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06/02/2012

Dave Harvey reports on the launch of the Bristol pound and examines how this local currency would work. Plus, the dangers of sharing too much personal information on the internet.

Business correspondent Dave Harvey reports on the launch of a new local currency called the Bristol Pound. The organisers of the scheme are running a competition to decide who should appear on the Bristol Pound notes. But what's the point of local currencies and how do they work?

Plus Kirsty Hemming investigates the dangers of sharing too much personal information on the internet. Children's welfare charities are particularly worried about an increase in cases of adopted children being contacted by their natural parents using social networking websites.

www.bbc.co.uk/sharetakecare.

29 minutes

Last on

Mon 6 Feb 2012 19:30

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Presenter Alastair McKee
Series Editor Roger Farrant

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