Lab+6

Lab 6: Rebruary 10, 2011

Privacy Concerns Today

I think that in today's society there is a fine line that determines what information us as users deem acceptable to be made public. For example, in tutorial, the class agreed that privacy is a concern, assuming that the information is regarding personal information such as location and contact information and the concern of said items being made public.. There are many people willing to share their cell-phone number with their facebook audience to increase personal availability, yet when this broadcast of information backfires and impedes on them personally, it becomes an issue. The main problem I have with this concern is that the users are not taking responsibility for themselves. Yes, you can change your privacy settings but what it boils down to is that in creating your account, or signing up for that rewards program card etc, you have voluntarily given that information blindly without knowledge of exactly who will see it and what will be done with it. How many of us have actually read and ensured that we fully understand the terms and conditions before checking that box or clicking that button?