and quite frankly overrated. Don’t
get me wrong, I personally own a
profile in the most used social network
sites used these days: Facebook,
Instagram and Twitter. But I cannot help
but question, why someone would need
to share every single one of their feelings
/ thoughts/ daily activities with the 500
people they are acquainted with? Back
when smartphones were a rare
commodity, (which is not too long ago),
people called that kind of behavior
ATTENTION SEEKING. Flash forward a
decade later, it is termed ‘keeping in
touch’ with loved ones. Well I don’t buy
it!
With the recent case of an Internet
blog that posted names and pictures of
young Malaysian girls - many of them
minors - taken without their consent,
most everyone might be blaming the
‘stalker’ behind the blog. Sure the guy is
to blame. But what I seem to wonder is
why those pictures of girls were available
on the internet in the first place? Sure
sure…freedom of expression and rights.
But shouldn’t kids (I stress the term KIDS
because they are underage) be
supervised when using the internet? Why
should they be posting up photos which
are accessible to just about anyone in the
first place?
Security! People need to remember
that it is a dog eat dog world out there.
We should be aware of the dangers not
only when walking the streets out there,
but also those available on cyberspace.
We need to learn about how to protect
ourselves. People need to think long
term. Actions have consequences.
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