How to Use Social Site Without Revealing Too Much
The popularity of social networking sites has dramatically changed the way people communicate that most of them do not know how to draw the line between socializing and privacy.
Recently, there is a teacher who was slapped with administrative leave by school officials as she posted a picture of herself pointing a gun in the popular social site Facebook.
This is not the first case that involves social site users being penalized for their actions. Another popular case is about a policewoman who posted a picture of herself wearing only a red bra in Friendster social site. When her superiors saw the indecent picture, she was suspended for few months.
While communication experts debate on what is the exact definition of privacy in the virtual world of the Internet, there are many cases in which people faced harsh consequences for their actions in connection with their use of their social site accounts.
According to online communication experts and author Jason Alba, social profile is a reflection of one’s self. This “personal brand” will determine if an individual will have higher market value to other people especially those potential employers.
Meanwhile, experts said that people should use privacy tools in their social sites which can protect some sensitive information and also guard them from online threats including identity thieves.
Experts also warn that there are many employers who use social sites to monitor their subordinates so it is important that people should adjust their privacy settings based on their relationship with their online friends.
Because there have already been many cases when workers were fired after revealing their grudges against their bosses using social sites, experts said that users should consider the consequences of every messages and pictures they will post from their social accounts.
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