Related News: Anger mounts after Facebook’s ‘shadow profiles’ leak in bug

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. ZDNet published an article titled Anger mounts after Facebook’s ‘shadow profiles’ leak in bug.

The personal information leaked by the bug is information that had not been given to Facebook by the users – it is data Facebook has been compiling on its users behind closed doors, without their consent.

A growing number of Facebook users are furious and demand to know who saw private information they had expressly not given to Facebook.

Facebook was accidentally combining user’s shadow profiles with their Facebook profiles and spitting the merged information out in one big clump to people they ‘had some connection to’ who downloaded an archive of their account with Facebook’s Download Your Information (DYI) tool.

Source: ZDNet

Related News: Cheerleader accused of prostituting younger student

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. NBC News published an article titled Cheerleader accused of prostituting younger student.

A suburban Minneapolis high school cheerleader is accused of prostituting a younger student by creating an online ad and taking her to see potential customers, pocketing $60 in one case.

Montia Marie Parker, 18, of Maple Grove, faces felony charges of sex trafficking and promoting prostitution. She is scheduled to appear in court June 12.

Source: NBC News

Related News: Alabama state senator’s wife demands possibly fake women stop soliciting her husband on Facebook

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Alabama state senator’s wife demands possibly fake women stop soliciting her husband on Facebook.

In a post Monday on a Facebook account belonging to Alabama state Sen. Shadrack McGill, R-Woodville, a poster identifying herself as McGill’s wife said women have used the social media network to approach her husband “multiple times” since he was first elected in 2010.

“I have been silent for long enough!!” a person who identified herself as Heather McGill wrote. “NO MORE! Multiple times since being in office he has gotten emails from women (who may not even be real) inviting him to explore, also sending pictures of themselves.”

Source: AL.com

Related News: Perverted Prank: Photo of Naked Sixth-Grader Passed Around At School

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. CBS Sacramento published an article titled Perverted Prank: Photo of Naked Sixth-Grader Passed Around At School.

NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) — A child porn investigation is under way at Hillsdale Elementary School in North Highlands after students were found passing around an inappropriate photo of a female student.

After phone calls today, the Twin Rivers School District confirmed over the weekend that the naked photo of a sixth-grader had been sent electronically to some students. This week, other students passed it around.

Source: CBS Sacramento

Related News: Posts on cop killing at center of officer discipline

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Dothan Eagle published an article titled Posts on cop killing at center of officer discipline.

Thursday’s four-hour Dothan Personnel Board hearing dealt with the weighty issue of free speech as parties wrestled with just how far a uniformed police officer can go in posting potentially explosive comments on social media.

Source: Dothan Eagle

Related News: N.Y. police probe possible cyberbullying after girl found hanged

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. CNN published an article titled N.Y. police probe possible cyberbullying after girl found hanged.

A 12-year-old girl found hanged in her home left behind a suicide note that mentioned online bullying, according to police.

Gabrielle Molina was found dead Wednesday afternoon by her family, authorities said.

In addition to interviewing Gabrielle’s friends and relatives, police took two computers from the seventh-grader’s home to investigate whether harsh online messages and other cyberbullying may have been a factor in driving the young girl to take her life, New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters.

Source: CNN

Related News: 2013 Pew Internet Report on Teens, Social Media, and Privacy

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Pew Internet has released its 2013 Pew Internet Report on Teens, Social Media, and Privacy:

Teens are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites than they have in the past, but they are also taking a variety of technical and non-technical steps to manage the privacy of that information. Despite taking these privacy-protective actions, teen social media users do not express a high level of concern about third-parties (such as businesses or advertisers) accessing their data; just 9% say they are “very” concerned.

Source: Pew Internet

Related News: Montgomery serial rapist pleads guilty to 12 counts

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Montgomery serial rapist pleads guilty to 12 counts.

The Montgomery man police say used social media to lure his victims to be raped has pleaded guilty to 12 counts relating to the rapes of five women.

At the time of his arrest, authorities called 22-year-old Roderikus Alloway a serial rapist and sexual predator. He has now pleaded guilty to five counts of first degree rape, six counts of first degree sodomy and one count of forcible sexual touching.

Source: WSFA

Related News: When oversharing online can get you arrested

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. CNN published an article titled When oversharing online can get you arrested.

The man, Richard Godbehere, posted the clip in February under the title “Let’s Go Driving, Drinking!” to LiveLeak, a video-sharing site where users can vote on and donate to videos they like.

Even so, he appeared surprised when police showed up at his house in Kapa’a, Hawaii, to arrest him on charges of consuming alcohol while operating a vehicle and driving without a license.

“It’s unbelievable,” Godbehere told CNN. He says the video was meant as a parody. “There was no beer in that bottle.” Godbehere is due in court in June, and police in Kaua’i told CNN the case will come down to whether a judge or jury believes him.

Source: CNN