Lack of Privacy

Lack of Privacy
“This erosion of anonymity is a product of pervasive social media services, cheap cell phone cameras, free photo and video Web hosts, and perhaps most importantly of all a change in people’s views about what ought to be public and what ought to be private” (Olson 2011).

The privacy that we once had, and what we should still have today doesn’t really exist. Once something is posted online, it is there forever. “The Internet has a permanent memory. Once something is tweeted, posted or photographed and placed online, you can remove yourself and your company from every social media site on the Web — but others will still have the goods and can repost them at any time” (Olson 2011).

Information that we do place online can be misinterpreted and can hurt your personal reputation or the reputation of the company you work for. So it is important to place the exact same story or information on all social media sites so you don’t give room for misinterpretation. Also, some people don’t care about keeping things private, so if you say something or do something, you never know, it might end up online one day.

If something is private, you should make sure that it remains private. It is important to realize that not everything needs to be posted online, because if you think someone won’t see it or find out, you are wrong.

Olson, Curtiss. (2011, August 4). Communication has changed - are you ready?. http://www.prsa.org/Intelligence/Tactics/Articles/view/9329/1034/Bonus_online_articl _Communication_has_changed_Are

Alyssa S.