Today, many of us live our lives through the web and on social media. Facebook Instagram Snapchat Twitter Myspace and the list goes on indefinitely. More and more people are also finding their life’s special someone online. And even though the web and our it capabilities are super smart, we should be more careful about what we share publicly.
Public privacy
We’re sharing too much on social media as we go. We live in the year 2018, and some of us are from the generations who have grown up with an iPad in hand, so we have 100% control of what we do. Or at least we think so ourselves.
We use social media to show our lives to friends, acquaintances and whoever else is watching. And we feel simplicity too safe. Facebook Instagram allows you to make your account private, and Snapchat has to accept your friends and so on. But this does not mean that we are safe from prying eyes. Once you post something, it’s there forever.
We don’t know who’s coming
Our digital footprints are relatively easy to follow, and we don’t really know who decides to stalk us. You might be thinking ” Well I haven’t shared anything that can hurt me,” but have you thought it through? It does not have to be just offensive images or unorthodox attitudes that can be used against us. What if you report yourself sick from work, but in the evening you are actually healthy enough to eat with a friend, and she decides to share a picture of the food on Instagram, and then she tags you too – that’s what she usually does. But what if the picture pops up on your colleague’s screen and she asks the boss if you weren’t really sick? Then suddenly it looks like your sick leave was not sincere. It can also be something as simple as you standing next to your car on a rest spot, with a beer in your hand. Does that mean you drink while driving? Maybe it is not even you who has been driving or should be driving, but you can not see that in the picture, and immediately it can be interpreted incorrectly. It can give you problems with future job searches and maybe also with the insurance company.
It can have consequences – in several ways
In addition to the fact that what you say can of course have consequences for you, what you choose to share on May actually also end really wrong. At the start of 2018, more than 1000 young people were charged with sharing child porn online. It all started with a video of a young girl having sex being shared on social media, against the girl’s will. This is revenge porn, and in connection with the case, the police chose to charge all the young people who were thought to have shared the video or deliberately asked for it to be sent. There have been many different opinions about whether it was too hard to aim the many young people, but no matter what, it is at least a wake up call about being careful about what you do on the web. If you are convicted in a child pornography case, it can have a big impact on the future. Your criminal record will be tarnished, and there are certain jobs you can’t even get for a number of years after the verdict. Therefore, we should be careful with what we share on social media-both about ourselves, but also about others.
You should not share that on social media
There are some things we should not share on social media that we probably do not think about when it comes down to it. We all know that we should not write Social Security numbers and other private information publicly, but did you know that you should not share your vacation photos until you have returned home?
Oh, that’s real. You have learned to use Facebook and share your photos, but the good old-fashioned burglars have also learned it. If you share your nice holiday photos from Crete, thieves can figure out that you are not home. And even though you may not have your address on Facebook, you may have your full name or phone number, and then it only requires a trip on crashes, then the thieves are on their way to your fine residential neighborhood. Of course, that should not stop you from showing pictures of your tanned legs by the pool, but wait until you have returned home.
Of course, we have freedom of speech here in Denmark, and you should as such not put a lid on your feelings, but think about before you post your opinions publicly. There are several examples of shitstorms where a casual remark, ironic comment or harmless joke, has been perceived completely wrong, and in the worst cases the people in question have lost both jobs, friends, home and good reputation.
Now we are not so strict in Denmark, but certain sexual, religious and political attitudes may end up blocking you if you are looking for a job abroad. So think about it before you send hateful posts for various policies.
Take care
It is important that you take care of yourself, and are sure of what you communicate on the web. Each pay attention to what you write and what your pictures say about you before showing it to the public. The web is full of fantastic opportunities, if only you act with thought.
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We share way too much on the web!
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Today, many of us live our lives through the web and on social media. Facebook Instagram Snapchat Twitter Myspace and the list goes on indefinitely. More and more…
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Written d. 5 feb 2018 – No comments
