Essay On Online Privacy

Many teenagers don’t worry about monitoring their social media sites, but doing this one thing can make a huge difference. Online privacy is a huge issue for most people but especially for teenagers. Teenagers are more at risk than older adults, because teenagers are more gullible and easier to trick online. The internet is a huge part of the lives of most teenagers but it may not be the safest place for them. The increase of online privacy issues that follow teenagers has led to negative social and psychological effects, only increased knowledge and increased privacy can help solve. While Facebook was launched in 2004, Twitter launched in 2006, and Instagram launching in 2010, all of these popular social media sites have played a huge role …show more content…
Some of these social media accounts include Snapchat, Kik, and Whisper. Many teenagers see these as completely safe and something they don’t have to worry about their privacy when posting. Due to not being able to see the users identities, many people believe it is place they can post anything they want no matter the content. Another way is some teenagers post their school name, address, and phone number on their social media accounts and make sure the people that the information is for friends to see only. Making sure that your social media accounts are set to friends only is good, but doesn’t mean your information is completely safe. Teenagers are known to add as many people on social media as they can, no matter if they are a stranger or not. It this case, no matter if your privacy is set to friends only there are strangers that are able to view your information. Adolescents can begin to engage in risky behaviors that they wouldn’t normally engage in because they feel comfortable using their social media accounts (McCary). These adolescents can then view themselves as exempt from the consequences that can lead to excessive information being shared