How Social Networking Can Be A Great Opportunity

Have people ever wondered how do other people spend their time online, or if the information that they provide there is private? Social networking can be a great thing because it allows people to connect with their families and friends all over the world. Moreover, in recent years, there is no doubt that many people are spending more and more time online, especially teens do not seem to care about their privacy as much as adults. People, spending time online with both positive and negative consequences. The more people are posting and telling others about their personal life, they are just harming their selves because they are opening a great opportunity for stealers and hackers to be part of their life. Many American people do not live†¦show more content†¦The government collects a lot of information about people. Legal records, tax records, and has also figured out how to get around the laws and collect personal data. The author Andrews states, that though people have a mi splaced trust that what they post is private, the aggregated information is not linked to their own problems, but can be used to hurt their real lives and judge them. When people know that the information about them is collected by aggregators, many of them want a legal manage on the information aggregation. This world seems to have no privacy on the Internet, therefore, the government should help the consumers to restore their confidentiality. In â€Å"Protecting the Privacy of the Internet Users,† by the Editorial board, which appeared in The New York Times News on March 11, 2016. In this article, Tom Wheeler the chairman of the Federal communications proposed privacy guidelines to limit what companies are allowed to do with the personal information of many people. He says, that Comcast and ATT companies know a lot about the American people. For example, what they do on the internet and how long they stay online. The chairman, Tom Wheeler, argues that the company must first get permission from costumers to their personal data before they could sell it to advertisers. Furthermore, companies must protect their customers and not use them for their own