Privacy & Confidentiality

The issues of privacy and confidentiality are serious problems related to new media. Strangers can access information about an individual through their Myspace, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Often times, people accept friend requests without thinking twice about who that individual really is. What if he is a complete creeper that used someone else's picture from online? People post phone numbers, email addresses, birthdays and sometimes even their address on these social media websites. Because there has been so much talk about lack of privacy and confidentiality, social media websites have taken their issues into hand. Web users are allow to change their privacy settings and allow only certain individuals to access their information. We post pictures and status of our daily life on Facebook, but often times, is it really necessary? We are exposing more information then we really need about our life.  In the end, it is your own concern so the issue is in your own hands.