Every day billions of people log onto the internet to surf the web, shop online, and manage financial accounts as well as to connect with friends and family. The idea of such things as online banking and online stock trading are easy to do and save most people time from having to go to the bank or their broker’s office, but there is also an easy possibility for hackers to log on and steal that information from you. For some, stealing a person’s bank log in information or even credit card numbers are just as easy as setting up the online account.
When thinking of other ways online privacy comes into play, the main thing to think about is that whatever you put on the web, if someone wants to find it, they can. One major thing these days most college students and sadly some high school students are afraid of is their school finding pictures of them drinking. Most schools have a policy of no tolerance for drugs and alcohol on campus, and some students do partake in these activities and manage to get away with it. Know with social media sites, if that student is involved with people doing these things even if they aren’t and someone takes pictures and posts them on their Facebook or Photo bucket account, schools can find them. In Stonington, CT the board of education began modifying a policy on drugs and alcohol at school events and has expanded it to even out of school events and the weekends. The major change in this policy is that the students can now be disciplined if they are seen in any of these photos where these illegal acts are taking place.
When I think about the friends I have and the things they put on their personal pages on Facebook, I wonder if they want future bosses or family members to see them hanging over a toilet throwing up. The sad part is they think these profiles are set to private so no one other than their friends can see. The realistic part is that if those pictures are posted on a friends profile that is not set to private it becomes very easy to access those photos. It is also possible for employers to search your name on Google or Bing and find out any information posted about you. I also wonder why people think that just because they untagged themselves from photos no one unwanted will be able to see them. Your face and your name are all over the internet and in this day and age the best way to avoid any unwanted information leaking out is to not put it online at all.
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