Title: The Negative Effects of Social Capital | Profolus
Headings: The Negative Effects of Social Capital
The Negative Effects of Social Capital
Bonding: The negative effects of social capital
1. Nepotism and Cronyism
2. Herd Behavior
3. Crime Proliferation
4. Economic Disruptions
Bridging: The negative effects of social capital
1. Privacy Breach
2. Misinformation
3. Cross-cultural Contamination
Conclusion: The effects of negative social capital

Content: The negative effects of social capital
1. Privacy Breach
Social capital can promote the over-sharing of information that might be too personal for others. This is because interrelationships within a social network correspond to unrestricted flow of information through multiple channels. A bridging type of social capital reinforces heterogeneity within a social network. This means that anyone, even someone with malicious intention, can be a member of that network. In other words, high levels o trust and inclusiveness can open vulnerabilities in private information. Examples of privacy breach due to social capital include corporate espionage and insider trading, as well as other forms of intentional and unintentional privacy rights violations. 2. Misinformation
Online-enabled social networks such as Facebook and Twitter have changed the way contents with embedded information are created and disseminated. Negative social capital is very much present in thee so-called online-enabled social networking.