Facebook privacy - are you worried?

Ali31377702

Definitely not, there has been enough information through the media and my own observations while looking at facebook (and other social media formats) to realise that nothing on the internet is private. People shouldnt be posting personal information onto Facebook anyway, its a bit of an oxymoron to be worried about privacy when you are engaging in a media format that is based around being social while trying to be totally private at the same time. It seems as the the people concerned with this are very interested in others lives while not wanting to give up anything for themselves... almost stalkerish.
I first realised that personal web browsing information was being used to target me for ads when we were looking for a boot-liner for my new car. Every advertisement that came up related to the topic we were searching, and its not a bad thing! The same has been done for headphones, basketball jerseys and also fishing equipment. Products still need to be of value for me to buy them, I couldn't care less if corporations target me for certan ad campaigns if those campaigns are relevant.

My behaviour on facebook was always semi conservative. I think if you are engaging in activities that you dont want people to know about and have a facebook profile, you need to set up the privacy settings so that only you can access any photos, videos, threads or comments that you are tagged in. If you arent comfortable with how to do that, either refrain from those activities, ask those around you not to tag or post things to you or study up how to utilise the privacy settings. I am a teacher and have been from 23 years of age, I need to ensure my private life doesnt get out to students to ensure effective practice and maintain respect. If I can do that, anyone can.