The Dangers of Sharing

In this article they are talking about Internet Companies sharing information when the information is supposed to be set to private.  Lori Andrews talks about issues that go beyond privacy such as including discrimination in the workplace.  One of her questions asks is it valid to expect judges to refrain from "friending" lawyers they work with?  Should sitting jurors be prevented from using social media?  If a parent once wrote on Twitter that he or she didn't want children, should that statement be admissible in custody hearings?  By asking these questions she is stating that internet companies and other sources should not be able to bring up old history and use any information to make a decision.  Andrew has even a larger point than that and it is that our cherished rights have been curtailed in cyberspace, and she says we need to take them back.  Andrew argues that internet companies are in for the money and not to change the world, as many of them claim.  She proposes the we have a social constitution .  "The Right to Connect" proposes that "no government shall abridge the right to connect, nor shall a government monitor exchanges over the internet or code them as a source or content.  "In essence, it demands that governments keep off the internet.  But how would this work in other countries who don't have as much freedom of speech as the United States?  Many European nations, for example place restrictions on Holocaust denial or hate speech.  Andrews's account is predominately United States-centric.  Andrew proposes that each individual shall have control over his or her image from a social network, including the image created by data aggregation.  Many feel that these Rights are not going to work because most people are willing to surrender their privacy in exchange for coupons, food, free music and videos, or simple book recommendations.  Even if enshrined in a constitution it is not going to be enough however, she did make some valid points about privacy being exploited


I believe that Lori Andrews has made some good points.  I have heard stories of how people or businesses will get on the internet just find out information or try to find something bad on a person or persons.  I also know that nothing is going to change that because the internet is open for anyone and whatever you put on the internet does not go away so be careful what you put out their. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/books/review/i-know-who-you-are-and-i-saw-what-you-did-social-networks-and-the-death-of-privacy-by-lori-andrews-book-review.html?pagewanted=all