Blog 15

    In my opinion, the Internet is only a nemesis to privacy according to how one utilizes it.
Facebook, for example, is one of the many social networking sites where people are known to exploit their, and others, secrets. These people then complain that "no one was supposed to see that picture!" or "no one was supposed to read that!" I once saw on the news that a man got fired from his job after his daughter posted what he really thought of his boss on Facebook...and then her boss read it on his daughter's Facebook page.
   There are certain things that you cannot control about the Internet; hackers, viruses, stolen passwords. But there are a lot of security options when one uses the Internet too. When signing up for an email account you have pass codes and special questions to answer in case you forget your password. On  Myspace and Facebook you have the option of setting your account to private view (only you and your friends can see your photos and comments) or public view.
   A bigger issue would be something like shopping online or paying bills online. These websites are supposed to be safe and protected-but they can't promise you that your social security number won't get stolen.
   Just like in the real, physical world any of our secrets and personal information can leak out through the Internet. To keep our most important things in life to ourselves we have to use good judgement and logic. The Internet can be an untrustworthy place like the real  world. Keep your eyes peeled.