Thursday, February 16, 2012

Loss of Privacy Due to Facebook and Effect it has on Society


How many stories do we hear every day of job’s firing employees because of stuff they found on Facebook? Or how many recent cases have we heard of people committing suicide because someone decided to embarrass them on Facebook? One of the biggest social networking sites created has brought ups and downs. Facebook seems to be a great place where friends can keep in touch, or post pictures for family and friends to comment on, but it is safe? Is everything we put on face book for everyone to see? No matter how much security Facebook tries to provide, there are always instances of loss of privacy on Facebook.  I plan to discuss how much of our privacy is invaded because of Facebook and how this has affected our society. I plan to give examples of how today’s society has become less private than before and why this may not be a good thing.