The use of social networking has dramatically changed the way people communicate providing an open forum with a purposeful loss of privacy. I will explore the level of security available through social networking. This topic interests me as I personally do not have membership to Facebook, Twitter or LinkdIn. I am curious about how much information is exposed and the use by outside vendor and companies. I will give detail to my findings first hand and through other sources such as friends and expert findings. I want to have an open mind to know why and how much privacy is lost.