Social networking is taking all of what we write and the pictures we show...unless we know the secret way to say no! That is just robbery in the worst form! And that they can get so much info about us and that we GIVE it to them is just wrong!
Is there any way to keep the technical age from becoming the age where there is NO privacy? I wish I knew the answer. I've pulled away from one social networking site and have tried to just eliminate my time there bit by bit. I forgot how addictive it is for me. I want to care about family members and what's happening with our busy lives has made it almost impossible to really keep in contact. That's why the social networking sites work and give us a sense of friends and family type of comfort while taking who we are.
As a writer, I find it more than repulsive that because I want to share something it is confiscated. What in the world has happened to our freedoms?
I've never thought I could make money with my words or photos and would be amazed if anyone else could. So the piracy issue is pretty much a non-issue for me. The privacy issue is big, though. That's why I try to maintain some degree of anonymity on the blog and on Twitter. I don't have a Facebook page yet and don't plan to have one that's personal. Of course, even trying to stay anonymous doesn't work. You can't hide from the marketing fiends who track every single site you visit and everyone who visits you. Then they bombard you with ads whenever possible. I guess that's the price of using a "free" service like Facebook.
ReplyDeleteconfiscated is the right term.
ReplyDeletepeople just need to understand fair use. I'm surprised how much even print magazines don't and reprint words and images without giving notice.
walk2write,
ReplyDeleteI got the FB page because all my nieces and nephews have one and it's one place to keep up with them and their families and share things - like articles and pics! I'm just furious, but I'm MOSTLY concerned because of all the kids who do those sites without thinking!!
Pearl,
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing is that all that stuff is in small print and they hook us (kids especially!) with the fact that it is like a "party line" of communication for everyone! I am only on for family and will no longer share anything but finding out what is going on and from now on logging off and remove the cookies each time I'm on!
I think , technology has created so much paranoia that people have turned to witch hunters. People no longer think based on their conscience but rather through what the media says. It is sad that a lot of young people have become so gullible that they believe what the internet tells them.
ReplyDeleteI think it's pretty much a lost cause already. Precautions are good, but can only help so much. I agree that kids are most at risk.
ReplyDeleteChrisJ,
ReplyDeleteSadly it was touted as a safe place to gather - It's turned into quite a lie.
Bax,
ReplyDeleteYou're right, the paranoia is there...but with all the new ways places like FB are changing to "follow" what we do it is more than a bit like Big Brother is watching. And our young people aren't getting the real dangers that are there.
Ciss B, I've got 18K words left to write for NaNoWriMo, so I'm not going to get into this discussion, although I've got plenty to agree with and share. But the one thing I would like YOU to consider, is to look me up on SheWrites. Since you're halfway anonymous I can't locate you, even though you post a membership badge on one of your blogs :-)
ReplyDeleteJudith,
ReplyDeleteBecause I've been more than a bit busy with life these days, I've not been on SheWrites much lately. I will make a pass and at least say hello! Thanks for the comment!