Facebook And Twitter Violates Privacy

Monday, January 11, 2010, 12:03

Facebook and Twitter, the two most famous social networking sites are widely being used by people to share their personal life details and also invite people to view them.

Users of the new media, in their self-disclosure, are often as complicit in assaults on our privacy as the authorities which orchestrate surveillance. A few unpleasant incidents which took place on account of sharing personal details on these social networking sites are a true introduction of the fatality of this practice.

Kimberley Swann, was sacked from her job as an office administrator in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, last year after posting status updates about how boring the work was.

Another employee in telecommunication company in Sydney, named Kyle Doyle, was caught faking a sick day when he boasted about it on the Facebook wall.

Employees from large companies such as Marks and Spencer, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways have also been caught posting rude comments about their customers on Facebook forums.

Experts at a conference organised by London School of Economics and Political Science have cautioned that sharing intimate details on the sites could damage personal relationships.

Adding on to the caution, Dr. Adam Joinson from University of Bath, an expert in computer communication said, “As new technology and social media encourage sharing of the small details of everyday life, it also reduces privacy in social relationships, and may have negative effects on intimacy levels between people. If you desire intimacy, it may well be disastrous to add your partner to Facebook, or to follow them on Twitter."