Facebook privacy

Privacy on the internet has been a hot topic for some time especially on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. These sites are given a bad rap because they provide friends, family, and strangers with too much information. While it’s true that someone may stalk you via your social networking profile, they can only view what you’ve posted there.

Don’t want your phone number known? Don’t post it. Worried that a potential employer or a parent will see you binge drinking or doing drugs? Don’t post pictures of yourself doing these activities. This is another case of people blaming technology for their own issues.

Anything posted online should be considered public regardless of the privacy controls set. Technology fails and someone may be able to circumvent those privacy controls at some point. Additionally, as everything moves into the cloud the support teams at these providers will undoubtably have full access to your data without having to exploit anything. If you’re famous or someone in any position of prominence, this will open you up to potential blackmail vectors.