My topic was about the affects of social networking on society. I believe that there are many negative as well as positive aspects that have to do with social networking. There are dangers with using Facebook, as well as any other social networking site simply because you are releasing your information to the Internet, and as long as you have put your information up, someone will be bound to find a way to get to it. I have learned many things from this, such as all of the dangers that are involved with using social network sites. There are many people who can manipulate users (pedophiles, hackers, advertisers, etc.) online, and get as much information as they want and need. This has made me learn to never add someone on Facebook if I do not know exactly who they are. But there are also positives, people have started to work together to find kidnapped children, learn about other cultures, and connect with friends and family from around the world.
I believe that in the future, social networking will have found a way to make everything much more private. Users will be able to go on the Internet without having to fear who they might meet. I also believe that we will find a way to track down pedophiles and hackers much more easily in the future, allowing us to eliminate the dangers that they involve. Hopefully this will happen soon, but we will just have to wait and see.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Public Warned of Social Networking Dangers
http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2010/12/13/public-warned-of-social-networking-dangers/
This article is about how most of the public is unaware of how dangerous social networking is. In this article it says that 82% of people are unaware that their email addresses can be sold publicly on the Internet. These addresses can be very helpful to professional burglars. Last month, on Facebook, they launched a new application that allows us to state our exact location at all times of the day. Over half of users would not use these services if they knew that their address could be given out publicly.
This article is about how most of the public is unaware of how dangerous social networking is. In this article it says that 82% of people are unaware that their email addresses can be sold publicly on the Internet. These addresses can be very helpful to professional burglars. Last month, on Facebook, they launched a new application that allows us to state our exact location at all times of the day. Over half of users would not use these services if they knew that their address could be given out publicly.
This is an important issue because it shows just how ignorant Internet users can be. Using a simple site like Facebook, Twitter, or Myspace can allow us to be searched by burglars and used against us. There are many dangers that are involved in these, as shown in previous articles, and I don't think that enough of the people who use them are aware of them.
I want to know why these websites aren't making people more aware of the dangers. I also want to know why we don't have to accept legal conditions that show that giving our email address away on the Internet can have horrible consequences (also shown in the previous articles that I have posted). These websites seem to be more corrupted with every danger discovered, and they are doing nothing to try to change it.
Facebook Privacy
http://memeburn.com/2010/12/is-there-really-a-desire-for-social-network-privacy/
This article is about the privacy, or lack there of on Facebook. In the 90s, Internet use reached a new high, and we were spending increasing time online. With social networking, this number has continued to grow. Facebook has often been targeted for criticism based on the lack of privacy we have on the website. The website has changed based on the amount of people who use it, and one of the main incomes of Facebook is advertising. Facebook began with no advertising, and then there was some. Soon, the advertisements were user specific, meaning that the advertisements that you were seeing were specifically tailored to you. All that Facebook has said on the matter is "if you don't like it, you are free to leave us".
This article is about the privacy, or lack there of on Facebook. In the 90s, Internet use reached a new high, and we were spending increasing time online. With social networking, this number has continued to grow. Facebook has often been targeted for criticism based on the lack of privacy we have on the website. The website has changed based on the amount of people who use it, and one of the main incomes of Facebook is advertising. Facebook began with no advertising, and then there was some. Soon, the advertisements were user specific, meaning that the advertisements that you were seeing were specifically tailored to you. All that Facebook has said on the matter is "if you don't like it, you are free to leave us".
I think that this is an issue because if advertisers can tell what your interests are and who would be interested in buying their product, this means that basically anyone could be finding out your interests, where you live, and how old you are, anybody could. Facebook has really shown that they aren't interested in whether you really care about privacy, because people are not leaving the website, even though they are upset about it. Facebook currently has over 630-million users, and they know that they will continue to grow whether they care about privacy or not.
I want to know why these people who are criticizing and complaining about the lack of privacy on Facebook have not updated their privacy setting. Facebook has recently come out with a setting that you can change if you want, and there are many things you can do to make yourself feel safe (only allowing yourself to add others, instead of others adding you, not allowing strangers to see your pictures, birthday, age, where you're from, email, etc). I also want to know why Facebook hasn't done anything more. If they made everything more private, I'm sure that would have many more users.
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