The interest in joining social networking websites has increased dramatically over the recent years, and it is not unusual to be active in several such communities at the same time.
On a social networking site you can post descriptions and pictures of your self, find new and old friends and
keep in touch with them, and establish contact with people that share your interests.
There are several popular Norwegian networking websites. Nett by is the largest with approximately 770 000 members (AUTUMN 2008). Facebook is the most popular foreign community with over 1.2 million Norwegian members. Facebook has more than 100 million members world wide.
When you register a profile on Facebook, you accept that Facebook can use all the information and pictures that you have posted for any purpose, for instance in advertising. This is also true after a profile has been deactivated. In addition, they can change the end user licence agreement any time they want. Facebook is not regulated by Norwegian privacy laws, but American.
A person who registers on Facebook should:
