Privacy+-+the+issues+and+solutions

=__**What are the effects of the issue?** __ = ==== Internet privacy concerns often cite a number of privacy risks — events that can affect privacy — which may be encountered through Internet use. These methods of affects can range from gathering statistics on users, to more malicious acts such as the spreading of spyware and various forms of bug exploitation. ====

Privacy measures and help tactics are provided on several social networking sites to try to provide their users with protection for their personal information.
==== On Facebook for example privacy settings are available for all registered users. The settings available on Facebook include the ability to block certain individuals from seeing your profile, the ability to choose your "friends," and the ability to limit who has access to your pictures and videos. ==== ==== Privacy settings are also available on other social networking sites such as E-harmony and MySpace. It is the user's prerogative to apply such settings when providing personal information on the internet. ====

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