I was introduced to the Internet in the late 90s on Prodigy and AOL. Back then you would only go by your screen name or "handle" except with family and real-life friends you met online. The Internet at that time seemed like the Wild West and the smart thing to do was approach it with caution. Being somewhat aware of the hacking culture and what people were capable of, I always was hesitant to put myself out there online. That view of the Internet has stuck with me till this day.
I've noticed that protecting privacy online seems to mean more to the older generation of internet users more than the younger ones. That's not to say that younger people aren't advocating for privacy rights online, it's just that the majority of them don't really care about privacy in this age of social media. We now live in a world where having your full name , your work history, and your daily thoughts posted out there for the world to see is the norm. While the risk of having your identity compromised and personal information hacked is probably at an all-time high. Can we have it both ways?
Submitted July 09, 2016 at 09:21PM by no_flex http://ift.tt/29EdnV6 via TikTokTikk
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