The social networking giant FaceBook has come under some fire of late. People have always had mixed opinions about the site and its implications. Some people are big fans of the site and enjoy the socializing potential it has. Many people sign up for the site, and it would be unlikely that you would find someone who isn’t on FaceBook. From here, you could get their user I.D. and from there visit their site and send them a friend request, and you’ll be on your way to communication. This is great for people who have lots of friends and family who live far away; in this manner they can talk and share photos and information from even countries away. Some people just love the fact that they can make an entire web page that is solely their’s, and they can customize it however they like and show the world who they are.

While this seems overly positive, they are people who can’t stand FaceBook, or any social networking sites for that matter. For one, they say that these sites represent the downfall of the coherent conversation, lacking any depth whatsoever, and just relying on Internet slang to communicate. Then, they say that these sites are just a big risk for privacy and that they advertise way to much. These are both true, the sites make all of their money off of advertisements and other types of things, and they do so quite often. Every time you navigate to a new page you pretty much have to click through some sort of ad. While this is just simply annoying, the privacy risks are real.

These sites are often just filled with hackers who are waiting, sometimes posing as a friend to get your information. Or worse, they are child molesters trying to get your kids by luring them in, posing as a “friend”. Also, they have said that these sites often produce many viruses and other mal ware. Just like in an email, there runs the risk of possibly contracting a virus in a bugged message. Once this message is opened, the virus will spread throughout your computer, and depending on what it is supposed to do, either crash your system or extract all sorts of information to be used against you.

FaceBook has also recently come under fire for discreetly changing its terms of service agreement. This is the page that people often just click “I accept” and don’t read any of it at all. FaceBook notices this, and decided to pull a fast one on all of its current and new users. They surreptitiously put in a new clause that said they have the right to keep a copy of anyone’s web page at any time, even after they have deleted their account.

This all seems a bit scary. Using a change IP proxy will allow you to avoid most of the privacy issues this represents though. By changing your IP, you will remain untraceable on the Internet and when on the social networking sites, and any viruses or mal ware can be blocked from the built in filter.
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