It's horrifying to know that our private lives are under threat of being exposed to the world, solely because of the information we store online. That goes by saying, nothing is ever erased, especially online. So when we desperately try to delete our old, embarrassing Bebo and Myspace accounts, it's actually not erased from the virtual world, thus will come back to haunt us. I can google my name right now and it'll come up with every post I've written online that I've (shamefully) included with my full name and all my old networking accounts from when I was 12. It's overwhelming at first and seen as a complete negative, since the prospect of someone finding this information can be rather daunting. However there are also some positive aspects, i.e purposely leaving information online about yourself is like leaving your legacy online. For someone who hasn't made an dramatic impact on the world (i.e. cured cancer), having bulks of information about themselves online enables future generations to access information about people and the generation before them. That being said, there are probably some embarrassing things online that you don't want anyone, let alone future generations to see! To conclude this response, we should try to avoid leaving too much personal information about ourselves online to avoid identity theft (which is a prominent issue in contemporary society.
This site will give you tips on protecting your privacy on the internet.
References:
babble.com, 2011, Is Your Personal & Private Information Safe Online?, viewed the 5th August 2012, <http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/personal-private-information-safe-online-203900463.html>
Quite a rather appealing insight with regards to the effects of social media Miss Kassandra. I must say, I strongly concur to your beliefs that "privacy" over the internet has become a worldwide issue that must be dealt with promptly.
ReplyDeleteAnd finally, it's totally true what you've mentioned, in order to prevent the risks of exposing too much personal information, hence exposing the risk of our own safety we should "avoid leaving too much personal information about ourselves" in the first place.. Kind of like... abstinence *shrugs
Nice blog & video(: aheheehe.