
Over the last few years, Facebook’s growth has been phenomenal. The world’s no. 1 social networking site also recently beat Google to become the most visited Web site in the US for an entire week at a stretch. However, the site has also lately being receiving lot of flak for its privacy policies.
Some noted risks of using Facebook. They are:
1. Your information is being shared with third parties.
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In March, private email addresses that many Facebook users wanted to keep hidden were revealed publicly on a multitude of Facebook profiles. The glitch was later resolved by Facebook.
3. Facebook ads may contain malware.
Recently, a Facebook event invitation was reportedl

"This was a phishing scam and account appears to have been compromised," read a statement from Facebook.
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On May 6th, the popular social network patched a major security bug that allowed users to snoop on their friends' private chats, and view their pending friend requests. The exploit forced Facebook to temporarily disable chat.
5. Scammers are creating fake profiles.

Earlier this week, 15 privacy and consumer protection organizations filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, alleging that the site manipulates privacy settings to make users' personal information available for commercial use.
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6. Facebook 'fueling divorce'.
British marriage counsellors claim that social networking sites like Facebook are contributing to separations and divorces. British divorce firm Divorce-Online said Facebook was cited in one-fifth of the divorce petitions it processed last year. It emerged that a number of bored middle-aged users in their 40s and 50s have had their lives thrown into turmoil as they try to reconnect with childhood sweethearts through the sites.