How we sabotage our own privacy for deals and ego Summary/Reflection

      The article "How we sabotage our own privacy for deals and ego," is an article that puts a clear prospective on how privacy reaches both ends of the extreme. The article discusses how for or some people their privacy means everything to them and how others could "care less" about their privacy. The article discusses how at either end of these extremes their are consequences. The article also reveals how countries compare to each other when it comes to privacy. 

     I find it very interesting how privacy can mean totally different things to people. I think privacy is a true balancing act. Just as stated in the article it is impossible to stay of the raider completely. However, we can still have control over the amount of information we release to the world. I have a huge fear of identify theft! Therefore, I take steps to help ensure my privacy and protect against identify theft. The people who could care less about their privacy must have the same mind set as most teenager, the "it could never happen to me," mind set. Having this kind of mind set could led to major consequences including: identify theft, jail time, loss of job, etc. As mentioned in one of my earlier post, I think that parents and educators should take the time to educate students about the importance of privacy. We need to give our young generation tools to use in order to protect their privacy. For example we can educate them about password.  Passwords need to be long (more than 6 characters), passwords should not include any numbers or letters that are associated with yourself, passwords should be updated at least every 6 months but preferably every 3 months.  If we begin to educate our young generation about privacy then perhaps we can turn this downward spiral  into total exposure around.