Social Networking vs Your Privacy
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 by Rick
Here are some links to a couple of interesting stories about people getting arrested and fired from their jobs because of what they have posted on Facebook. Article 1. Article 2.
This kind of surveillance over SNS i find to be quite concerning, with focus especially on Facebook quiz applications, with many young people especially unaware that Facebook owns the rights to all public data you place on the site... even the 'seemingly' private questions you are often asked in quizzes.
The questions i have for this are; are people generally unaware of the kind of surveillance that can be carried out by almost anyone with access to SNS? if so what does this suggest about the kinds of people using the sites.
Second question is, if people are aware of this level of surveillance, then could it be that people using the SNS do not mind that there is a possibility of their private data to be exploited by a stranger?, or in this case, their boss.
This kind of surveillance over SNS i find to be quite concerning, with focus especially on Facebook quiz applications, with many young people especially unaware that Facebook owns the rights to all public data you place on the site... even the 'seemingly' private questions you are often asked in quizzes.
The questions i have for this are; are people generally unaware of the kind of surveillance that can be carried out by almost anyone with access to SNS? if so what does this suggest about the kinds of people using the sites.
Second question is, if people are aware of this level of surveillance, then could it be that people using the SNS do not mind that there is a possibility of their private data to be exploited by a stranger?, or in this case, their boss.