First, we have to understand what is social network. Social network is a website and it’s main purpose is bring people together to communicate, share ideas and interests or meet new people. This type of sharing data and collaboration is also known as social media. Social media websites contain data that has been made by millions of people from all over the world. Websites like Facebook, Twitter, Google + are very popular because it is easy to use, requires very little effort to build a profile and uses database comparison to match up with your friends and also ease user friendly.
Over the years, due to the popularity of social media websites such as Facebook, there has many debates such as if children should be allowed to make facebook accounts. …show more content…
Is our privacy safe?
Social media uses the information given by the people to help verify accounts and activity to promote safety and security, such as investigating suspicious activity or violation of their terms or policies. They usually answer many FAQ question in order to make your profile safer but it doesn’t mean it 's guaranteed to be safe
Facebook claims they do not sell your data but infact they look at your facebook activity such as likes, people who you follow, apps you connect and so on. In June 12, 2014 Facebook announced they will be selling users browsing data directly to the advertisers, which means you will see ads on your facebook page and advertisers will know about users habit, and this will help them build ads that are more relevant to user interests. Could this be called the violation of the privacy or is it just a business?
Now here’s some interesting topic, since the 9/11 horrific tragedy, the government has tightened its grip on our privacy and communications. We live in a time where government controls everything. From your phones, the internet, gps, public cameras and so on. We use these services most likely everyday and it essentially makes them perfect tracking and bugging …show more content…
It was reported that the US National security agency (NSA) was collecting the telephone record of tens of millions of Americans. It was also reported they have been spying social media websites such as Facebook, Google. Edward Snowden has been charged in the US with theft of government property but to the public members, he is a national hero. The real criminals are the one who spied illegally on innocent people with our money and destroyed the confidence of the public that had in the government. He made a decision to risk his life and let us know the government is violating our privacy. Instead of being protected, now we have to live in a fear from our government and that 's what they want. They took fully advantage of our trust and yet, they are not willing to fully expose the
Over the years, due to the popularity of social media websites such as Facebook, there has many debates such as if children should be allowed to make facebook accounts. …show more content…
Is our privacy safe?
Social media uses the information given by the people to help verify accounts and activity to promote safety and security, such as investigating suspicious activity or violation of their terms or policies. They usually answer many FAQ question in order to make your profile safer but it doesn’t mean it 's guaranteed to be safe
Facebook claims they do not sell your data but infact they look at your facebook activity such as likes, people who you follow, apps you connect and so on. In June 12, 2014 Facebook announced they will be selling users browsing data directly to the advertisers, which means you will see ads on your facebook page and advertisers will know about users habit, and this will help them build ads that are more relevant to user interests. Could this be called the violation of the privacy or is it just a business?
Now here’s some interesting topic, since the 9/11 horrific tragedy, the government has tightened its grip on our privacy and communications. We live in a time where government controls everything. From your phones, the internet, gps, public cameras and so on. We use these services most likely everyday and it essentially makes them perfect tracking and bugging …show more content…
It was reported that the US National security agency (NSA) was collecting the telephone record of tens of millions of Americans. It was also reported they have been spying social media websites such as Facebook, Google. Edward Snowden has been charged in the US with theft of government property but to the public members, he is a national hero. The real criminals are the one who spied illegally on innocent people with our money and destroyed the confidence of the public that had in the government. He made a decision to risk his life and let us know the government is violating our privacy. Instead of being protected, now we have to live in a fear from our government and that 's what they want. They took fully advantage of our trust and yet, they are not willing to fully expose the