Half of Facebook users unhappy with privacy controls
Despite the fact that Facebook has apparently reworked its security and privacy controls several times, 51% of users are reportedly unhappy with the current privacy controls on the social networking site.
That's just one of the messages from Barracuda Networks' 2011 Social Networking Security & Privacy Study, which also reveals that 20% of respondents have been negatively affected by information that was exposed on a social network, and 95% think that social networking sites need to do a better job protecting against account hacking.
Dr. Paul Judge, vice president and chief research officer with the company, whose research operation – Barracuda Labs – conducted the 500-respondent survey on its web site, said that social networks are a significant part of how we communicate with one another. “At the same time, the dangers associated with social networking have climbed exponentially. The fact that nine out of 10 users already have been attacked proves that attackers are taking over social networks and users are living in fear”, he said.
