Hello again! I'm going to take another step away from the norm of this blog and write to you, today, about the wonderful world of social media, your digital footprints in the "sand of the internet", and how they can affect you and your possible careers in the future. This, of course, is a much more serious topic than I'm used to writing about, so bare with me.
An excellent article to read can be found here.
This article discusses the millions of people on the popular social networking site "Facebook" haven't even begun to realize what the privacy settings can do for them. As of right now, those people are allowing whomever to view their personal information. This ranges anywhere from their home addresses to their telephone numbers. This leaves room in itself for being stalked, and various other societal "no-no's".
On top of that, almost everybody can see what you post. Say, you had just a smidge too much to drink one night, and you decide to, in your drunken stupor, post all of these photos onto Facebook. Those photos are now there for the world to see until they're taken down. And even then, they may not be gone forever. People are capable of saving the photos directly to the hard drive of their computer, where they will remain long after they're removed from the site.
To make this situation even more volatile, future employers can and will almost always look at your Facebook profile for any issues, and for just an overall judge of your character. This can make or break you receiving said position.
What does this mean for you? Don't be stupid. There are various articles and websites dedicated to teaching you how to use the various privacy settings of just about anything. You're already reading this blog, meaning you know how to use the internet. Simply google things. In fact, let me do that for you.
BV
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