Privacy Issues in Social MediaSocial media is a current way in which people interact with each other on a daily basis. Since the launch of various social networking sites (SNS), a new way to share information with others and match interests of your choice in many different forms has been a huge attraction. Although social media sites allow users to share information with friends and other sites on the Internet, many people are unaware of how their privacy is disclosed. Now that the expansion of global connection through these social networking sites is so present in today's society, giving us easy access to information, the lack of privacy is diminished. The privacy rights of ordinary citizens are being exploited and therefore the government should implement more laws to avoid violating users. This affects countless users online and is a problem because unwanted personal information can be leaked. According to two different sources, the history of how social networking sites started is different. "By the definition above, the first recognizable social networking site was launched in 1997. SixDegrees.com allowed users to create profiles, list their friends, and, starting in 1998, surf lists of 'friends." (quoted in Boyd, Ellison) On the other hand, a chronological display of history shows that in 1969 "CompuServe was the first major provider of commercial Internet services to the public in the United States..." By 1971, "the first email has been sent. I agree that the first step to the whole explosion started with the email. By e-mail, people mainly communicated with each other via the Internet and had the option of using the short message service (SMS) to be...... middle of paper...... Law on Protection of Children’s Online Privacy (COPPA).” (Loeffler 2012) State laws have also been shown to be very minimal and some states may not even have specific privacy and information security laws. Two states have passed privacy and information security laws: California and Massachusetts, in which state attorneys general were involved. “California law requires operators of commercial websites that collect personal information from California residents to post a privacy policy identifying the types of personal information collected. » (Loeffler 2012) This discloses the personal information of third parties who request information from users. In these states, the laws that would apply would also be relevant to state consumer protection laws. Thus, consumer protection laws prohibit companies from committing unfair or defective acts..