You could one of the many people using Social networking sites.
Here are tips especially for students using them to safeguard yourself from identity theft.

It is probably no surprise to most adults that identity theft is one of the fastest growing types of fraud. But what may be more alarming is that people in the 18 to 29 age range are the fastest growing group of victims. One need not look too far to figure out why.

Today’s young people have grown up in a digital society. They routinely post their personal information on websites like MySpace and Facebook. Often, they provide much more information than they should, e.g. their full names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, employers’, pets’ and friends’ names or places they like to hang out, all of which leaves them (and their parents) susceptible to criminal activities. While college students may think they’re only sharing innocuous tidbits of personal information on public websites, these “tidbits,” once collected and assembled, can provide a thief with enough data to wreak havoc in one’s life and finances.

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