It seems as though nothing is actually private anymore - people post pictures of what they made for supper, girls write things about other girls online that should be kept to themselves, boys do the same. People enter their credit card number into numerous websites offering many products and services - some cites are secure others only promise this. You may enter your email address and personal information on one cite but who is to say where it will end up. Last week the top dogs in online advances met to discuss the future of online privacy. What do you think are acceptable online privacy standards? What are you privacy settings on Facebook and other social networking cites? Is this something you are aware of when creating profiles? Share your thoughts!
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/28/tech/web/online-privacy-policies/index.html
Online privacy is something I try to stay very aware of when doing any kind of business. Partly because the online world has a lot to do with my job, and partly because it was drilled into my head while in the military. We had to be so careful of anything we said on social media or online, and still what I say to friends who are still in the military. My privacy settings on Facebook are usually fairly secure, but I know that I can still be found online. I don't try to block out everyone but if you find me and try to add me I will try to figure out who you are before I add you. Twitter I'm as secure as you can be on there, which actually isn't very secure.
ReplyDeleteI think the standards of online security should be set higher for websites but the people using them need to have common sense also. If you have something you don't want someone to read or see then don't put it online. Don't trust every anonymous posting feed on Twitter or Facebook as an outlet to vent problems or dirty laundry. Someone runs that page and it is probably someone that is connected to you somehow. That information is out there and can get out there at any time. The responsibility of online privacy shouldn't just be the website but the users as well.
I agree and have my facebook settings the same for my account. But twitter i don't use. and i also do agree that online privacy needs to be greater but yet yes people should start to realize and use their common sense wisely!
DeleteOnline privacy is a very big and common issue in today's world. Everything you do and everywhere you go you are at risk of losing your privacy from computers and ATM's to credit card machines. Privacy standards should be set higher for websites that everybody has access to, but yet also people need to know how to use their "COMMON SENSE". my privacy setting on Facebook are: my profile is set to private, i don't have my phone number listed, i must accept notifications, and i don't have my credit card or bank information listed on facebook. Yes, privacy is always on my mind when i create an account for website whether its for media, shopping, entertainment or anything else you can have an account for on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteLove the "common sense". So many people lack this when it comes to privacy.
DeleteI agree with the common sense part 100%. Everything is online and there are people in this world that are very talented at finding information that is hidden. There are even apps now where people can keep their credit card information and use their phone as a wallet, but then wonder how people got their account information.
DeleteOnline privacy is an area where in todays world all people must be savvy. Whether it be what you share or let out on social media sites or where you distribute your personal information like your credit card, address and phone number. I have my facebook set to only my friends can see my photos or what I post. I only add people that I know and if some random person adds me I will try to research them or if I don't know them I just wont accept it. Twitter I use somewhat more loosely I have my tweets open to the public. On google you can put in ones name and it will bring up their twitter page and you can read their tweets. Being aware of this I watch what I tweet about. The only problem I have encountered with any online privacy is that I was getting random charges added onto my iTunes so I had to cancel my credit card and changed all my account information which halted the random charges. Someone must have figured out my password or my credit card information which means somewhere along the line I made a mistake entering it somewhere. I had always thought of myself as more than careful regarding this but apparently it can happen to anyone.
ReplyDeleteAllen you're right. Someone can type in someone else's name on Google and their twitter will come up. Not only twitter though, facebook will come up as well as any social network, and if your name has ever been posted anywhere, like a school website for sports, or if you ever got arrested.. I've seen peoples mugshots come up.
DeleteI personally feel like no matter what you put on the internet it has lost all privacy. There will always be someone somewhere who can hack it, or the government who has access to everything. I feel like if you don't want something to be publicly known then you shouldn't post it on the internet. No matter what improvements they make for privacy, like I said someone will always be able to see it. Facebook has alot of settings you can have set up so that certain people (common users) can't find you. However, you're still in the data base and still track-able. The moment you post something, even if you delete it off it can always be brought back. People are now able to track your exact location.. well the computers location that whatever it was, was posted from. So..... if you don't want the public eye to see or know something don't post it on the internet. POINT BLANK.
ReplyDeleteThat is very true about information that I don't think people realize. Yeah once something is out there, it never goes away. I always get a laugh at the Facebook status that circulates with people saying "they do not give their consent" for Facebook to use their content. There is nothing legally binding by putting something like that on your status, and by agreeing to their terms of service yes you have given them that explicit consent.
DeletePersonally, I feel that the internet, no matter how safe a website claims to be, is always going to be full of dangers. People make it their job to go online and hack people, getting priceless information. If you don't want to risk the chance of this happening to you, the only thing you can really do is keep everything off the internet! Do all of your shopping in store instead of online. I would say my facebook is fairly secure. My privacy settings on everything is friends-only and only friends of my friends can search me. I'm not completely aware if these privacy settings are safe or not, but it's better than nothing at all. I think that if what you're about to share with your "friends" on facebook isn't appropriate for the whole world to see, than you shouldn't post it. Online profiles have been around for awhile now, so using them safely should be more common sense than anything.
ReplyDeleteLike society has always said, nothing is private on the internet. No matter how "private" sites says they are there will always be a way to get that information. There are computer genises that can hack almost anything and get exactly what they want. The only semi private things are social networking blocking with a password and that can still be hacked pretty easy. We see it on twitter all the time with the weird messages that come through to our imbox. The only really private thing i use is my online banking account. It asks for my member number than takes me to a picture where i have to put my password, sometimes i have to answer my security questions. Other than that i have to remember that anything i put on the interent can probably be seen, no matter how private they say they are. and NEVER put your social security on any website.
ReplyDeletePrivacy Online is something you need as your identity can be stolen and you can be affected financially by giving out info on an unsecure site. I understand that some information will needed for you to achieve things online but there should be a sense of security given by every site when giving out information. Then if this security is broken you should be able to take action against the site. My privacy settings on social networking websites are open to the public cause I don't feel I have nothing to hide and those sites are made to interact with people.
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