Social networking sites have algorithms where they can track your browsing history and thus personalize advertisements on their sites based on the history. This makes people very uncomfortable because they feel like their every action is being watched.
There is also extreme contraversy of employers probing employee or potential employee social media profiles. Some people do not get the job or get let go from their current job due to their posts on social media. This can be a huge problem because some people post things on their profile with no intention of their employers or interviewers to ever see those posts. However, it just shows that new media can have invasion of privacy aspects to its use.
Hi Young,
ReplyDeleteI greatly agree with many points that you made. I personally know individuals who have been denied employment due to their social media postings. I believe we live in a time where individuals are too concerned with living life via technological platforms. This causes individuals to post things that should not be posted. Because of this, it is extremely important that individuals realize how large of an impact their online presence can have on their actual lives.