"Fib" on Facebook: to "recommend" For the purposes of data security

 

All in all, already a quarter of all members of the social networks on the Internet as Facebook intentionally made false statements. Eleven percent imagine a Name from. Seven percent fib when it comes to their actual Relationship status goes. This resulted in a Forsa Study commissioned by the high-tech Association Bitkom.

"When mandatory information such as the name it may be advisable to quite a Pseudonym to choose " says Bitkom August-President Wilhelm Scheer. The industry association recommends a long time, with Personal Information generally very aware of deal. "You should make only those claims which are for the purpose of the community really needed," Scheer says.

Social Networking: Recent fib more often

"Overall, the study shows that the users interact well responsibly with personal data," says Marcel Bertsch, a spokesman for the trade association in the press-text Conversation. The younger generation does not know exactly the truth. 

"The younger ones have grown up with the Internet, they have learned: What is the net, you do not get easily erased again," Bertsch says.

In the age group between 14 and 29 make approximately four out of ten respondents intentionally providing false information Facebook. The 30 - 49- Olds compared to only one in five. For those over 50 - Only one in eight-year lie deliberately. At least one in ten is a wrong email address is a substantial difference in the false information is not between men and women.

Social networks as the Internet Standard

About 40 million Germans are now a member of social networks It says in the Bitkom. 2010, there were only 30 million within a year are thus ten million added. "

Social networks have in a very short time from a niche phenomenon to the Internet Standard developed, ""Half of Germany is a member of social networks. Scheer says. o