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CNN describes how Facebook abuses our privacy to make money. They seem to question if people can just disregard their privacy and move on to the next big thing.

Is the loss of civil liberties worth the convenience of technology?

Technology has and will always be a huge part of my life. Having grown up with a brother heavily into gaming, programming, and IT work I got to see first hand the in's and out's of how the web works. It all comes down to how you manage your own security. Of course, there will always be the paranoia of being monitored but that has been happening for a long time. It all comes down to being cautious with what you do alone and or over technologies.

This book captures the many facets of information gathering by digital dossiers. It reminded me of the recent unveiled programs called Tempora and Prism used by the United Kingdom and NSA. The extent of these programs capacity to siphon user data iset deeply guarded and not known in detail, however the dossiers gathered by our internet traffic on an individual basis should alarm users. I belive privacy is priceless, if I told my grandfather who passed in 2006 the extent we divulge our personal information on social media he would probably find it unbelievable. He was born in 1920 became an officer in the United States Air Force and served in WW2. The idea of privacy has changed with each generation. The way we perceive the handheld devices we all carry as young as the age of 5, may seem to our greatest generation who is currently exiting our society as a mere tracking device for big brother. This reading was very informative.

Tracking by government, businesses are common byproducts of using the internet. The reasons are many but they are all invasions of our privacy as examined in this article.

This is a website advocating personal privacy on the internet. They are trying to protect privacy on the internet. People should have the freedom to decide if they want their internet usage information available to others but themselves.

This article talks about websites like Spokeo that reveal pretty much information of a person's whole life, and it's legal. It could be dangerous to have that type of information available to someone who is looking to cause harm to another. It also focuses on what information the law does and does not cover.

Another article about online government monitoring. The government monitors many social medias and is very concerning.

Social media is innately powerful in the hands of people. People with social media accounts get access to information from people around the world. In addition, they often get first-hand accounts of events that others observe and share on their "story." Social media comes with a price. As people get more information from other people, their lives become less private. Leaked information leads to unwanted information attacks that most people decry and blame on social media. I see these platforms as a trade agreement. While you get more information and freedom online, others get more information about you. So the foremost question here is, is the loss of privacy worth the instantaneous flow of information?

I especially like this article because this is a very current issue that needs to be addressed. The question you ended with is a really good one, I do not think it's worth exposing private information just for instant gratification of scrolling through social media for a few minutes. This is a great topic to expand on.

nowadays everyone has access to social media it's true how social media can give people power of what they post or its a risk also people can also personal information just my hacking or simply looking up

The European Union Court finds that there is a right to be forgotten under European law. Say that a person has control of what personal information is shared

this article talks about how pornography is harmful. there is no privacy involved. once online always online.

This article describes multiple ways to protect oneself on the internet. Since the internet can be a dangerous place, this site encourages people to take the right steps to secure their privacy online.

Facebook Admitted to choosing which friends post showed up in your news feed in a experiment designed to see how the posts affected emotions and posting behaviors. This is not the first time Facebook has admitted to changing profiles and news feeds. Where is the line?