Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Privacy & Confidentiality
Privacy is an important subject regarding new media. Once something is posted online, it circulates online forever. It is also important to understand that what is posted online can be viewed by others. People tend to post personal information on social networking sites, giving strangers access to it. For instance, you may post up your birthday, work, school, current location, etc. These information can lead to online stalking in an extreme case. In addition, on Facebook, you may post up a photo of yourself or your family thinking that it is only viewed by friends. However, sometimes, friends of friends may see your posts. Most people do not read the privacy agreement before accepting it and may not be aware of how their information is being used. Privacy and confidentiality can raise many issues for new media sites.
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Some people might not even know that many of these social network's main source of income is selling their users information to other companies. Not just information but content they have created like such is the case with Instragram and Flickr. Both these companies are allowed to sell your images to whomever they choose too if you have accepted their terms and conditions.
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