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    Privacy and National Security Issues in Social Networks: The Challenges
    (International Journal of the Computer, the Internet and Management, Thailand, 2011-09-13) Shafi’i M. Abdulhamid; Sulaiman Ahmad; Victor O. Waziri; Fatima N. Jibril
    Online social networks are becoming a major growth point of the internet, as individuals, companies and governments constantly desire to interact with one another, the ability of the internet to deliver this networking capabilities grows stronger. In this paper, we looked at the structure and components of the member profile and the challenges of privacy issues faced by individuals and governments that participate in social networking. We also looked at how it can be used to distort national security, how it became the new weapons of mass mobilization and also how social networks have became the rallying forces for revolutions and social justice.