Introduction Facebook is an internet-based social networking platform that was founded by a Harvard University sophomore, Mark Zuckerberg. Launched on the fourth day of February in 2004, the website is operated and owned by Facebook, Inc; a private entity. However, companies like Microsoft have a stake in this platform. It is worth to note that the term, Facebook was derived from the paper facebooks – representing campus community members – that American preparatory school and colleges gave to fresh students, staff, and faculty as a means of identifying each other within the campus. Main body Facebook has free-registration that allows anyone to access to the website. The only requirements are a minimum age of thirteen years and a bona fide email address. Registration, however, has to be verified by the Facebook administrators depending on the criteria dictated by the terms and condition of the forum. In fact, if any user wishes to change any details that he or she entered previously, the administrator has to verify the information first, before the user’s details are changed. Note that there is a potential for users to give false information while registering with Facebook since no form of documentation is required for verification purposes. However, the platform obligates the user to include information that is true. In addition, users have the option of joining various networks that are identified with the workplace, region and city; as well as interact and connect with anyone within the platform. Moreover, users can create and update their individual profile; add friends as well as send them general and poke messages, and inform other people about themselves. Note that absolute privacy is not adequately guaranteed in this platform, especially for users who are not fully familiar with the websites privacy features. Almost anyone can view the profile information and activities of others in the website. However, this viewing is limited to users who are approved friends or are in the same network, and individual users have the option of allowing their friends to view their information. The platform has several features. It includes Pokes, which is an application used to send virtual pokes, a Wall which is to posting messages, and Photos that allows users to upload digital photographs. Also Status feature enables users to notify others users of their actions and whereabouts. Note that the Wall can be viewed by anyone so long as the viewer has also the profile’s owner approval which is determined through the privacy settings. Furthermore, user can post both textual contents and attachments to the Wall. Additionally, programmers are allowed to create applications that are compatible with Facebook through the Platform feature. In this regard, Facebook itself created the Marketplace, events, Video Gifts and Photo applications. The Marketplace allows posting free ads; Events informs users of upcoming events; while Video feature enable users to share personal videos. The Photo application, which is very popular (The Facebook Gifts), allows users to upload an unlimited number of photos as well as photo albums. However, the application limits the users to save only sixty photos in an album. Privacy sett