Privacy

In this post, discuss how the issues of privacy and confidentiality are related to new media.

In the age of new media, the terms privacy and confidentiality have gotten a new meaning and are a big concern among the devoted users of social media and social networking sites. Nowadays, in order to create a user profile one is requested to upload a photo of himself and additional background information. Exposing such info can lead to identity theft and personal fraud; it seems as if social networking sites have become the perfect platform to stock people and find out private information about them.

Due to the fact that new media is taking our identities to a new level, we must be aware of the privacy settings that each websites/ apps provide. In those setting, a user can control who sees his profile picture, basic information, posts and images. It is critical that we keep our information only available to our family, friends and people we know in order to keep ourselves safe and enjoy some privacy.