When I openned Arak Anthrology at page number 33, I thought I was reading my own words. The way the author, Megan Ramirez, introduced her essay was very identical: “After finally arriving to my room, I head over to my laptop and rapidly open it up, as if I am a child opening a Christmas present. I am relieved to finally see those eight blue and white letters at the top left-hand corner of the web page indicating that I have entered the social networking world of Facebook”. (33)
It is very possible that anyone can see your profile, our teachers, parents, people we don’t want to see our profiles. Anyone can access our private profiles and photos, as Megan Ramirez wrote: “Private is not so private anymore”(33). Even if you have restricted profile it does not mean you are secure from strangers, these social networking websites are very insecure although many did not care about it.
However, as I read through essay “The Publication of Your Personal Profile” I found out many facts that it is wrong if we just leave our personal life in front of whole networking society. From many facts the author supported her essay, the one I found out very edificatory. “Miss New Jersey, Amy Polumbo, was nearly forced out of her position because she was being blackmailed by someone who possessed questionable pictures that she posted on her Facebook”(35). It means that these private photos you post can be seen by anyone and these private information of us could be used against us.
Thus, we should be more careful when posting our private information to the internet and insecure social websites.
Works Cited:
1)Ramirez,Megan. "The Publication of Your Personal Profile." The Arak Anthology 2009-2010 :33,35. Department of English, University of Delaware.
2)Springer, John. "Miss New Jersey on Alleged Blackmail Plot." Todayshow.com. MSNBC 9 July 2007. Web. 15 April 2008.
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