'Big Brother' factor in blogging

Kids aren't just worried about parents reading their blogs, Business Week reports, and this is a good thing. Reportedly, it's sinking in with teen social-networkers that they need to protect themselves "not only from predators and scam artists, but from nosy employers and campus authorities" too. For example, Business Week tells of a University of North Carolina professor who scanned Facebook profiles "to determine which students to accept into his class." So interesting workarounds are developing. Some bloggers sprinkle their profiles with fiction to throw off readers outside their peer groups. Others are actually using the services' privacy features (blocking strangers). Some social-networkers who feel over-exposed just move on to other services, possibly creating fresh persona.