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One of the dangers of the anonymity that comes with using a social networking site is that dishonesty is allowed to run rampant. On dating sites, for example, there is nothing preventing a user from completely lying about their identity. One of the problems with such sites is the lack of trust. In the New York Times article “Online Dating Sheds Its Stigma as Losers.com,” many users confess to lying about certain physical traits in order to attract a user of the opposite sex. It has become, however, a seemingly accepted aspect of the online dating phenomenon. Users say they have learned to take the information and descriptions they receive with a grain of salt. However, for some, “after enough of such encounters, many online daters burn out” (Times). Though the lies are an issue, they are not as big of a problem as many of the other comforts anonymity affords. In other cases, deception proves to be worse than a simple inconvenience. Sometimes, such behavior can be dangerous.