Friday, March 4, 2011
Parental Interception
I am all for privacy for teen girls, well heck! I was a teen once - and I loved that my parents respected my privacy. I believe there is a fine line with the internet though. I believe girls still need their privacy, but as in the opening of chapter 3 asks - I too ask - Is it Safe? As an adult new to all the blogging and facebooking technology, I too am very careful with privacy settings and what is displayed. The main important information that can be delivered to young girls is the education and knowledge of how to keep their privacy private, and to teach the consequences of allowing people to "see" too much information. I have known people that have been fired for publicly writing there disdain for the company they worked at on their Myspace pages. I have also known hiring managers who opted not to interview folks due to their Facebook postings. It is crucial for young people to know all this information can follow them for many many years.
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I believe it is very important to make sure your privacy stays private, especially on social networks. However, one question I do ask is what makes it right for a hiring manager or work employee to invade someones privacy and fire or refuse to hire someone based on their Facebook page. The example of someone being fired for writing about their anger with their work, how many people complain about their jobs in the workplace at the company cafeteria? Are they getting fired? Is it really a hiring managers job to invade a potential employees privacy by looking at their private life on their Facebook page? After reading the articles from this week and throughout the semester I have come to learn that social networks are a way for someone to express themselves and create their own identity. I feel like not hiring someone for voicing their own opinion online is almost a form of discrimination.
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ReplyDeleteYour comment brings up a good point. While the informationdisplayed on these Social Networking sites is in a sense "private" it is still ver much public. But then where is the line between public and private? Just like with your eample of someone talking in the cafeteria about their disdain or their company. I feel like if someone were talking poorly about their company or people they might work with, that they might be more cautious in who they tell, or take note of who might be around and is listening to the conversation. However, with an online site like Facebook where if you're not careful with your privacy settings anyone can see what you post, what differentiates between something that is public and private? Yes.... a Facebook and what is posted is "private" but people should also be mindful that what they post can still be seen in the public realm. I agree with your statement that it is unfair, I completely see where you're coming from. Great comment! Thanks for the enlightening thoughts:D
I too loved privacy as a young adult but the older I get and the more crazy this world gets I wonder how safe these new technologies are. If a young person does not know how dangerous putting certain information on facebook, myspace, etc. they could be in for a rude awakening. As you said jobs these days do look at empolyees facebooks and now with FB having these new apps on phones like "check ins" it's important that adolescents know to be safe. Potential stalkers and "crazies" may know where and when you are places. Good post!!
ReplyDeleteI agree there is a fine line between "public and private" within online social networking. When does "freedom of speech" become a reason for not be hired or being fired? Social networking and too much online information opens a whole new can of worms. I have also read that colleges are also using facebook / myspace to wean out "undesirable" candidates for acceptance into their colleges. See the link below...
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