The Nanolaw with Daughter article basically talks about how
everywhere you go and everything you do is monitored by someone or something.
Pictures and videos are often taken at events, everything you do on the
internet gets recorded, audio waves can be traced and targeted, and the
products you buy online are even monitored and linked to ads or companies. The
article also talks about how common it is for people and companies to sue. One
example that was used was when the father posted a picture of his wife’s
ultrasound on the internet and he got sued for it because he did not own the
rights to that image. He was able to get out of the lawsuit by buying the
rights to that photo. I know so many people that have posted their ultrasound
pictures on their facebook, twitter, tumblr, or blogs. It’s just something
people do when they are expecting because they are excited and want to share
their excitement with everyone. I bet no one ever thought that they could be
sued for that. It just makes you think about everything you do online and if
everything you do is actually completely legal.
The exhibition article by Robert Samuelson talks about how
the internet has become a mass outlet and often people strive for popularity or
celebrity more than they care about their privacy. Kate Raynes-Goldie’s article
talks mostly about Facebook and the lack of privacy. She says that on could
argue Facebook’s very purpose challenges conventional notions of privacy. Both
of these articles are linked in the sense that there really isn’t a whole lot
of privacy on the internet anymore. Kate talks about the loopholes that allow
people you may not know or may not want involved in your life anymore to look
at your information. When I use Facebook, it’s to share with my friends and I
don’t accept anyone I don’t personally know. So the idea that loopholes can
allow people to access my information freaks me out. However, I do have friends
that accept random people they don’t know because they use Facebook as a way to
meet new people.
This article from the Wall Street Journal talks about three
of facebook’s privacy loopeholes:
Here is another article from CBS news about some of the
hidden dangers of facebook:
