This article made a lot of really good points about the growing concern of privacy on the internet. The introduction with the “Star Wars Kid” was a good way to get captivated into the article, and it made the point of how scary an invasion of privacy can be. I personally think the point about the gossip websites was somewhat unimportant; if anyone has spent five minutes on these websites they would realize how ridiculous they are and not take them seriously. Likewise, worrying about information on Facebook getting out is self-inflicted. It is obvious that the internet has enabled a lot of information to get out to the world; however, most of that information is openly put out there by the person it is about. While I know many people put jokes on their social network sites where their friends would know they were not serious, we are constantly told that employers look at these pages who would have no idea the statement was a joke. Things like this are what give things like Facebook and Twitter bad names. If people used these sites with common sense, the privacy of them would not be such an issue.
A lot more good has come from the internet then bad, and many times people forget to look at that as well. It has been a great way to get out information, yet it is a shame how easy it has made to copy copyrighted materials. While I am sure it is only a matter of time before the US starts to pass privacy laws related to the internet, I think most of the privacy issues people deal with are self-inflicted.
