1. How does Facebook’s privacy management of users’ personal information affect the behavior of Facebook patrons? Facebook’s privacy management of users’ personal information affect the behavior of Facebook patrons by not having our personal information protected with our privacy rights. “Facebook has a powerful incentive to push people into revealing more information”. I believe that this is a powerful statement, because there have been countless times that I have logged onto my Facebook and they have had popups telling me to share my phone number and all of my personal information and in my opinion when you log onto your networking site you don’t want to share all of your personal information.
Technology seems to be subtly destroying the meaningfulness of human interactions, disconnecting us from each other and the world around us, and leading to a menacing sense of isolation in society. We need to go back to simpler times and back to simple communication. People tend to exaggerate the personas they portray because they have much more time to revise and calculate the content rather than a spontaneous face-to-face interaction. Some psychologists and sociologists who have studied usage habits on Twitter, Facebook and popular dating sites say there's little correlation between how people act on the internet and how they act in person. Not to mention, Face to face communication had been the "norm" for thousands of years.
Children Under 18 Should Not Have Facebook Children under the age of 18 should not be allowed to have a Facebook account. When signing up for Facebook, dodging the age limit is easily done; just fake your date of birth for an older one. Facebook causes large amounts of trouble to any young person using it. As a result of having a Facebook account there is a possibility of becoming seriously cyber bullied. In addition there is the danger of exposure to online predators.
I n other words watch what you say because in the end you may have to suffer the consequences if you say or do something inappropriately. You have the control over your own thoughts and words when posting things on these social networks. I know people who enjoy getting on Facebook, meeting their old friends, and just sharing the old and new in their life. Is email dead for teenagers? Explain.
Jena Saucier 3/5/2013 Negatives of Love Online In today’s society, more people are choosing to find love over the internet, whether it be a dating website or Facebook. There are many negative consequences to looking for love online. Such as no visual communication, false identities and how much time it takes up from one’s personal life. One reason why people shouldn’t find love online is because you never really know is on the other side of the screen. There have been cases where teens meet people over the internet and have an online relationship, but when they end up meeting it isn’t exactly who they thought it would be.
However, there lies a new set of dangers that come with this age, specifically due to the naivety of young adults. One danger that thrives off naive young adults is the internet. A majority of them give out personal information without thinking about who is going to be reading or looking at it. This information can be used for many things. It could be used by online predators to contact the teenager.
According to senior researcher at University of West of England's Centre for Appearance Research, Dr. Phillippa Diedrichs, stated that "The more time spent on Facebook, the more likely people are to self-objectify themselves.” This is important because as people of any age spend time on a media platform they start to second guess themselves on how they are supposed to look like. Therefore, there is just not one type of body or person that everyone is supposed to have or look like because everyone is different and beautiful in their own way. With social media being a huge deal they can feel self-conscious about themselves. In addition, stated by Roxby “about 60% of the public feels ashamed on how they feel and aren’t comfortable with themselves.” This shows that with all the toxicity and negativity out on the web, young people are becoming more and more uncertain about their appearance. With all the social content being fairly new, it can be a very excellent influence for young people but once when someone starts to contradict another person that individual can start feeling ambiguity about
Anonymity One of the factors explaining the rise of cyber bullying is anonymity. Social networking sites provide the bullies with the ability to remain anonymous. However, this allows cyber bullies with the opportunity not only to exploit but also manipulate the vulnerable identities of teenagers. The mask of anonymity on the internet has become common and it has become impossible for victims to deal with their bullies directly face to face. People have the opportunity to construct one’s identity on social networking sites such as Facebook and My space.
Most teenagers in a European or western country owns a smartphone or a computer. This will automatically result in the victims not being able to escape, from the hate and the discomfort they are being put into. Also the bullies are hard to find, as they have this online mask or username, so they remain anonymous. Aleks writes that he thinks, the problem with cyber-bullying is the fact that you are anonymous. This digital mask, which the writer mentions, is the biggest problem.
This is a popular act of crime because of its traceability; new ways have been introduced to make your online presence untraceable, invisible and anonymous, which leaves you thinking. Should I really be leaving all my personal information online or, “in the cloud”.This allows a younger, smarter, more intelligent generation to rebel freely without their actions being traced to them which is becoming increasingly dangerous as this trend is