Criminals Using Social Networks To Target People

Other findings include:

• Nearly half, 48% of respondents have no worries about the security or privacy of social networking sites.
• Of all social networking sites, Facebook creates the most concern with 46% of respondents feeling that there are some security and privacy risks.
• The younger you are, the more likely you are to give information away concerning your whereabouts, with nearly two-thirds, 64% of 16-24 year olds sharing their holiday plans - which could be a cause for concern for parents.
• 34% of respondents have seen somebody else's phone number posted on their social networking profile.
• Nearly one in ten, 9% of respondents have included their own phone number and 5% have included their address in the personal information section of social networking sites visible to friends.
• Some people are sharing mobile numbers and addresses directly with strangers: 6% have written their phone number and 3% have written their address "wall-to-wall" or on pages open to those who are not accepted contacts.  
• Men are more blas about personal information - 13% have included their mobile number on their profile compared with just 7% of women and 9% of men have included their address compared with just 4% of women.
• 70% of users think that social media sites are a great place to share photos of their cool new purchases and presents.