Internet Privacy

Privacy is a very important right. As a matter of fact, people regard to privacy as something that is almost equal to their lifestyle level. However, as we move towards enhanced technology with the internet, new ideals seem to have corrupted this idea.

With the internet, we are able to create and put up our identity online. As such, even pictures are put online for identification for our friends, as a lot of people share their first names and last names. It is very rare to find a name that is alone in the world of the internet. While the idea was simply pure, to enhance communication, corrupted minds, and careless decisions have led us to the issue in internet privacy.

Websites and people have their own faults to this issue. However, websites and systems were designed to fit according to the wishes of people themselves.

• People have privacy options in most websites and online systems. In fact, a lot of websites have already enhanced this feature. From public and private options only, it has now extended to a middle option, public to one’s list of contacts and private outside the list.
• People have their own decisions in displaying photos online. It is a strict rule in the majority of websites to avoid uploading photos or videos that include pornography.
• Tools and software are developed for good use. However, people know how to abuse these, almost by nature.
• Some websites and online systems have disabled the Copy and Paste function, but people also know the power of PRINT SCREEN.

It is a tough world out here, and it is almost the same in the virtual world. And jut as the same, it is us, the people, who have caused these issues to ourselves.