTube, Odeo, and Yahoo together in one Unique Community Site. International Working Group On Data Protection in Telecommunication has released a report and guidance on privacy in social networking services. The report identifies risks to privacy and security, and provides guidance to regulators, service operators and users to counter these risks. Risks include the large amount of data collection; the misuse of profile data by third parties; insecure infrastructure and application programming interfaces. Regulators should ensure openness, and oblige data breach notification. Providers must be transparent; live up to promises made to users; and use privacy friendly defaults. Privacy and consumer groups are also recommended to raise the awareness of regulators, providers and the general public.Like many Web sites that collect user information, the aforementioned social networking Web sites have privacy policies. However, there are some problems. These policies are disclaimers produced by a Web site, that become waivers once the user accepts them. By accepting the terms of the policy, the user volunteers to relinquish some known right or privilege they may have. If a user felt the Web site had broken promises it made in the privacy policy, it is doubtful that the user could sue the Web site for breach of contract on the basis of the policy. These policies also contain loopholes. Problems with these policies include a lack of visibility, insufficient information on how the Web sites change their policies, the lack of independent reviewers to monitor these Web sites, and unspecific details of whom the Web sites share user information. One problem is that these policies are difficult for users to find and read. Although reading these policies is part of the registration process, they may not be specified on the registration form. The privacy policy may just be mentioned in the Terms of Use of a Web site. Providing users with a box to tick to indicate they have read and accepted a privacy policy is not enough. All three Web sites should make their privacy policies more obvious and users need should be encouraged by the Web sites to actively read through what they are agreeing to.Another problem with privacy policies is that they are fluid, and may be altered by the Web site. All of these Web sites state that from time to time changes may be made to their privacy policies, which will be posted on the site. It is never specified how long these changes would be posted for, or where. Notice alone is not enough. The changes should be explained to users, along with any specific results the changes incur. Another manifestation of this problem is that not only can terms change, but Web sites can also reset user preferences, and place them back at default level. The Web sites reserve the right to transfer personal information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale of the Web site. They state that they will not share users' contact information with marketers without your permission. Privacy policies, like all agreements, should be clear and easy to follow, so that users have a firm grasp on what they are signing-up to. Unfortunately, Web sites' privacy policies, and terms of use often seem overly cross-referenced. Users need to do a great deal of switching between the two in order to get all the details, and definitions. This makes the task of reading through the information more difficult than it needs to be.