We think when we log on and off to Facebook and Instagram we think what we delete is forever gone from others and to the word. But little do people know that it is not deleted is it stored in a bank that can be brought back to the light whenever they want too. You would think the things we post a provide because of the privacy settings that they give us when we first set up our different pages. Should social media have the right to own the content we post. I feel that there is nothing we can do about them with holding our personal information because they spy on us all the time no matter how we try and hide from them. The government watches us always when we are on social media and some people post all kind of craziness than wonder how the …show more content…
But I don’t see why they would need all my personal information. what is it for? Where does it go? Who needs it? What do you need it for? I feel if we start asking theses question’s and make them answer them then we could stop having to put that personal information into how Facebook and other social medias. “Teens are increasingly sharing personal information on social media sites, a trend that is likely driven by the evolution of the platforms teens use as well as changing norms around sharing. A typical teen’s Myspace profile from 2006 was quite different in form and function from the 2006 version of Facebook as well as the Facebook profiles that have become a hallmark of teenage life today. For the five different types of personal information that we measured in both 2006 and 2012, each is significantly more likely to be shared by teen social media users on the profile they use most often.” (http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/05/21/teens-social-media-and-privacy/) I can remember when I first made a Myspace all I need to enter in was my email, password, and your birthday, now you need that and phone number, and the last 4 of your social and that should not be needed for me to connect with my friends and family over social
“The standards of what we want to keep private and what we make public are constantly evolving. Over the course of Western history, we’ve developed a desire for more privacy, quite possibly as a status symbol…”(Singer) Technological change leads to new abuses, creating new challenges to security, but society adapts to those challenges. To meet the innate need for privacy, we learn what to reveal and where, and how to keep secret what we don't want to disclose. “Whether Facebook and similar sites are reflecting a change in social norms about privacy or are actually driving that change, that half a billion people are now on Facebook suggests that people believe the benefits of connecting with others, sharing information, networking, self-promoting, flirting, and bragging outweigh breaches of privacy that accompany such behaviours,”(Singer) This is obvious by the continuous and unceasing use of social media platforms, but what needs to be considered is that this information is being provided willingly. “More difficult questions arise when the loss of privacy is not in any sense a choice.”(Singer) When the choice to be anonymous it taken away through social media, the person loses the ability to keep their personal information
Social networking sites leave opportunities for vulnerability, however, I don’t believe many youths are an easy target. Using ethos, pathos and logos individuals can create their own reality to relate to the internet world who they think are and how they wish to be seen. In mediated publics such as Facebook and Instagram, the user has complete control of his or her profile and is the only one who can allow content about his/herself to be shared. It is my personal belief that as technology has evolved many people have taken to fabricating some truths here and there and omitting details to give an ideal representation of who they are without incriminating themselves or leaving themselves vulnerable for mistreatment. The fantasy of what is or could be is more desirable than reality. In the past few years, privacy settings have been adapted to cover the growing technological advances to keep users safe from online predators.
Social media is everywhere and very popular all over the world. Social media is used on computers, tablets, smartphones, etc and along with the use of social media there are privacy issues that come along with it. Social media is part of everyone’s life and is hard to give up. Even though we might not think there is isn’t anything wrong with it, there is which comes down to our privacy. Our privacy is being invaded when using these popular networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, etc. Social media is here to communicate with others and build relationships not invade our privacy.
When it comes to social networking and social media websites people are very careless and put any and all information up for everyone to see. That is great for the people that don’t care about everyone seeing their information, but what happens to all of the people that want to have their personal profiles private? There should always be an option for users to keep their profiles private, but you have to remember that it is the Internet, so how private can they be? Websites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram seem to go out of their way to get you to enter your information. When creating profiles these websites want all of your personal information, the only thing you don’t enter into your registration is your credit card number. It seems a little crazy that they are all so desperate to have and to hold your personal information on file, but I am sure they have reasoning behind it. They do offer the option for you to make your profile private, but there are ways to still viewing a private profile. In the article, “Are you Worried About Your Personal Information? – Privacy Issues in Social Networking Websites”, author Lui Fan speaks of how operators of social networking websites upload peoples information to the server or to the cloud. This is very frightening, because it seems as if an operator is controlling
With social media websites being the main hub of personal information, advertisers are consistently monitoring our social media activity, having the ability to look into our personal information. In the article "Advertising and Consumer Privacy: Old Practices and New Challenges." by Justine Rapp states, “Fueled by advances in capabilities and interconnectedness of computer based technology, advertisers are able to collect and assimilate information on consumers like no other time history” (51). Facebook has become the number one, social media website around the globe. It is the most popular website used by personal and business users in today’s society. In the article “Using Social Media to Reach Consumers: A Content Analysis of Official Facebook Pages” by Amy Parsons states, “As of July 2011, the social network site Facebook claims to have over 750 million members and in the terms of activity.” (27), making it easy to meet and connect with others. Facebook is considered the “hot spot” for online social activity, however, it exposes personal information about its consumers to
I agree with McChesney on this because, the way our economy works has allowed few large Corporations to have full control over the Internet while earning huge profits. In return they provide their consumers with less service and less information that should be essential in a democratic society. McChesney explains how the internet went from being non-commercial to its current commercially profitable source for few major companies. I have always had the conception that Facebook’s main goal is to “connect the world” via its large social media reach, but I did not really think of why Facebook is the number one social media website or why it is able to be that powerful. It is because Facebook and other large companies like Google use sophisticated methods to collect personal data from every search or like or comment and then sell it to advertisers resulting in enormous profits. This raises the issue of privacy in the digital
For example, when certain users post videos, pictures, or even small text messages, there is some hint of who that person is, where they are located and possibly who their related to. This leads many to believe that the password required on the social media account will protect all of this information, so why not. On the contrary, it doesn't mean that no one will get a hold of the information. The author Hadley Jones of the article "Social Networks Can Jeopardize Your Data Privacy", explains "The social network itself may also try to access your email address book to invite your friends to join the network too. In other cases, a social network may be obliged to hand over its user account information to a government agency, which is also a loss of data privacy." Therefore, keep information at a minimum, which is one way to reduce the dangers to your data
Social media companies have complete control a their users information and can do what they want with it. Now if those companies went spreading the information, no one would use their sites but they can make changes to privacy setting that make it easier for anyone to view information of other users. For example, Facebook has privacy settings so your information is not out for public viewing, but a while back they changed the default privacy setting to make all your information viewable to the public unless you changed it. There was an uproar and everyone felt they were trying to be sneaky about it because they did not give any notice when they did it, but Facebook claimed they were not trying to do anything fallacious. Social media companies have to be careful when doing anything with privacy settings because people get extremely defensive regarding their information. There is also a level of comfort that comes with age. The older generations have no trust when it comes to putting their information online. Most feel as if they are being tricked in some way. But the generation kids are growing up in now, all their trust is put in the internet. Kids and young adults will put all their information online because that is how the world functions. In today’s world, if you are not putting all your information online and using your phone and laptop to get everything done, you are inefficient. And this
Do you believe that officials and administrators should be able to look through and monitor our social media,or is that an invasion of our privacy? Some people think and argue that officers and administrators should be able to look through and monitor our social media.
The issues caused by online privacy are growing with the increase of Social Networking Sites. Virtually all Social Networking Sites have ‘public’ as their default privacy setting, however that is not what the majority of users prefer. According to a survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project & American Life, 80 % of the users go to the effort to change their settings to private. With the increasing awareness of cyber – crime and the need for privacy, users have now started to rethink their actions online. Carefully selecting whom among your Facebook friends see your personal information, and who should be restricted, blocked or unfriended.
The 21st century has brought a lot of modern ideas, innovations, and technology. One of these is social media. The invention of Facebook has completely changed the way we communicate with one another. Instant messaging, photo sharing, and joining online groups have created a way for families and friends to connect. Some argue that Facebook is the greatest invention however, while it is seemingly harmless, Facebook has created an invasion of privacy. The accessibility of Facebook and its widespread use has created privacy problems for users, teens, and interviewees by allowing easy control to viewers.
With more than 500 million active users, the site is a warehouse of personal information. Personal profiles allow users to provide information about their name, age, hometown, relationship status, activities, job, school, and more. They can connect with the others’ profiles and become ”friends”. Combined with a profile picture, you can pretty much learn anything you want to know about somebody over Facebook (should they choose to provide the information). However, what many users fail to realize is that in most cases this information is not only available to their “friends”. Though users can change their privacy settings to limit with whom their profile information is shared, the site gathers and stores more than most of us want to acknowledge. For instance, the Facebook “Like” butto...
There has been controversy as to whether parents should limit the use of social media by teenagers. Teenagers feel that there is no need to limit the use of their social media networking, but on the other hand, parents should feel the need to limit their use and also keep track of their teen’s social networking. Social media allows students to be connected with their peers, teens who post positive status are more likely to be involved in extracurricular activities, and for many teens putting up “selfies” is a self confidence boost; however, too much social media can affect students GPA in school, cyber bullying can affect social health. Social media networks can give out personal information. Social media sites such as Facebook are one of the most popular social media sites that has 700,000-750,000 members joining each day.
Although social media is a healthy channel for personal interactions among friends and peers for the youth of today, the lack of understanding about online privacy creates a severe threat on multiple levels. Many teenagers and young adults remain oblivious to the consequences of their online posts and have little to no discretion when sending personal information to...
Privacy is the thing which is private and people don't want to share their private things with others.