Privacy, Online & Off

 Privacy, Online & Off 

    Throughout growing up in the age of the "digital age" the internet has always been discussed. My parents always warned me to carful of things I post, because once its out there its forever. This was never a serious thought on mind until the college application process started. I remember having to fill out different forms with my social medias. After doing this, joining a sorority, and looking for jobs I learned quickly that it was very important to watch what you post. 

    Something that always stuck with me was what my mom said to me "Once somethings typed online its out their forever" When I was in middle school I got my first phone. I remember I would always have a lot of little arguments with my friends. They would always blow up out of proportion and end up getting online. One thing I learned is that it is really easy to say what you in online. But when being face to face thoses things might not be as easy to say. Also when communicating online its hard to get the tone a person is going for. 

    Throughout the Ted Talk"Your Online Life, Permanent as a Tattoo" they talk about comparing a tattoo to the digital footprint. Tattoos are very alike to the digital footprint. They are both permanent and visible at the same time. These digital tattoos can change they way we think of others on how we view them. Both on a personal level and a professional level it is important to keep things like this in mind. Posting pictures with alcohol, drugs, and inappropriate images might seem fun now because of the age we are at. However there are major consequences to these actions. 

    Another Ted Talk that stood out to me was "The Small and Surprisingly Dangerous Detail the Police Track About You" by Catherine Crump. She goes into talking about law enforcement and how they use different tracking devises to track people. She talked about examples like lisence plate readers which allows officers and law officals to know where people have been. She goes into saying how to much of this could be a good thing as well as a bad thing.

    Overall being aware of what you have posted ad what is being posted about you us super important. If you are not aware this could result in almost life changing events. You wouldn't want the reason your next job offer doesn't go through because you had something posted that they didn't like.