Issue of Privacy

In this technology-filled time, it is difficult to decipher what is private and what is personal. Therefore, many individuals must read the policy statements of certain websites like Facebook. I know, I know, people out there are groaning. I have been going back to the Facebook page to see their policy on defamation, among other issues. I know in night class we discussed this information already, but I really feel that this is important. I know when I was a child, I had an interaction online with a person in the south-central United States where I wanted to meet face to face. I never did, but the perosn I was chatting with, I felt they actually knew me, and knew what was important to me, more so than my parents at the time. So, as a young adult, I felt that this individual was a friend. In those days, it was just chat. That's it. But now, with Facebook, and MySpace, etc., there are photos and images, and photo galleries of individuals' lives!! Now, I don't want to talk to someone I don't know, nor would I add them as a friend if I don't know them. I prefer to know someone, or at least have some immediate friends in common before adding them as a friend to keep up with. So, all in all, I believe that education is power, and the more you know and can prepare for a new situation, or new Facebook-like site, the better!