Are Social Networking Websites Safe?

[AB Editor]

With recent events highlighting the dangers of using social networking sites, we thought we'd ask you about your views on social websites like Facebook, MySpace and even The AnswerBank.

 

This poll is closed.

Which social networking websites do you regularly use?

• Facebook - 53 votes
• 42%
• I only use The AnswerBank - 44 votes
• 35%
• Other - 13 votes
• 10%
• Twitter - 6 votes
• 5%
• Yahoo! Answers - 6 votes
• 5%
• Flickr - 3 votes
• 2%
• MySpace - 0 vote
• 0%
• Bebo - 0 vote
• 0%

When you use social networking websites, do you feel that your personal information and other data is safe?

• Maybe. I think my data is safe but I don’t like giving information out anyway. - 43 votes
• 48%
• I never use my real name and location when signing up to websites. - 19 votes
• 21%
• Yes, but I fear that my details are used for marketing purposes. - 12 votes
• 13%
• Yes, I trust the website with my data fully. - 9 votes
• 10%
• No, I think my data is auctioned off to the highest bidder! - 7 votes
• 8%

Do you worry that the people you talk to on social networking websites aren’t who they say they are?

• Yes, I try to distance myself from making ‘friends’ on websites because of this. - 41 votes
• 48%
• Yes, but it doesn’t bother me. - 27 votes
• 31%
• No, I don’t care because I’ll talk to them anyway! - 17 votes
• 20%
• No, I trust people entirely. - 1 vote
• 1%

Do you maintain private contact with people on social networking websites who you’ve never met in person?

• No. - 50 votes
• 56%
• Yes, but only occasionally. - 23 votes
• 26%
• No, but I would if I was asked. - 9 votes
• 10%
• Yes, on a regular basis. - 7 votes
• 8%
• Yes, but it was a one off. - 1 vote
• 1%

Would you ever meet up in person with someone from a social networking website?

• No. - 25 votes
• 27%
• No! Especially if I was meeting someone from The AnswerBank! They’re a bunch of nutters! - 16 votes
• 18%
• Unsure. - 13 votes
• 14%
• Yes, but only in a group. - 12 votes
• 13%
• Yes, on my own. - 10 votes
• 11%
• Yes, but only those who I have known for 1 year or more. - 8 votes
• 9%
• No, it’s not that I don’t trust them, but the situation would make me uncomfortable. - 7 votes
• 8%

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Stats until: 23:25 Wed 18th Dec 2024 (Refreshed every 5 minutes)

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[mccfluff]

can't believe i'm doing this, just don;t blame me....

http://www.sportsanswerbank.com/

[gen2]

I've not ventured in SAB for well over a year now.

. . . I see they've done away with the avatars but I'm surprised to see that it still still supports greenies!

[socket2008]

The one question I would have liked to have seen is 'do you know all your facebook friends on Facebook'

A former work colleague has 3800 friends and claims to know them all, yeh right. To prove the point a friend set up a fake name and the colleague accepted straight away.