Online Privacy

    The line of privacy and convenience has really started to dwindle when you think about online privacy and its convenience. There are many issues that stem from online privacy and they affect all people of all ages. They affect me personally as I have so much private information within my many accounts online and things like my gmail are accessed online so if my privacy isn't as great as I may believe it is then things like my email or social media accounts are so easy to get into and possibly steal information and maybe even my identity. Identity theft is not only a threat to individuals but can also affect a family’s security as well.  This makes it even more important to have strong privacy guidelines in place as a family and individuals.

    The biggest thing that stuck with me when watching those videos was the idea of digital tattoos. And that tattoo are permanent. I think this sits with me as we hear so much about all of our digital footprints in todays day in age and how important it is to have a clear record to get a job and get into school. So to hear it in the way of digital tattoos really changed my thoughts about it, because it is so true that whatever you like, post, comment, or share is all accessible by many people and can be seen by people so it is important to thing to yourself. If you wouldn't walk around with it on your body as a comment or post then don't do it. 

I fear that the government can't do much here as it also assist them in ways we may not even know. When it comes to police or FBI investigations online profiles and activity is used to help the authorities. So, why would they be trying to penalties themselves possibly in the future. I think that one thing they could do though is not allow company's to track us because that it the reason we see so many targeted ads on our phones, computers, and even within our apps when we are using them. It all comes back to the privacy we lack online.

There is a few things we can do to help ourselves when it comes to online privacy. The main thing we can do to help ourselves is set strong passwords for our accounts. But also use multiple different passwords for your accounts. Because I know many people who have the same passwords for all there accounts and that is a big problem. Another thing we should do as online users it to always set up two-way authenticator. This helps you keep your information extra safe with an extra layer of protection if someone were to get in. But at the end of the day remember to have different passwords and if you wouldn't show Nido your post or comment then don't post it.