Love in an Age of Facebook: Survey

More than half of U.S. adults shares details of their love lives on Facebook, according to a study of more than 1,000 people conducted by Abine, a privacy software company.

More than half of U.S. adults shares details of their love lives on Facebook, according to a study of more than 1,000 people published by Abine, a privacy software company.

Nearly one in five respondents had posted provocative pictures of themselves or details of romantic encounters online. But more than three in five were not confident that what they shared on social media would remain private.

Facebook users also contributed to their own privacy woes. Nearly 60 percent of respondents said they had accepted “friend” or “follow” requests from people they didn’t know well, meaning those people were privy to the details of the users’ love lives.

Two in five respondents admitted to looking at their significant other’s emails or other private messages.

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