What are the dangers of social networking sites?

What are the dangers of social networking sites?

Ward Leber (CEO) gives expert video advice on: How do predators use Internet personal profiles as lures?; Are all social networking sites dangerous?; What should I warn my child about social networking sites? and more...

The dangers of social networking sites is giving away information to strangers and possibly coming into contact with those people. You can be attacked through one of those methods by putting information out and eventually having someone learn your whereabouts, where you live, where you bank, and where you go to school. If you get enough information about a person, it makes it a lot easier to harm them. So the main harm to social networking sites is what information you make available to other people. So that's the thing you really need to control. If somebody doesn't know who you really are, where you live, or how to get in contact with you; it's not going to be possible for them to physically harm you.