Are we jeopardizing our futures with our electronic footprints?
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/nov/23/news.facebook
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Official guidance for the millions of people who use networking sites will be published today by the information commissioner.
It comes after growing concerns that young people are being naive about the personal details they put online.
There are fears that most people do not realise that the information they place on websites such as MySpace and Facebook leaves an electronic footprint which could be traceable to them in the future.
In a survey by the Information Commissioner's Office almost 60% of people aged 14-21 said they did not realise the information they placed online could be permanently linked to them.
David Smith, ICO deputy commissioner, said: "The cost to a person's future can be very high if something undesirable is found by the increasing number of education institutions and employers using the internet as a tool to vet potential students or employees."
It comes after growing concerns that young people are being naive about the personal details they put online.
There are fears that most people do not realise that the information they place on websites such as MySpace and Facebook leaves an electronic footprint which could be traceable to them in the future.
In a survey by the Information Commissioner's Office almost 60% of people aged 14-21 said they did not realise the information they placed online could be permanently linked to them.
David Smith, ICO deputy commissioner, said: "The cost to a person's future can be very high if something undesirable is found by the increasing number of education institutions and employers using the internet as a tool to vet potential students or employees."
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stopnoise
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I am a programmer and this issue can be easy resolved. We should be entitle by right to edit and erase anything we previously put in the internet.
Simple as that!
[write] [edit]
|--->[delete]Now go and do it!
Thanks! - 4 years ago
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stopnoise
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TDubs
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This is an unfortunate by-product of the web, virtual bullying. Our most sacred places, our homes and private gatherings, can be permanently aired on the web. Ultimately we have to show we are above limiting people to these cultivated and cropped sound (video) bites?? Why, because they are going no where and they are interesting!
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TDubs
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