No News is Good News - Research

Before reading week, we were given a brief which required us to produce a body of research based upon a headline from a newspaper bought on Saturday 23rd October. We needed to choose a headline which would create an interesting and engaging amount of information as it would inevitiably be the basis of our next brief.

After looking at several newspapers, there was one particular article which caught my attention. There have been ongoing news stories about the privacy (or lack of) on Facebook and the restrictions in which Facebook put in place. However, this particular article warned Facebook users of burglary risks due to the amount of personal information posted on the site. I found the following in 'The Daily Telegraph':

The Daily Telepgraph - Page 13

Although information such as your date of birth may seem harmless, if it fell into the wrong hands, it could enable a criminal to commit identity theft or even steal from your own home (as Facebook even allows you to display your address). Many believe this is down to the user and their own common sense but others have complained and believe Facebook are too lenient and should not allow their users to display such information.

As this was an ongoing news story, I could not find similar articles in other newspapers on the same day, apart from one in Daily Star. I found other articles online, however, which are dated throughout this year. 

Daily Star - Page 25

Links to different articles

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/7915572/Facebook-security-fears-after-private-details-of-100m-users-leaked-to-web.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1323027/Facebook-holiday-plans-face-insurers-crackdown-posting-details-invites-crooks.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/may/27/facebook-privacy-settings-red-herring

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10117106