Comments on: Social media and your privacy

By: WP

WP — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:44:58 +0000

It really is amazing how many stores have their own club cards. I sign up for very few of them, partially because I can’t be bothered, but its really not worthwhile for me if I only shop there once a month. I also really don’t need every store that I visit to know of my personal information and shopping habits. As for the social media, I do have a facebook page but visit it so rarely that I’ve been debating the idea of just closing it. The idea of my camera happy friend posting every stupid picture he takes on facebook really does annoy me, and although I haven’t been caught in any seriously compromised situations, I would not be happy if his little obsession cost me a job in the future.

By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:14:15 +0000

Thanks for posting on this, I’ve been thinking about it alot. Glad to see/hear I’m not the only one with this concern. Many people just shrug it off and say “well I’m not doing anything bad, why should I care?” But that’s not even hitting on the larger problem, I think, which is systemic and sets new standards and precedents for future generations who may not grow into it thinking critically about it.

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By: Phantasmix

Phantasmix — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:53:31 +0000

Very good points. I try to limit what I post online as once it’s out there — “it’s forever”.

“but a little more information that is otherwise fairly public knowledge isn’t as bad as I used to think.” —

aaaah, “they” are slowly getting to you ) You’re making it easier to compile a complete picture about you by having all that info in one place.

It’s been a gradual process for me, too, I’m a little less cautious now. Still don’t want my picture plastered over the internets. That’s the last frontier.

By: Cam Birch

Cam Birch — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:29:30 +0000

For myself I make sure I imagine if my clients were reading this, especially since some of them likely are . My personal filter is if I wouldn’t tell someone to their face then I don’t post it online. More recently I have let some of my safeguards go a little more lax. I still make sure I don’t post my address and such, but a little more information that is otherwise fairly public knowledge isn’t as bad as I used to think.

By: Michael James

Michael James — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:54:34 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more. I think people imagine a particular audience when they put content on social networking sites. They would be better off to imagine that audience as their mothers, teachers, bosses, and a motorcycle gang, but mostly they imagine that it is being viewed by their friends.