Wednesday, September 23, 2015
I Have Nothing To Hide
On the internet, privacy is nearly nonexistent. People often rub this off and don't worry about what they post online and what they use the internet for. However, they should definitely be more worried about these things because there is always someone who can find out what they are doing. People say "I have nothing to hide," and maybe as a teenager that is okay to think. But what about in 5 years when you are applying for your first job and you don't get it because there are inappropriate pictures of you on your Instagram? Also, even though we may think our pages are private there are still ways for people to access our information, and people do that every day. It is so easy for people, even strangers, to find you and learn all about you just with a few clicks. I keep my accounts private and only accept people that I know, but I know that this doesn't mean theres no way for people to see my posts. I have not been overly worried about online privacy but after some of the things I have learned in this class I have realized I should be more cautious. In a Ted Talk video that we watched, we learned how just by going on a website other websites can track you as well. People need to be more careful about what they post and what they do on the internet because things aren't always as private as they seem.
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As an employer being careful on social media is something people should be a lot more concerned with than they are currently. The first thing we do after considering someone for a position is run a background check on them. Not only do we check their criminal history but we look for their social media accounts. Its like the old saying that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. But unfortunately thats is what a lot of employers are doing from social media. We need to be careful about the image we build for ourselves on the net.
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