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Post by emilyf on Aug 30, 2015 18:20:12 GMT -8
I don’t necessarily think that students and parents don’t care about their privacy, as much as that it goes by unnoticed. Growing up in the first technological generation, we have become so accustomed to giving our information out to whoever wants it, without really considering what we are doing. It comes as an after thought because it has never really become a thought. We have grown up and never questioned the information we have volunteered online- mostly because we are unaware of the effects that it can have on our security. Very rarely are there repercussions for what we give to the public, but ever so often our actions are met by serious consequences. It is our responsibility for what we put online and “tech is here to stay” in our lives as a resource but also a source of corruption. In a sense our online privacy does matter because it is our personal information- “ performance records, family finances, online searches and behavior records”- but then again I feel like it is so rare that we are affected by what we release. It is not something that we should let continue to go by unnoticed, yet how is it that we become educated and change the way we view technology today? There is a fine line between people wanting your information, yet going about it in discrete ways so they remain unnoticed. Consequently though, our privacy does matter greatly, we just need to find more effective ways of protecting it.
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Post by emilyf on Aug 30, 2015 18:25:38 GMT -8
I agree with Darrien in that people don’t care as much as they should, because they don’t know as much as they should. If people were aware of the repercussions that releasing their information could possibly have, they would better protect what they release, or not release anything at all. Society has become so technologically advanced to the point that we are no longer aware what goes on and just take it for what it’s worth, without really looking into what could possibly happen with what we release. If people knew who had access to what they put forth on the internet, they may be more cautious- which is where companies like Common Sense Media play a large role in educating people of the repercussions.
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Post by Matthew Brunetti on Aug 30, 2015 18:36:24 GMT -8
I think many kids and parents don't really care about privacy because they feel it's not a big deal. They think that if their names are anonymous, then so is everything else about them. This, however, is not the case. A persons username is just the name that someone uses to log into their account, and it's something everyone can see. All someone has to do is find out your password, which isn't hard for a hacker, and they ruined that account. If you are one of those people that uses the same password for everything, than they can easily ruin your entire online life just by guessing one password. Online privacy is EXTREMELY important these days, because everything is online these days. Bank accounts, friends, photos, and personal information is all stored online. IF someone can get a hold of these things, they can ruin your entire life, not just your online life. Privacy, both on and offline, is a very important thing to keep safe.
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Post by Sachi Land on Aug 30, 2015 18:40:07 GMT -8
I think that students and parents don't care about their online privacy as much as they should for a few different reasons. First of all, as the the article explains, "until a couple of years ago, many schools weren't even aware this was happening", which in turn means that the majority of students and parents weren't aware either. A big reason no one seems to care is because they didn't know; for example, "across the country, 95 percent of school districts use cloud services but only 25 percent inform parents of that usage." Even now, people who are aware of this invasion of personal information don't seem to care because nothing seems to happen because of it. Although the school might be storing your personal records and information, people are not facing any consequences. Their lives haven't changed, so why does it even matter to them? I believe that online privacy is really important, but a lot of students and parents might not because it doesn't impact them in ways they can notice. Only until your credit card number is used and your identity stolen do people seem to take measures to protect their privacy on the internet. Privacy is an afterthought because whatever people are doing online is more important to them to this seemingly empty threat that everyone is stealing your information. Online privacy does really matter- as much as your privacy in the "real world". Your information can be out there forever for everyone who wants to see it, but no one seems to care.
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Post by Matthew Brunetti on Aug 30, 2015 18:47:46 GMT -8
I agree with Kiana and Lucas in the fact that modern day technology like Google Glass can greatly increase a person's ability to find out information about a person without meeting them face to face. It really is a scary thought that maybe one day we'll basically have devices that can instantly look up a person by just using their face using the same technology that current face detection software uses, just in a more compressed package. You could be walking down the road and walk past someone taking pictures with their phone. Thinking it's just a tourist, you think nothing of it. It turns out that that person was a hacker using new software that can use faces to directly link to any online accounts that has that face present in the profile picture or picture archives. The hacker then proceeds to find out everything about you he can.
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Post by Sachi Land on Aug 30, 2015 18:50:50 GMT -8
I agree with Krista when she said, "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." A lot of people, even though they are aware their online actions are recorded, don't realize the full extent of the surveillance. Your school and community could be storing your information just like your government is. She brings up an interesting point about how even though people might know they are being watched, they might not know by who.
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Post by Kiana R. on Aug 30, 2015 19:03:09 GMT -8
I agree with Elise when she said “The only way to be digitally private is to not use the Internet at all which is impossible in our modern society.” The internet is not a place of privacy. Anyone who puts their information online should only do so if they are willing for that information to be found by anyone. This being said, everyone needs to become more aware of the accessibility of the information put online.
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Post by Kourosh S. on Aug 30, 2015 19:07:37 GMT -8
I agree with Paige when she says that "[since] technology has become such a normal use of social activity and research," parents and their children aren't as aware of their privacy as they should be. We have become so used to technology around us yet we still hold onto the concept of privacy and anonymity they neglect the fact that people can trawl data from the depths of the internet where Myspace accounts are still lurking... even if they are paying attention to what they post in the now, the past exists and you may not want your past floating around with you. It's become so normal to have this online footprint, that as bad as it is for it to trail you, no one expects that people want to know about YOU when you're one of the billions of accounts floating around cyberspace.
In schools, it may be an issue because people trust schools. Parents trust them and they often appear to promote the idea that they are there solely for the purpose of "educating children," so parents put down their guard, and like Sachi said, " don't realize the full extent of the surveillance." By opening the eyes of parents and students, many of whom do not know how computers and the internet truly work, we can make sure they do not do anything which unexpectedly leads to getting a phone call from a large bank with the message that someone used your Social Security number to withdraw your college or retirement funds.
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Post by Kourosh S. on Aug 30, 2015 19:13:47 GMT -8
Matthew Brunetti brings up a good point about new wearable technologies like google glass. I recall that a year or so ago there was a large issue on discriminating against people wearing Google glass, where they weren't allowed to enter bars/nightclubs/restaurants. It seems like people see the danger of this technology but that's a losing battle because technology will be more and more embedded in us. I do, however, think that there should be a system in which whatever you post's content or the whole post is categorized into public/private, with private being 2048-bit encrypted and only accessed with the key to the encryption that the owner controls and with settings can give temporary access to to other users.
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Post by Joey Murrer on Aug 30, 2015 19:21:04 GMT -8
I believe that kids and families overlook online privacy for a couple primary reasons. First, kids do not understand the amount of problems that can arise from posting something online that supports a certain behavior or action that is not accepted by societal standards. Even though one may argue that individuality is necessary and that everyone should be able to post what they want is just ignorant. If you consciously leave your profile as public, you have to acknowledge the fact that people varying in importance will view those pictures and make judgements. This is very harmful when searching for a job. If you apply to a job, they might as well look you up to obtain a general picture of yourself. If the first thing they see is a kid drinking, going to raves every weekend, etc. it will immediately raise red flags. There are many other candidates that can take your job who do not do (Or post) these things. Parents look over it solely because of lack of education regarding social media. The kids do not understand the amount of harmful affects it truly has, therefor they do not feel in any way they need to tell their parents. Internet is a complete addiction; people use it constantly over and over without any regard to the reactions to their posts/actions. I agree with Emma, "privacy is an after thought because people don't really care about it until its breached". Very many people are not used to their online privacy being violated, and even more are completely unaware that it is being violated. They do not get the immediate repercussions as privacy breachings in the physical world would bring. I disagree with Jessica however when she says "online privacy doesn't really matter because there are so many hackers that can get it" Online privacy can consist of VERY many things including address, facts about ones family, specific facts about anyone, etc. There are even more serious cases regarding money and so on. The reality is that online privacy still does matter because it is all information that is important. Just because it is online doesn't mean it is not important. Online privacy should be considered very important because you never know who's hands your personal information gets into, and if it gets in the wrong hands it can effect u indefinitely.
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Post by nicolascoffeyp3 on Aug 30, 2015 19:51:12 GMT -8
While I do agree with Kira and Elise that people probably don't know about technological privacy, having learned about the government monitoring this is still does not bother me. They can monitor our shopping history and sell it to a company but the only thing that can come from that is getting a few ads of things that you may actually want, instead of men's multivitamins
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Post by carol on Aug 30, 2015 19:51:43 GMT -8
I agree with many of my fellow classmates that say privacy has become so part of our society and everyday life that we don't see it as a invasion anymore. At the same time not knowing for a long time that we were being watched and monitored is maybe a contributor to why we are so use to it; we usually don't think twice about what we post and the personal information we expose because for a long time we thought that is was private information and no one else could see it. I don't think there is such thing as privacy on the internet. Even though we might have our account on private, we can't stop people from taking snapshots of our photos or things we post, for them to show to other people. It's a long line of people you don't know, seeing things you post or share that you originaly shared with people you know. But if we really look at the circumstance where we thought that things were private it really wasn't. So have we as a society online all this time been thinking private means private when really the government has been snooping all this time? Was privacy just an allusion that they brought up to cover their tracks? Did privacy ever exist?
The article on how schools are trying to bring back privacy to the students/parents is a good step forward. But I really don't think thats enough. According to "Common Sense Media, [the] information at risk includes performance records, family finances, online searches and behavior records."(paragraph 7) These are what the student records can expose. Such personal information is exposed just by going to school. Something you have to do by law. It's a good start of privacy really becoming of its definition.
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Post by Sam Caldwell on Aug 30, 2015 20:12:06 GMT -8
People do not care about their privacy because of the same reason anyone is not worried about being mugged or anything while they are out and about. It is human nature to not worry about a problem until something happens either to oneself or a close family friend and the reality is that online crime is basically just blooming, and just like every expansion in human history crime will permeate before the law can catch up and patch the loopholes.
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Post by Sam Caldwell on Aug 30, 2015 20:26:06 GMT -8
What Savannah said about how teenagers in general feel about themselves also has a lot of bearing about how they act on the internet is certainly accurate. Not valuing what they do or cares who sees is just because they do not like who they are as a person or what stage of life they are in. If one has been looking for a job for a long time and has kind of given up, then it is easier and means less to post pictures of themselves doing something that would stop them from getting a job. It is kind of a cycle.
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Post by luke on Aug 30, 2015 20:39:08 GMT -8
I think ignorance is the thing to blame for the lack of interest in online privacy from parents and students. It seems that people simply aren't educated about what is really happening to so much of the personal information that they give out online, or how that information is being used. So many people are oblivious to the final destination of their personal data because that information is hidden in the terms and conditions, or worded in a way that makes it impossible to understand. That is why online privacy is an afterthought. The truth about where personal information can end up is hidden and made unclear by almost all websites that ask for it. Now a days you do not even have to scroll to the bottom of the terms and conditions to agree with them, you can just click the agree button at the top. As the saying goes out of sight, out of mind.
As far as weather online privacy matters or not, I would say that of course it does. It is one thing for the government to load up your personal information and text messages in a giant private database, but when that information can be accessed by any company trying to sell you something, things become dangerous. If companies can get to it, there is little stopping other individuals with much more sinister motives.
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