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England's prestigious Oxford University is using social network Facebook to uncover crimes committed by its students. Okay, not crimes, just campus infractions, ranging from "hurling eggs" to "spraying fluids" and other appalling behavior. Administration officials look through photos uploaded to Facebook, and when they find a picture of a student breaking a rule, the student receives a $80-$200 fine in their inbox. Claims one student, "They gave me links to three photos on Facebook where I've got shaving foam all over me as examples of my disorderly conduct." Has this dented Facebook's popularity on the storied campus?


Of course not. Oxford currently has over 29,000 profiles in its network. And no one is expecting students to change their behavior, either in uploading photos or acting inappropriately.

Nor should they! We at Valleywag heartily tip our hats to both inappropriate behavior and the sharing of such online. To the students, and students everywhere, we would like to second the Oxford student union's recommendation: Take advantage of Facebook's privacy options and block those deans from seeing your spring break photos, but never, never hesitate to put anything embarrassing online. Or send it in to your favorite tech gossip site.