Growing up, parents have always told us to be safe online. I remember my mom always telling me, "Once something is online, it is there forever." I never really understood it at first. I always figured if i put something on Facebook, I could always take it down later. That is certainly not true, though. While reading an article on USA Today, it talked about how on the new Facebook, you have less control of privacy.
The article states that "Users have long been able to share information, manually. But the new services automate much of the sharing process, and appear to tap deeper into user data amassed by the comany." Now, sharing information is not as much of an optional, manual thing, but rather something Facebook does on its own. There is a loss of what we can control.
So the question is, should we really have that much information on the internet? Probably not. But does that stop users form going on Facebook? No way. Living in a world where technology keeps getting better and is our future, Facebook can keep digging into our personal information, but that will not stop anyone from connecting with their friends online.
The article states that "Users have long been able to share information, manually. But the new services automate much of the sharing process, and appear to tap deeper into user data amassed by the comany." Now, sharing information is not as much of an optional, manual thing, but rather something Facebook does on its own. There is a loss of what we can control. So the question is, should we really have that much information on the internet? Probably not. But does that stop users form going on Facebook? No way. Living in a world where technology keeps getting better and is our future, Facebook can keep digging into our personal information, but that will not stop anyone from connecting with their friends online.
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