How many of us use either Facebook, Twitter or Myspace? Ok even if you don't use, you will most likely know what it is.
Maybe you are just like Dean Winchester as shown in the video below:
So I hope you have a good laugh at the vid and I promise I will keep the rest of my post short and simple.
The advantage of sites like Facebook , Twitter is that , they allow you know know what your friends are doing or what is happening in their lives.
I have a Facebook account so I will mostly be focusing on it. Even though I don't log in much these days, through Facebook, I am able to keep in contact with my platoon mates , to know what is going on in their life and even engage in a quick chat.
The disadvantage is: Privacy concerns.
Most of us don't care because I *think most people won't upload their private pictures online.
If you do, send me a link
However it is not the same for Belina Teo
and many others.
Ok so far, those problems are caused by stupid people what about the rest? Ordinary people who have their information leaked unknowingly?
Read more here every thing about facebook privacy.
Currently, things are looking better, with new privacy controls, you can easily see your settings at a glance instead of the old settings. Here are some screens shots that i've gather from the web comparing the old and new settings.
Before:
From here....
to here...
Now:
all at a glance
I think now with Facebook becoming more popular, it is important to keep our private lives private and not reveal anything important on the web. As for Belinda Teo, I've never heard of her but I was surprised at how revealing she was. Scary.
ReplyDeleteBefore I jump into the issue, I just want to say: Oh my God! Those 2 brothers in Supernatural are HOT stuffs!
ReplyDeleteOkay now the privacy issue. The photos updated and uploaded at Facebook or any social networking sites are meant to be viewed by others.
In the first place, what were their intentions to put their personal images online? Publicity I guess.
We should upload photos of events or celebrations that we participated with our friends and family.
Other than that, please stop being self-absorbed by posting unnecessary poses of ourselves to be viewed by others.
If we are tagged on a photo that we do not wish the public to see, we have the power to remove the tag.
Tell the person(the one who tag us) off so he/she can remove the picture.
If that person refuses to do so, file a report about him/her to the authorities.
I agree with ladieskickballstoo as to why in the first place photos and status are shared openly to be view by others but at the same time you want it to be privatise. Whats the point of sharing then?
ReplyDeleteAs for me, i keep my profile private and only friends can view it. And i only add people whom i know. You'll never know that those who added you might have alternate motives to access to your profile.
@ Haniz Halim, @ladieskickballstoo
ReplyDeleteYes that is the only way to protect our privacy but ultimately we are still revealing some of our info on the web as soon as we sign up for facebook E.G Real name, Pictures of birthday parties with friend's. Of course these info are not as harmful as personal ADDRESS, *Special* pictures etc...
@Zulfadli
Yes many of us know how to do the privacy settings, however there are cases when Google changes their privacy policy to some "default" to "let everyone see"
and if people are not aware, they may forget to adjust their settings and this is how things leak out.
Ultimately, the choice is ours, since we're the ones who voluntarily put up all that information. Sometimes, i find it better to fake all that information on social networking websites so that you don't get scammed.
ReplyDeleteI think it is important to remember that the best way to maintain privacy is to censor what you are sharing on the internet. And I don’t think the Facebook privacy “issues” are much different ,, the settings are easy to access and modify. But people don’t bother.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what Facebook or other social sites does, how easy or obvious they make things, there will be people who simply won’t bother – and Web usability will bear out that even if you give them a “big red warning,” they’ll just click OK without bothering to read it..
My hope is that the problems caused by the privacy issues are to be used to illustrate to users the importance of paying attention – but in the “not-my-fault” climate of our current culture, I despair that may not be the outcome.
@xiaoNoobish!
ReplyDeleteWell in the case of face book, sometimes people don't want to enter fake information. I wouldn't want to put my fake name for facebook because that will be difficult for people to find me...not that I really care but some people do care...and if you are the really want your primary school or secondary school friends to find you, you have to have a real name that is if they remember it.
@Sarika
I am sometimes guilty of clicking "OK" without reading the message...luckily this don't happen to me on the web...I was installing a PDF reader (Foxit) it says "Click ok to install a search bar" or "Click cancel to continue installation without installing the search bar"
Back to topic. Yes many things can be controlled by the users, some are just too lazy to read the message given and hastily click OK ...however the developer / designer of the website should make those settings more easier to access or even have a default "Very secured" settings.
Interesting that Facebook is the highest over e-mail.
ReplyDeleteI think it needs to be considered that people are not necessarily sharing link to all of their friends when clicking these buttons.
Its good that facebook has the function to make private albums which can only be viewed by the user. However, this doesn't mean that your private photos would not be leaked.
ReplyDeleteThe responsibility of privacy issues lies with the user. One should be responsible not to reveal private information.
Its ideal not to even put those information up on facebook.. even though its for your own view. Its always better to be safe than sorry..
facebook is like ION, or maybe takashimaya? which everyone knows and go to frequently. Belinda Teo, aged 27 over uploaded her pictures in facebook and it leaked to the public internet. I think she should know what she is doing and know the consequences before uploading them to the facebook.
ReplyDeleteBut by doing so, she made some bad image (maybe) to the netizens. Maybe she had her own reason to uplaod them, but I think it is not a responsible action.
Now face-book privacy function is much better than the previous function and by one look could easily make changes. I think is depending on a person prospective what the use of creating face-book. For me, I create face-book to keep contact with my own friends only and people who I know.
ReplyDeleteWhile facebook may have improved on its privacy settings, notice that the default settings is still quite open. Of course that is natural, as Facebook is a social networking platform, so basic information can be seen by most.
ReplyDeletePersonally for me, the change seems to be only a visual layout change, there isn't much change in terms of actual settings. Not to mention that the defaults are more open now.
~Wei Zheng
I think that privacy and new media should never mix. Don't upload something that is meant "for your eyes only" to the internet.
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