luke
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Post by luke on Aug 30, 2015 20:46:51 GMT -8
I love what Sam said about it being human nature not to worry about a risk until they are negatively affected by it. It goes along well with what I said about internet privacy being out of sight and out of mind. People don't worry about the security of their personal information on the internet until it is used for more sinister things than finding out your purchase preferences so big corporations can sell you more stuff. When someone steals a persons identity and starts spending their money people start worrying about internet privacy, but only then, and by then that person could be about a thousand dollars less rich. That is what makes this out of sight, out of mind, mentality so dangerous.
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Post by Maddie B on Aug 30, 2015 21:03:42 GMT -8
I don't think students and parents ever care about their online privacy as much as they should because of the fact that it is all so instantaneous. If we want to find the answer to a question, we can google it and within milliseconds get the information we need. We assume due to this privilege that our digital footprint will disappear just as quickly as it came, when in reality, that is not so. This mindset leads to online privacy being an afterthought. We never think of any possible ramifications of our postings because we never truly have had to. The internet is a place for all to communicate, collaborate, and express opinions; and because so, it helps solidify the notion that the internet is a free-for-all. When posting becomes second nature, we loose sight of the fact that it can all be kept and used to someone else's advantage. Online privacy is very important. The aspect of anonymity is what makes the internet. Without it, the internet would not be the safe place it is for many people around the world. Online privacy allows for people to express their opinions that perhaps they couldn't have in the real world. Online privacy is also important because personal information should stay personal. People shouldn't be able to know everything about someone just by the click of a button; that would be very intrusive and also dehumanizing. Why take the time to have a conversation and get to know someone when you can just google their life story and other key factoids about them in seconds? Privacy on the internet protects not only the users, but human relations overall. It also protects from possible digital theft and other crimes. If we didn't have online privacy, everything would be for public consumption, including bank account numbers and passwords for all to see. Because of this, online privacy is a critical aspect of the internet and society that should be respected and remain intact.
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Post by noahw on Aug 30, 2015 21:14:36 GMT -8
I think students and parents don't care for their online privacy as much as they should because they don't understand the importance if it. Most people are unaware of how much of our information companies share and therefore don't care. I think privacy is an after thought because most of the things we post on social media aren't private and we don't care if others see them. We are ignorant to the fact that these companies are sharing our information in exchange for money. Online privacy does matter because many importance things in our lives are accessible from online, including things like personal information and bank accounts.
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Post by noahw on Aug 30, 2015 21:19:01 GMT -8
I believe the reason why students and parents don't care about their online privacy is because they think there is nothing to hide about them. They think its only a post for their followers or a quick email to a friend and they probably don't think about it anymore than that. With all the people using the internet and social media it has come down to the point where if you don't have a life online, then you're a "nobody" and people would think you're weird. Since people accepted that being online is a normal thing now these days, they wouldn't care about their privacy. Privacy is an afterthought. I think privacy does matter if it's about a person's legal information, finances, and bank accounts. If there's posts of your food, hobbies, friends, and family then I think privacy doesn't matter as much. The internet is the second version of being outside in my opinion. I agree with what Ben said about how privacy matters if it has to do with finances and bank accounts. Identity theft is common nowadays and people can have access to most of your assets with a simple password. |
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Post by Maddie B on Aug 30, 2015 21:23:26 GMT -8
I completely agree with Paige. Mob mentality has begun to cause an onslaught of oversharing. People get caught up in the fact that everyone is constantly sharing information, making it seem like such a normal thing that everyone should partake in. This sort of chain reaction is what causes so many to mindlessly distribute personal information about their lives without thinking about who might see it and how it could affect them. Like Paige said, this could lead to vital information being stolen and used to a strangers advantage, whether it be a criminal who will "drain your bank account to leave you homeless" or a business looking to up their demographics and increase their revenue. This is why online privacy is a necessity.
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Post by sydneylivingston on Aug 30, 2015 21:47:50 GMT -8
I agree with Emma. We do not realize how important our privacy is until it has been invaded. Most of our population does not even understand how they are being monitored and why it affects them. This breach in privacy can lead to invasions elsewhere into different parts of our privacy that no one should be monitoring. How far will the government and other surveillance sources go? Who says they will stop at social media and website monitors? Privacy is a vital part of society that needs to be upheld.
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Post by Jimel V. on Aug 30, 2015 22:26:36 GMT -8
People don't care about their online privacy because most people dont know what's going on due to the fact that technology and social media are such a commonly used item that privacy doesn't come to their minds. Most people are blind of what occurs to their information on social media sites, search engines and clouds, but what is happening is major corporations such as Google and Facebook store it in servers to use for advertising. There are organizations such as Common Sense Media in which there goal is to "educate families about technology". Organizations such as this one are doing a great deed because a high percentage of people don't know about the privacy issues occurring through the internet. Internet privacy matters because for some people a lot of there personal things are stored online , but companies such as Google and Facebook and more have the power to see whatever you want private since its stored on there databases.
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Post by Jimel V. on Aug 30, 2015 22:37:56 GMT -8
I agree with Emma because people won't care about their online privacy until their private information is breached. I also agree when she says , " students and parents don't care because they'll pull the "I don't have anything to hide " line. This is true in many ways, most people don't realize what they put say, post , search , and do will forever be in the dark tangled web called the internet. Some people don't realize that jobs will search about you on the internet and whatever you have been tagged in and mentioned in will pop up. Internet privacy is huge and if one part of your internet privacy is breached it may lead to another.
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Post by Jennifer L. on Aug 30, 2015 22:51:28 GMT -8
I do not believe that students, nor parents, ever care much about about their online privacy as much as they should because it has become a social normality to not care. From the moment the internet and online communication became of frequent use, many individuals stopped thinking about where or how their privacy might be violated and followed what many others were doing online such as signing up for social media pages and/or sharing credit card information, birthdays, and everyday life events. To many, privacy has becoming more of an afterthought because, as I already mentioned, sharing information online has become of such regularity for everyone . People may feel out of touch with the world and everything else by not being part of online communication that, although plenty of people are aware of privacy violations that may occur, they don't seem to care and it has become a thought that simple resides in the back of their minds. I do believe that online privacy matters although to many it might not. What is posted on social media pages is shared with the rest of the world and forever stays. That should be enough to scare people enough into being a lot more careful on what pages they use online.
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Post by eliasnepa on Aug 30, 2015 22:57:57 GMT -8
I think students/parents make privacy an afterthought simply because social media is relatively very new. According to digitaltrends.com, a very technically focused online news organization, the first social media platform to actually allow the public to interact online hit the web in the late 80's. This service, CompuServe was very limited as well so only a few had access to its services. Now platforms like facebook, instagram, and twitter, altogether serve almost a billion people. This exponential growth didn't even start until the mid 2000's when facebook was invented. Such unregulated growth in this particular manner is bound to give way to naivety especially when it is catered towards young adults. People of this age group tend to do things without asking the critical questions like "how might this effect my privacy?" because it seems so harmless. It seemed harmless because the problems it caused couldn't have been foretold. No one knew social media would give businesses a new way to look into your personal life, or lead to massive bullying, or even help with marketing. It all just seemed fun and exciting. That's why privacy was never the first question that came and still doesn't come to mind when creating accounts with websites listed above.
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Post by Jennifer L. on Aug 30, 2015 22:58:58 GMT -8
I believe the reason why students and parents don't care about their online privacy is because they think there is nothing to hide about them. They think its only a post for their followers or a quick email to a friend and they probably don't think about it anymore than that. With all the people using the internet and social media it has come down to the point where if you don't have a life online, then you're a "nobody" and people would think you're weird. Since people accepted that being online is a normal thing now these days, they wouldn't care about their privacy. Privacy is an afterthought. I think privacy does matter if it's about a person's legal information, finances, and bank accounts. If there's posts of your food, hobbies, friends, and family then I think privacy doesn't matter as much. The internet is the second version of being outside in my opinion. I completley agreeing with the statement Ben makes about being considered a "nobody" if one does not have or desire a online life. Plenty of individuals have accepted that taking part on the internet and social media is socially acceptable and not taking part in it is not acceptable. People feel the nessecity of becoming a part of somthing that has become a norm in society today, so much in fact that it has led many to believe social media is more important than privacy. |
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Post by eliasnepa on Aug 30, 2015 22:59:54 GMT -8
I agree with Darrien as well. People never knew how problematic all these devices and platforms were. Their effects on the quality of human life could have never been predetermined. If they were, then we wouldn't be seeing all the problems we have today with privacy.
If we had done our research earlier, we could have avoided a decade of privacy violations.
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