T here is more to Facebook than just networking with friends. It scared me after reading the article, "Facebook savvy-police look to crash the bash" because it emphasized that facebook isn't all what it appears to be. Since facebook is now open to anyone who logs on to the internet, facebook isn't just a place to discover past elemetary friends, but a way for many people - teachers, police officers, even politicans to scrutinize your actions or create awareness.
F acebook shouldn't be taken lightly anymore. After facebook changed its limitations on only letting university/college students join, it has devoured the privacy that facebook gives to many users.
E ven with just creating a private network with your friends, your friends can surveillance your every action. And with the massive influx of new applications, like facebook mobile, users can do alot more t
o get more reaquainted and connected with old, new, or current friends. "Why did she say that on so and so's wall?" or "Why did she add her as a friend? I don't like her and she knows I don't," and the list goes on. Don't these questions sound familiar? For example, one of my friends, I'll call her Sally, got into a huge argument with some other girl whom she did not know, named Rebecca. Annie is really, really close with Sally, but when Rebecca added Annie, Annie accepted the invitation. What do you think Sally is thinking? Even if Annie doesn't consider Rebecca as a friend, let alone, an aquaintance, it would give Sally the wrongest idea. Problems similar to the one I said above happen all the time. We look so deeply and we watch our friend's moves so closely that it does in fact, scare me - even just a tad bit.
I think that many are unaware of this, taking an example from the article where police officials were informed of a bush party in privately-owned territory. Young people, who are the prime users of facebook, should be informed more deeply about what facebook can do if you decide to post a group to a bush party that may potentially involve underage drinkers and illegal behaviours.
E specially with young people, who are a major force in many areas in our society, facebook has allowed many to click into the minds of these hard-to-read bodies. Some who are unaware that there is more to facebook than just networking and creating a private community with friends are in for a surprise when police officials show up at their door. As our society is moving towards a knowledge-based community, and with the internet aggressively being altered to protect the privacy of its users, there is no exception even when it comes to facebook.
http://www.katundu.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/facebook.jpg
Trevisan, Matthew. "Facebook - savvy police look to crash the bash." Globe and Mail. 8 June 2007 <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070608.wlparty08/BNStory/PersonalTech/home>.
F acebook shouldn't be taken lightly anymore. After facebook changed its limitations on only letting university/college students join, it has devoured the privacy that facebook gives to many users.
E ven with just creating a private network with your friends, your friends can surveillance your every action. And with the massive influx of new applications, like facebook mobile, users can do alot more t
o get more reaquainted and connected with old, new, or current friends. "Why did she say that on so and so's wall?" or "Why did she add her as a friend? I don't like her and she knows I don't," and the list goes on. Don't these questions sound familiar? For example, one of my friends, I'll call her Sally, got into a huge argument with some other girl whom she did not know, named Rebecca. Annie is really, really close with Sally, but when Rebecca added Annie, Annie accepted the invitation. What do you think Sally is thinking? Even if Annie doesn't consider Rebecca as a friend, let alone, an aquaintance, it would give Sally the wrongest idea. Problems similar to the one I said above happen all the time. We look so deeply and we watch our friend's moves so closely that it does in fact, scare me - even just a tad bit.I think that many are unaware of this, taking an example from the article where police officials were informed of a bush party in privately-owned territory. Young people, who are the prime users of facebook, should be informed more deeply about what facebook can do if you decide to post a group to a bush party that may potentially involve underage drinkers and illegal behaviours.
E specially with young people, who are a major force in many areas in our society, facebook has allowed many to click into the minds of these hard-to-read bodies. Some who are unaware that there is more to facebook than just networking and creating a private community with friends are in for a surprise when police officials show up at their door. As our society is moving towards a knowledge-based community, and with the internet aggressively being altered to protect the privacy of its users, there is no exception even when it comes to facebook.
Works Cited
http://www.katundu.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/facebook.jpg
Trevisan, Matthew. "Facebook - savvy police look to crash the bash." Globe and Mail. 8 June 2007 <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070608.wlparty08/BNStory/PersonalTech/home>.
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