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= Invasion of Privacy =

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Today, as teenagers, we are part of a virtual society that has painted our personal lives. Spread across many facets of the internet, we "tweet" and tumble with the best of them. Using sites like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and MySpace, we basically open up our lives for all to see. But is this really a good thing? Do we really know who is seeing our blogs and Facebooks other than our friends? There are ways for people to bypass the privacy that we all think we have. And on sites like Tumblr, anyone can follow we post.

"Gateways"


 * Facebook**-Uses actual name, not a screename or nickname like most blogs use. People post "statuses" indicating what their doing or just random thoughts. Also, people can post pictures and tag others in those pictures. FB Chat is also implemented, which is like an AIM style type of messenger.


 * Twitter**-A very simple blog. People type out "tweets" that can only be up to 140 characters long. The simplest of all blogs, which is why it's adored so much. Uses a screename.


 * MySpace**-More similar to facebook than any other type of blog. People use screenames and post pictures of themselves. Also known for hosting many independent bands.


 * Tumblr**-A very popular blogging site, and it's very easy to use. Unlike Twitter, the character amount doesn't matter. People could write novels if they wished. All of the blogs that one follows are showed on a dashboard for easy reading. Also, a feature called "ask" lets people ask the blogger questions either anonymously or knowingly.





__Database Articles__
National High School Debate Topic: Privacy This link is a Facts on File article on the debate over privacy. It links to many other topics and thoroughly covers the topic of what privacy really means in today's modern world.

[|When American and European Ideas of Privacy Collide]

 * This article from the New York Times discusses different views on privacy. It mainly focusses on the fact that Americans do not have the same regard for private information as Europeans.**

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//ScientificAmerican.com's// Larry Greenemeier talks about your privacy and the threats to it.
=__[|The Privacy Podcast]__= =This podcast talks about the breaches of privacy and how most go undetected.=

__Celebrity Invasion of Privacy__
=[|The Challenge of Information: Celebrities and Privacy] -This article explains how far a news reporter/ photographer can go with celebrity information. According to this article, they feel that celebrities sign off their privacy and their lives are public. = =[|Celebrities Fight for Privacy] - This article is about the celebrities' side of the issue. They feel that their private lives should not be exploited and that there are personal events in their lives that should remain private. = =[|California Law Allows Celebrities to Sue Paparazzi] -In 1998 California passed a law allowing celebrities to sue paparazzi if they are found liable for the invasion of privacy through trespassing or telephoto lenses. = = = =**[|Tyra Banks Speaks out to Paparazzi] ** =

__Celebrity Privacy Scandals__
1.[|Miley Cryus Photo Scandal] 2. [|Matthew McConaughey Paparazzi Scandal]

= __Books on the Subject__ =

[|1984]
This book's main theme is government's invasion of privacy.

[|Invasion of Privacy: How to Protect Yourself in the Digital Age] This book gives useful tips on how to protect personal information from the prying hands of technology.

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= __Videos__ = == __[|Spying on Students]__ This video shows how teachers can watch their students through a camera on their laptops. Invasion of Privacy at Work This video is a commentary on privacy invasion by Paul Callan of Fox News. He delves into the topic of spying at the workplace, and whether or not administrators should be allowed to monitor what his or her employees are doing.

= __Privacy Invasion in the News__ =

[|Clinton Calls for Stronger Measures to Protect the Privacy of Computer Users] This article, which dates back to March of 2000, proves that the issue of privacy invasion is not a new problem. While technology and methods of communication have evolved over the past decade or so, so has people's abilities to monitor them. [|Agency Skeptical of Internet Privacy Policies] This New York Times article describes an incident from February of 2009 in which the Federal Trade Commission scolded various Internet companies for not describing to its users clearly enough how to protect their privacy. [|Invasion of privacy by Google?] First Google started out with Google Earth, what else can it do to invade the privacy of everyone? The video on this page talks about the mapping technology that Google has, and maybe has gone overboard with. [|School Laptop Scandal] A school in a Philadelphia suburb issues students laptops which were used to spy on them while at home through the built in camera in the laptops. The school says it was used to track lost laptops but students and parents still think there was something suspicious.



__Blogs__
If you think Google knows everything about you...it could know more. Blogger Preston Gralla of ComputerWorld discusses the possible implications on Internet Privacy if Google were to buy Twitter. He says that they would have unprecedented access to people's internet usage

Chris's Tumblr Blog on Invasion of Privacy Chris blogs about Privacy Invasion

__Pros__

 * Enhanced Communication Network
 * Networking
 * Social Interaction

Cons

 * Time Consuming & Distracting
 * Dangerous
 * Invasive

__Discussion Questions__
1. How do you feel about people who update their Facebook or Twitter pages every time they do something? Why do people feel compelled to do this? 2. Celebrity photographer Russell Turiak says, "There's a separate law of privacy for celebrities and private people. When you're a celebrity, you sign away your right to privacy." Is he right? 3. Should it be considered an invasion of privacy if the person in question is displaying information openly? 4. The fact that teachers can spy on their students has been an ongoing rumor since our school got laptops. Now that we know this is true do you think this is a useful way to keep kids on track or an invasion of privacy?