Tutorial task Week 2

I’ve been using communication technologies for as long as I can remember. I grew up using internet, my phone and computer every day. I never go anywhere without my mobile phone, I spend hours on the internet every day, and I can’t imagine how my life would be without it. Since communication technology is such a big part of my life, I don’t even think about how much of my life that actually depends on new technology.

I think the new communication technology first of all is very useful and has done our lives a lot easier. But I also think it has made us lazier and has created a lot of new serious issues like privacy. A lot of people don’t know how to use the web, and they reveal heaps of information about themselves online. When we use sites like facebook, the owner can use all your information and pictures till their own advantage. We should really think twice about all the personal information we put out there. I have never experienced any privacy issues myself. I think I’m pretty careful when I’m online, I have a closed profile on facebook and never give out personal information unless I know it’s safe.
I think those people who have a personal blog and use it as almost a diary are the ones that reveal too much about themselves. You have no control on who your blog readers are, and everyone that wants to can easily get a lot of information about you. People think they know who you are, and make up their own impression without even talking to you.

I don’t have any internet friends, but I stay in touch with a lot of friends by only talking to them through the internet. Especially now that I’m in Australia and all of my friends and family are in Norway. I don’t think it’s the same thing to talk to someone online and to talk face to face. You can’t really get to know the whole person without meeting them in real life, because everyone acts a little bit different when you meet them face to face. I would never be able to trust a person that I had only talked to through technology, because you can never know if the person really is the person he or she pretends to be.

Resources:
Blogging Dangers and the Disadvantages of Blogging, viewed August 17 2011, http://www.blogging-the-beginners-complete-guide.com/blogging-dangers.html#axzz1VI5Tcqm7