With the latest technology, there are many different security programs, virus and spyware scanning, and internet add blockers that help to stop outside people from accessing important information on your computer. However, these programs don't stop the user from sharing this information. Even when you think you are being safe and not sharing much personal information, you could be giving little bits of information to people without even knowing it. Take Facebook for example, many people have their names, their birthdays, and even their schools posted on their site. This allows for strangers to easily find where you are or even where you live. This poses a huge threat against you and your family. So, before you update your status about where you're going tonight, or about when you have the house to yourself, think twice and don't post.
People definitely have to be safe about the information they put on the internet especially if it can put you and your family in danger. I don’t completely agree with this statement because Facebook has developed ways to keep you safe. They have an option that allows your information to only be viewable by the people that are on your friends list. In the end I believe that it comes down to whether or not you take the necessary precautions to protect yourself.
ReplyDeleteSocial Networking sites have put new barriers to threats like blocking specific users and not permitting people not on your friends list to view your profile. Unfortunately, not many people use this extra protection. Employers usually search candidates on sites like Facebook, My Space, and Twitter before they choose to hire, and many people have gotten rejection because of it. An Edmontonian girl went to the media in 2008 after she was fired from her employer for posting slandering comments about that company on her Facebook account. But the Facebook/ Twitter privacy breach has also saved lives also. Demi Moore received a Tweet last April from a female fan saying "gbye ... gonna kill myself now." Moore retweeted the fan's message to her legions of followers, two of whom uncovered the 48-year-old woman's identity and sent police to her San Jose, Calif., home in the nick of time.
ReplyDeleteSo the internet has both ruined and saved lives by invading people’s personal information.