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November 15, 2005 4:11 PM PST

Quote of the day: Teens' false 'sense of privacy'

In a story about teenagers recklessly posting personal information online, a university official said students aren't always aware of the public nature of the Web, even though they are some of the most avid users of blogs and personal Web pages.

"In their own minds, they're sitting in their dorm room or at home, and they have a sense of privacy--and they really don't have it at all," said Pam Lepley, a spokeswoman for Virginia Commonwealth University, one of numerous schools that, with the advent of blogs and other such tools, are re-examining the way students use the Web. Click here for full story.

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The 'net is so....
by james.grimes November 16, 2005 9:05 AM PST
...not in your face. I mean, its as if you can hide whom you really are. It could be that we have seen that so much now that we just want to relax and be who we really are-us!
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