On Facebook, Biggest Threat to Your Private Data May Be You.

On Facebook, Biggest Threat to Your Private Data May Be You
Ch. 15, page 285

By reading the article by Jacquilynn Floyd, you get a sense of how she feels towards social websites but in particular Facebook. Her main issue she addresses is the sense of people not understanding how to keep their personal lives separate from their public lives. She clearly states that every detail a person states about themselves is out for the whole world to see, and why would a person want someone they barely know to know so much detail about themselves.  She also addresses that we as a society believe that the companies will guarantee our privacy for information (para 7). We believe that when you sign up for any social network and you click the agree to “terms of policy” that your privacy is safe. WRONG! The privacy goes as far as you let it go by not posting your personal life all over your facebook.

 I completely agree with Jacquilynn, social media we use today are a hazard to us because we make it that way. We let too many people know our every move and thought. People may not realize they are a risk to themselves, and if they want the privacy share it with friends when you are actually with them in person. There is nothing wrong in discussing your personal life over Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, or any other social network, but it’s to the specific details you let out for the world to see. If people only understood the risks and the possible events that could occur from being so social we wouldn’t be as open on the internet.

Jacquilynn uses a tone of sarcasm and negativity in her article, in which, relays how she feels about the topic at hand. She is very direct with stating how she feels towards Facebook. And she makes it quite clear in her word choice that it is soley on the individual to as how much you care about privacy.  She gets her point across very clearly with very specific details to the potential reality we face when posting online and not being consciously aware of our actions. Overall, you take away from her article that if you like your privacy you will be aware of the decisions you make.