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Post by Elise Coash on Aug 30, 2015 13:01:15 GMT -8
I agree with what Maggie says about privacy policies. No one bothers to read them. I have never even heard of someone who has. I wonder if the length is a ploy to take consumers rights. Eventually it could be a possibility for the government to pass laws banning lengthy privacy policies in order to protect consumers. We all are so oblivious when we sign away our privacy rights. I think that most people would still uses the services that require a privacy policy because many people are dependent on those services.
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Post by savannahsmith on Aug 30, 2015 14:08:25 GMT -8
I think it is safe to say that most teenagers do not feel 'important enough' to be tracked online. This is not a generalization that teenagers have low self-esteem, but there are millions and millions of people online; we tend to think "why would anyone care about what I am doing right now?" There is so much happening every single second on the internet, it is easy to think that what we do online is less important than everyone else's. We picture internet trackers and predators as people in dark rooms, following our every move, but the real predators and trackers are not people at all: they are computer programs. SpyAgent, WebWatcher, SniperSpy, Elite Keylogger, Refog Personal Monitor, and IamBigBrother are just a few of the best computer softwares that not only monitor the use of a shared computer, but any computers around you or that you have access to. The softwares will track literally everything (e-mails, searches, photos, calendars... etc.) and sum it up in a neat pile to be stored away in an online file somewhere. Once these softwares are installed, the installer will never have to lift a finger ever again until they want to access the information, so we really are being watched at all times.
For this reason, internet privacy does matter. If we can be watched at all times without anyone else having to lift a finger, we are being trapped in a virtual, internet prison. To constantly have to take precaution against trackers is stressful and unfair. It is particularly unfair in situations where an authority figure can exercise their knowledge of what we are doing online over us. For example, your boss can monitor what you do on the computer at your desk during office hours. This means if you're ever goofing around on youtube instead of being productive, your boss can call you out on it.
Why should we have to censor and control ourselves at all times if nobody else has to work at it?
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Post by savannahsmith on Aug 30, 2015 14:22:33 GMT -8
Erika, I agree with you that privacy is crucial to feeling secure and entitled in our own lives. It is very difficult these days to find a place where we can feel completely at ease, especially with the stressful addition of technology. Personally, I never feel 100% comfortable online. Anything attached to my name or accounts is attached to myself forever; posting or liking things on social media or youtube is very difficult because if the content is controversial or not age-appropriate I fear that companies or such will know about it in the future when surveillance is much more advanced. Another fear of mine that builds off of your statement that 'no one should be allowed to manipulate [our] information against [us]" is that one day our patterns and behavior online will be the basis of manipulation of those in a more powerful position than the rest of us.
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Post by darrienlee on Aug 30, 2015 14:42:50 GMT -8
Its not that parents and students don't care about their online privacy as much as they should, its that students and parents don't think about it as much as they should. When people share their private information for an online profile or for whatever reason, they don't think about it getting out. They don't think about other organizations getting a hold of it and using it for whatever purposes. Even though online privacy matters a lot, people don't seem to care about it, or understand enough about it to protect it better. Paragraph 7 of the article states "According to Common Sense Media, information at risk includes performance records, family finances, online searches and behavior records" (CBS News paragraph 7). If people knew personal information like this was in danger of being compromised, I'm sure online privacy would matter way more to people. Thats why companies like Common Sense Media are so important because they educate people about online privacy.
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Post by diegoletamendi on Aug 30, 2015 15:51:37 GMT -8
I agree with Darrien. The importance of this matter is often times downplayed, and it doesn't help that many parents are uneducated about it. It's not hard to understand why so many people are (out of their own free will) willing to to give all of their personal information to private companies.
All this ignorance and general apathy about digital privacy is exactly why, as Darrien said, we need non-profits like Common Sense Media who are dedicated to educating the masses about this important topic.
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Post by Krista Spurlock on Aug 30, 2015 16:50:32 GMT -8
Students and parents don't care enough about their online privacy because they don't expect schools to be monitoring what we do online. We all know that we're being monitored online; but we least expect it from our educational system. Most people don't think twice when they have to create a new gmail or an EasyBib account, even though these accounts are watched and whatever you do with them is a permanent print. Privacy is an afterthought and is pushed away until something happens, such as your information being sold or your accounts being hacked. Online privacy does matter yet there is none to have. Everything you do online is public- however you can try and make things private but there's always a way around those barriers. You can delete your history but those websites you visited are never truly gone. As far as online privacy goes, it's out of most people's control, and it's better to be careful of what you do on the internet than be embarrassed by your online activities.
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Post by tonyr on Aug 30, 2015 16:52:22 GMT -8
The reason why students/parents don't care about privacy is because most people are ignorant towards the fact that their information can be leaked and seen online easily by other people. In fact, the article goes on and states "Across the country 95 percent of school districts use cloud services but only 15 percent inform parents of that usage" (CBS News paragraph 9). This goes on and shows that students don't care to inform their parents about this information. However, people who are educated about using modern technology know the dangers of using it. For example, posting a picture on a web page like Facebook stays permanently in the internet even if the person goes on and deletes it. In the online world privacy almost does not exist it's more of an illusion that some people believe because for the most part everything that is posted can be found.
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Post by kieran on Aug 30, 2015 17:00:12 GMT -8
People disregard internet privacy because they think that the virtual world that is the internet cannot hurt them. Parents do not know a lot about the internet, and don't realize how horrible it can be. Other more frequent internet users might have the mindset of "hey ive got nothing to hide so why would hackers want anything from me?" this mindset is outdated and foolish but it is one that the majority of internet users have. One last mindset is one thats basically saying if it happens it happens. Its on the internet and theres nothing i can do to stop it. Lets be honest though, most of the time there really isnt a way to prevent having your info taken.
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Post by Krista Spurlock on Aug 30, 2015 17:01:02 GMT -8
Savannah- I agree with you when you say that it's not far to be monitored and pressured because of your online activities. There is no purpose to monitor ever single person's internet behavior, what everyone does online is their business and no one else's. True, sometimes the government has to intervene and search through someone's computer if they have reason to or are investigating a crime. There needs to be limits on who and how far monitoring will go. It also wouldn't be fair if the information collected about us was used against us. Even though I feel like this issue is out of our control, it still is a violation of our human rights.
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Post by kieran on Aug 30, 2015 17:05:54 GMT -8
I agree with Emma because people arent always proactive, they are way more reactive. It takes something bad for them to actually care and do something to fix their situation. It can be related to having a security system for your house. People may not get that security system until they are robbed and had their valuables taken.
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Post by tonyr on Aug 30, 2015 17:11:17 GMT -8
Krista, I agree with you in that students and parents don't care enough about their privacy. I've actually witnessed a couple of people that simply don't care about their privacy. Which in my opinion it's hard to understand their point of view because giving up your privacy can be almost like a gold fish in a tank. Another point in that I agree with you is that online privacy is out of people's control for the most part because you can create private accounts but even that can be cracked down.
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Post by maggiemiller on Aug 30, 2015 17:17:40 GMT -8
I agree with Darrien because everyone cares about their privacy, but they don't think that it could be taken away. They are oblivious to the fact that even if they are doing nothing wrong, they are still being monitored. He makes a very good point that as soon as their privacy is at risk, they will start caring, but by that point it is probably too late anyways. People need to become educated on what is going on in their life and what they can do to protect their rights before they are taken away. Technology is so common now, people don't realize there are flaws in it. No one was aware because they wanted it to be a secret, they didn't want people to know what they were up to and make them more skeptical of the government. However, now that we know, they are trying to cover up to make it not seem as bad as it actually is. We really have no idea what is actually happening with our personal information now that they have it, so yes parents and students should be more aware than ever that privacy really does matter and that they should be protecting their right.
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Post by darrienlee on Aug 30, 2015 17:34:16 GMT -8
I agree with Kiana when she said "we now have the technology so that the information that they put on the internet can be accessed". This is very true. Even when you want your information to be private, or make a private account, people can still access your information. It is also true when you said people pay for social networks with their private information. What most people don't know is that they store our information in giant databases. So everyone with a social media account thinks their private information is safe when actually, its being stored away.
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Post by Lucas Junod on Aug 30, 2015 18:14:05 GMT -8
I think that students aswell as parents overlook their online privacy because they do not know about the technological capabilities of what these programs can do. Continuing on to what many others have said, the Government, businesses and just random people have these programs which can easily access our personal information. I praise what Common Sense Media is trying to do to inform people who are unaware on this subject, but there are also people who just simply do not care about what they post online. When they state that they have nothing to hide I feel that they are giving up personal information which furthers us in a direction where everybody has access to everything about you. Maybe I'm just being paranoid but who knows what google glasses are going to do? you could walk down the street and as you pass by someone it would display their personal information like your name, height, eye color, or whatever? haha i don't know if we'll ever get there but i believe that having someone know too much about you without even having a conversation with you is sickening.
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Post by diegoletamendi on Aug 30, 2015 18:16:19 GMT -8
Online privacy definitely matters. Just because many individuals, and even some school districts like mentioned in the article, aren't aware of this, doesn't mean that it isn't important.
We have a responsibility to protect our own information. People have the right to give it away, but I feel like most would prefer to keep their personal info close and private. Which is why it's odd to see how freely it is handed out. There should be a clear way to educate people about the dangers and risks of sharing personal information on the internet. Until then, online privacy will only be a fleeting afterthought for most people.
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