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c. modern young people reveal too much information about
themselves.

d. Facebook encourages oversharing.

4. What can a “spider” program do, according to the article?

a. connect people with friends through the Internet

b. find an individual’s credit card and banking information
c. cure arachnophobia by exposing the phobic individual to

detailed photographs of large hairy spiders

d. draw conclusions about one’s sexuality and politics

5. According to the article, which of the following might be

interested in collecting data about individuals?
a. the government

b. private organizations

c. criminals

d. all of the above

6. According to the author, which group is increasingly having its

privacy protected?

a. Facebook users

b. lawyers

c. the rich and famous
d. younger people

7. According to the student quoted at the end of the essay, people

who do not have Facebook accounts also do not receive

a. party invitations.