Privacy concerns with social networking services

How many Facebook friends do you have, and how many of those friends have you spoken to in the past week, month, or even year? Are there any people that you follow on Instagram whom you’ve never introduced yourself to? The answers may come as a surprise. The use of social media makes it effortless to connect with friends and family. However, it also allows us to to catch a glimpse the lives of those we’re never met. Depending on how much information is shared on one’s profile, it can allow a person to determine enough about them to consider them a friend. Conversely, those people who have never met you have access to all of your information that you allow “friends” on Facebook to see. This is an alarming discovery, especially considering that the concept of “catfishing” (creating a fake profile online and pretending to be someone

Facebook was experimenting with the privacy setting since mid of 2009 and finally implemented it on December 2009. One of the biggest impact of this policy change is the friend list of an individual can’t be private. There are many more privacy issues that are associated with this change of policy. To be a master of this changed policy is not a child play as it is almost 6000 word long. There are 50 settings and the number of potions is more than 170. Chris Betcher points out: “The most recent changes made to their privacy policy have made the sharing of your personal information ‘opt-out’, rather than the previous method of ‘opt-in’. This means that, unless you wade through the many privacy settings to turn them off, you are probably sharing far more than you realise.” ("Bye Bye Facebook | Betchablog"). This opt-out way of information sharing can be very dangerous. This information can be used for ‘Identity theft’ purpose of an individual. Facebook has made some changes

However, for some teenagers, even adults users, identity management poses a threat for their privacy. In a series of case study by Mary and Aaron (2010) reveals that the majority of SNS users(77%) have altered their privacy setting. At the mean time, it is also the case that only 6% users have bad experiences owing to their privacy exposure, which causes them feel embarrassed. Moreover, there are 12% social networking users feeling regret the content that they have posted and shared. As a result of analyzing case study, there are increasing number of people realized the significance of identity management on social networking sites. In the view of the

One of the most highly debated issues in the business world is the use of social media profiles as a determining factor in the hiring process. Some people feel that using someone’s social media profile is an invasion of privacy because it uses something from their personal life to determine their professional success. As long as the company follows some basic guidelines I believe there is nothing wrong with them looking into the profiles of their potential employees. It is important to point out that while looking at many of the different ethical ideologies, this practice does not violate the ethical conducts. Teleologists would agree that looking into someones profile will ensure that you are hiring someone who will conduct themselves in a proper manner. Therefore, the means of looking into their personal lives justifies the ends in which you hire a professional with good character. Deontologists would likely agree that as long as the company does not try to find loop holes to see into protected accounts that they are respecting the rights of the individual and therefore are not being unethical. I believe that it is reasonable for a company to use social media profiles as a basis for hiring because everything posted on the internet is public domain, it allows them to get an understanding of who the potential client is, and you want to ensure that you are hiring someone who fits in to your company.

Starting off, the main argument of Alan Finder’s text, “Social Networking”, is stating his position on whether he believes Social Networking is the right or wrong thing to do. In other words, the writer claims that Facebook, MySpace, and other entities contain immature and unprofessional items that should not be on there. The writer supports his claim by pointing out that students post vile photographs and they talk about drinking, drugs, or sexual exploits. He maintains that if colleges or companies do look at your social media accounts, then it shows them how that person is and what kind of things he or she does in their daily life. In my point of view, I believe that Social Networking is a bad idea and no one should have the right to look at something that contains your privacy.

There is a rising dominance of social media sites that allows users lives to become increasingly transparent. With full information about ones activities available for everyone to see, it blurs the line between personal and impersonal information. Personal information like where you were, and your private life information are now things that everyone feels free to share, and by doing so dismantling the boundaries of personal information.

Facebook has to be the worst social media out there when it comes to privacy. They always seem to know where you’re at whether it’s through geotagging, gps, or the new maps feature it has a pinpoint on where you may be at. It seems that everything you do through Facebook is connected in some way to something else. For example if you decide

Social networking sites give their users an easy way to share information about themselves. However, many users are quickly finding that the information they intend to share with their friends can all too easily find its way into the hands of the authorities, strangers, the press, and the public at large. For example, job recruiters are looking to these sites as well as performing more traditional background

Jeff Jarvis, explains in the article “Get Over It” (430), how our privacy is being altered by technology and what he thinks about it. He continues with people in the US started thinking about the legal right to privacy in the 1890, at the time when the Kodak camera was introduced and then gives several more examples of technology people have feared over the years. Jarvis fears that government regulations could restricts are ability to connect online and wonders “if Google can be told not to take pictures of public places, will citizens be censored next?” (430). He conveys that there are many people that use social media and what they use to connect with each other. Through the internet we can, gather information, make friends, and spread ideas

What is privacy? In general, it means to be free from intrusion and the right to be let alone. In society today, it is difficult to maintain privacy with all these social networks around. Although social media give us the access to stay connected, but these advantages comes with an expense… privacy. The controversy of privacy can make one’s life filled with consequences that would affect his/her personal and professional life.

Facebook is a well know social networking site that has taken all over the world with over 500 million people using the site. Social networking sites such as Facebook share information about the user over the Internet, where it can be freely accessed by anyone. This is where issues of privacy to the individual arise. As of July 2010 Facebook has more than 500 million active users, Users may create a personal profile, add other users as friends and exchange messages, including automatic notifications when they update their profile. As of December last year, Facebook called its 500 million users to review their privacy settings at the launch of its new user control tools which allow the user to control their information easily depending on

I have noticed how solitude and privacy influenced me early on when I started doing clinical hours. I have become aware of how they make me think twice before I enter a patient’s room and the questions I ask or don’t ask. I hesitate to pry too deep into one’s personal life even if I was overly curious. I desire them to tell me what they want on their own time and way. I often think that if a patient was in a room by themselves that they more often than not they want to be by themselves especially if the door is closed. I noticed that I usually ask if they would like me to close the door behind me as I leave so that they may have the privacy they desire. I have this heightened sense that their room is their space and unfortunately their temporary

For instance, a Facebook user may manifest himself or herself differently for a variety of reasons, including but not limit to privacy and self-esteem. To those who are concerned with privacy, a Facebook profile is a documentation of one’s life, which could potentially affect the account holder’s reputation. Users’ self-esteem may urge them to only convey certain aspects of their lives. “It is like being in a play. You make a character,” said a teenager to Sherry Turkle regarding Facebook profiles in relation to the true Self (Turkle 183). In other words, Facebook users have the freedom to

Social media allows people publish and share text, photos and videos, and it is generally contains profile with personal information. When children 's news posted on social media, it can be seen to a worldwide audience if the parents forget to check the privacy setting. It sometimes brings troubles due to the kid 's limited capacity of dealing with the consequences of the disclosure about their images, such as commercial exploitation and identity theft (ALRC Report 108, 2008, pp.2221-2236).

* While SNSs have implemented a wide variety of technical features, their backbone consists of visible profiles that display an articulated list of Friends1 who are also users of the system. Profiles are unique pages where one can "type oneself into being" (Sundén, 2003, p. 3). After joining an SNS, an individual is asked to fill out forms containing a series of questions. The profile is generated using the answers to these questions, which typically include descriptors such as age, location, interests, and an "about me" section. Most sites also encourage users to upload a profile photo. Some sites