Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Privacy, Please?

At the height of the information era, it seems that everyone and their grandmothers (seriously) are enjoying the ease at which they can stay connected. This is all made possible by social networking sites like Myspace, Twitter and Facebook. These sites allow your friends and family, provided you've added them of course, view different photos and videos of you and your friends. It allows them to access your main profile page, where information like addresses and phone numbers can be found. One of the most popular social networking sites, Facebook, allows you to accept friend requests at the click of the mouse button, regardless if you really know the person or not. As you may or may not be able to tell, random people - again, provided you've added them - can have access to your information. This leads to one simple question - does privacy really exist anymore?

Thomas Hearne

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