Privacy and Confidentiality

When mentioning new media, we can't say that it is private or confidential. I don't believe any information that is posted on the internet, even if you can make a profile or the information private, actually stays private. Just by typing in someone's name, you can pull up a whole list of facts and at least one picture of them. If you intend for your information to not be known by a lot of people, then you are better off not posting it at all. Facebook is an example where there is no such thing as privacy. A lot of people post pictures, videos and comments on Facebook about things that are going on in there life. That alone isn't privacy because you are sharing personal information with your friends on Facebook and sometimes even strangers. If your profile is private and only your friends can view it, there's still a chance that others will see your information. If you post a picture and tag a friend in it, not only can your friends see it, but also their friends. This information is never fully private. After reading an article I found out that our personal information is being pulled from the internet and sent to other companies for money. The article "The Wild West of Privacy" by Joe Nocera says the data brokers Acxiom is a company selling information they get about us from the internet to other companies. It is crazy to me that our information is not private at all. People easily access our information without trouble all the time.