As our "Like" can give our secrets

When our domestic spaces of the Internet began to emerge only social networking, all rushed to send each other requests for friendship, adding to his friends absolutely strangers. Photos virtually filtered, no one thought much about the fact that everything published, and the comments are not observed special care. As time went on, many have become smarter and make sure that the information they publish.

But there is still one very interesting "but" - we are used to ensure that we publish, but very often we forget to see to it where we put the "Like". More observant and thoughtful person can give your husky head all your secrets secret.

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Until I read the first article on this subject, I tossed another, so that, apparently, the topic is really relevant at the moment. The studies were conducted on the basis of Facebook, but I think that the results do not depend on what social network you use, whether it's Facebook, Google+ or Vkontakte.

So, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published an article in which shows the extent to which may be revealing our «like», «like» or pros.

Previous studies have shown how the knowledge about the demographic data (age, gender and level of education) you can guess the other characteristics of the person just glancing at the online profile and viewing history visits sites.

But a new study by Michael David Stilvelom Cassino and at Cambridge University, goes much further, demonstrating the potential of viewing profiles users to identify clues that may indicate sexual orientation of people are religious and political views, as well as the use of drugs.

The study was conducted fairly simple - 58,000 volunteers opened their profiles on Facebook and fill out additional questionnaires. We investigated the link between searched «Like» and other characteristics. That's all. The following are examples of accuracy falling into certain categories.

• lonely — 67%
• Lives with parents — 80%
• He smokes cigarettes — 73%
• drinking alcohol — 70%
• hooked — 65%
• Racist — 95%
• Religious views — 82%
• Political Views — 85%
• Male sexual orientation — 88%
• Sexual orientation women — 75%
• Age — 93%

It would seem that many people build themselves a certain way on social networks - clearly publish selected pictures and thoughts, share links and other content that may be of interest to them or to those with whom they want to establish communication, and so Further. But it is worth just a little to let go of the reins and give in to weakness or emotion, layknut someone's comment, publication or link, and all - sand castle may be destroyed, one has only to take a closer look at a man of insight to your profile and tape.

So be careful and make sure that, on what buttons to push.