Topic > The importance of personal information on social media

But I don't see why they would need all my personal information. what is it for? Where you go? Who needs it? What do you need it for? I think if we started asking these questions and got them answered, we could stop having to put that personal information on Facebook and other social media. “Teens are increasingly sharing personal information on social media sites, a trend that is likely driven by evolving platforms used by teens and changing norms around sharing. The typical Myspace profile of a 2006 teenager was very different in form and function from the 2006 version of Facebook and the Facebook profiles that have become a hallmark of today's teen life. For the five different types of personal information we measured in both 2006 and 2012, each is significantly more likely to be shared by teen social media users on the profile they use most often. (http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/05/21/teens-social-media-and-privacy/) I remember when I first created a Myspace, all I had to enter was my email, password and your birthday, now you need that, your phone number and the last 4 of your social networks and I shouldn't need them to connect with my friends and family on social media