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04/30/2010
EduardoP5
LMS, Pomona, CA
One is responsible for what you put on your facebook page. Someone should not post anything offensive about other people or other races. This may lead to problems and end up getting knocked OUT by someone. Also, you shouldn't be putting personal information in your page. There are some sex offenders who will look at this information and lead to problems. Be careful on what you put on your facebook page!
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04/21/2010
Ryanp1
Lorbeer Middle, Pomona, CA
I agree with the comments made by Coral. She basically stated that you are the one responsible for what you put up on your Facebook page. You shouldn't be upset if you post something up and are later embarrassed because the wrong people saw it. I believe that since the settings are easier to understand now, you should have no excuse for posting things up that you didn't want others to see. Although critics say that the new settings cause you to post more things publicly, it shouldn't be a problem with directions that won't be misunderstood. And besides as a social networking site they should be pushing you to post more public info. So I don’t see why that should even be a problem. In the Pearl, Miss. case, I believe that the coach invaded the cheerleaders’ privacy by asking for personal information. So overall I think that if you are careful with what you put up, none of this should be a problem.
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04/20/2010
ashleyp3
lms, diamondbar
i thinkk it matters becausee there aree stolkers in this world!.and i think everytime someone should look at y our facebook page or your myspace page you have the right to knoe who they are or why they are looking at it!.we should uhave a softwear that tells use who is lookingg at are pages.
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04/19/2010
Veronica p6
LMS, D.B.
i think that you should just be careful when you put new things up!i also want to add, you shouldnt be able to put up like when you are haveing a b-day party cuz people you dont knoe mite show up and they mite distroy your house!
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04/19/2010
BriannaP3
Lorbeer , CA
I think that in the case of Pearl, Mississippi that the girl lost her right to privacy because when she posted that on her Facebook, then she exposed it for the world to see. i believe that if she did not wannt anyone to see what she had posted the she shouldn't have posted it in the fist place or she shouldn't have given her coach her password. So I personally think that she lost her rights to privacy when she posted it on a public website. I beleive that employers that have high responsibility job offers have the right to look at what an applicant may have on his/her page. My support is that thye company's future is in the hands of the new employee and have the right to know whether or not the can trust him/her with a job like that.
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04/09/2010
Coral
Tenafly High School, Tenafly, NJ
I think that a person cannot post something on the internet and then later be upset if the wrong person sees something they didn't want them to see. People should have enough common sense to know that what is on the internet, is on forever. I can go on facebook right now and save a picture of someone to my computer. it is so easy to gather information and pictures that someone else might not want me to see. Obviously i won't do that, but it really proves that the internet can be dangerous. If people want to party, that's their business, but they should make sure that nothing bad ends up on the internet. Honestly I think that if a kid gets caught with a bad picture, or gives a bad impression on the internet, it is their fault. A picture can tell someone alot about a person and people should be cautious of that.
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04/08/2010
Claire S.
Prophetstown High School, Prophetstown, IL
I think that anything that you put onto your webpages, is out for everyone else to view. You should not have a problem if others find it, I do not believe it is an invasion of privacy. I think it is your choice what you decide to put onto the web, if something is private, you should be smart enough to not put it onto the web. I've known many people who "worry" about pictures being on their facebooks because some of their friends are teachers, or even in cases that people have something against you they can print of those pictures you added and show your school, jobs, etc. If you are at a setting where there are picture's being taken and you should be smart enough to not be in that kind of setting. But about the article based on the cheerleader, I do not believe that the coach had the right to go into her personal messages period. That is personal, those things are not posted onto your wall or into your pictures for a reason. Thats why people send messages, to keep things between those two people, not between everyone else in the world of facebook.
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04/08/2010
Kels
Prophetstown, Prophetstown,Illinois
Well considering the fact that facebook is a social networking site I think that whatever you put up is your own responsibility. If you dont want to be caught for inappropriate pictures and face the consequences then you shouldn't be putting up that kind of public information. I do believe though (from a story our US teacher told us) that teachers/coaches/ and schools shouldn't be allowed to have access to your password and be able to check you messages. Most people will write messages so that way the are NOT public in the first place. A coach should not be allowed to print them off and give them to other teachers at the school. This violates their privacy. It's like my school says when there is drama between girls. "We can't do anything because this or that didn't happen at school." So whatever goes on with our facebooks outside of school is our own business. Not theirs.
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04/07/2010
Robert
SMS, Schweinfurt, Germany
I believe that it is not okay for teachers to demand our Facebook passwords and logins. This is I violation of our personal information and the information of our friends on Facebook. I don't like the idea of someone else having access to my account, that is my personal property and I have a right to publish that as I choose.
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04/04/2010
ShannonP1
Lorbeer, Ca
In the case of Pearl, Mississippi when the teenage girl posted what she had on her page and gave the coach her password to her account she no longer had her right of expected privacy. If she didn’t want people to see what she had on her account then she shouldn’t have posted it or she shouldn’t have gave her coach her password. For this situation I believe that anyone who puts anything on a public website no longer has a right to privacy. When someone posts something millions of people will see and look at the post and can judge, make fun of, or even stock the person the post was about. When you post something you have to be careful because as soon as you hit enter it goes up on the webpage and can not be taken down. I also believe that employers who have high responsibility job offers also have a right to look at what is on the applicant’s page. I support my reason because if the company’s future employee has a lot proof of untrustworthy choices, drugs, or drinking then the company will have a better view of what the applicant is really like. I also support this reason because if the company has a major breakthrough and they need it delivered or kept a secret they would know get an idea of what this person would do with the information.
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04/04/2010
ShannonP1
Lorbeer, Ca
Comment 1: Shannon, Diamond Bar, Ca 4/4/10
I believe in what Duc Cao from Texas says. I agree with Duc Cao because his/her post says that if you don’t want anyone to hear or see pictures about your personal life then don’t post about it on the internet. I believe in what he/she says because a lot of people end up getting attention that they didn’t want just because of what they posted. I can prove this because in the case of Pearl, Mississippi a teenage girl was kicked off of her cheerleading team because of what was on her Facebook page.
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04/04/2010
ShannonP1
Lorbeer, Ca
Comment 2: Shannon, Diamond Bar, Ca 4/4/10
I believe in what Matthew from Texas says because he states that just because your profile might be set on private doesn’t mean just your friends will see it. I agree with what he says because many people think just because their profile is set on private they think just their friends will see it, when it really means your friends, your friend’s friends, and their friends and so on will see it. I can prove this because many employers and collages can see what is on your page and you don’t even know them.
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03/24/2010
Karagen
sterling, springfeild, IL
I feel you should have the rights of privacy in myspace cause people can hurt you and come after you if you show a lot of personal inform and it would be bad if you are taking bad pictures and people will maybe make in fun of you and call you bad names and if you are not safe then sign out and be the real side of you and dont be a person who will let people decide if you are wanting to take bad pic...................................... BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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03/18/2010
Alissa
Bodine, Phialdelphia
Yes, I think it is important for people to be informed about whos looking at their facebooks just for the safety.
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03/11/2010
Brittany
WAHS, Warren, Pa
i think it would be a good idea to know who is looking at your facebook pages, due to the fact that there are so many sexual offenders and creepers out there!!
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03/11/2010
Connor
WAHS, PA
I can definitely be on both sides of this story. It is a little creepy and maybe some sort of privacy invasion it seems to be able to look at virtually anyone's facebook page with or without being their "friend". People can post almost anything they want, private or not, on that web page and the fact that people off hte street can be looking at your personal pictures and conversations between you and your close freinds seems wrong. On the other hand, it is entirely 100% up to that person to post whatever he/she wants on the web page. Solution is simple: Don't post personal comments or pictures on your page, or just live without facebook!
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03/10/2010
Charles
Warren Area High School, PA
I believe that its a good thing for places like facebook to have their users think about their privacy. You dont want some person you don't know to look at al of your pictures and your personal things. You hear about many kids being abducted in states because of their information on their facebook and myspace pages. All in all I think that there should be more privacy on these certain sites.
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02/23/2010
Angela
Nimitz High School, Irving, Texas
Facebook and Myspace were intended to be a place to connect to old classmates and current classmates. Over the last few years, Facebook has turned into a place where people abuse their rights by posting pictures and comments publicly. I believe that teachers, coaches, and even bosses should be able to have access to their students/athletics/coworkers, Facebook. Everyone should have the knowledge that whatever you put up on the internet can be seen by anyone, so I do not believe that it is an invasion of privacy to ask for Facebook information. I also agree that schools have the right to monitor sites like Facebook and Myspace to help keep their students safe and aware of their actions.
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02/03/2010
Chris R
Nimitz HS, Irving, Texas
I really don't understand why people are having difficulty with this issue. Facebook is a medium through which individuals can chat, share information and pictures, and, if you so choose, raise a red flag with the FBI by writing various communist, anti-American items on your page. If the material on your page is too secretive for your cheerleading coach, then why is it on there? The 95% of your "friends" who are complete strangers really don't need to see your antics last weekend after you'd had too much to drink. But if you post that on your wall, you give up your sense of privacy. So either keep your addictions and your drunken antics to yourself, or allow those in authority to see your real side. Besides, if you're dumb enough to show complete strangers what you did last Saturday, I really don't want you around me, much less working for me.
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02/02/2010
Thomas
Nimitz, Irving, TX
While people have a right to privacy, as covered under the fifth amendment, they are taking their information onto a social networking which is available to the public. This in essence makes it public domain so people on Facebook should be careful what they post. However, teachers, coaches, and employers being given someones password is an infringement on privacy because they are able to access private messages which are not posted to the public so they are still considered private and is therefore a violation of the fifth amendment. So the real question is how deep into our personal lives are our superiors willing to go to be sure we are upholding a certain standard.
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02/01/2010
Jake
East Northport Middle School, East Northport
If you want you photos private don't post them on facebook. Or maybe just dont have a facebook page
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02/01/2010
Sarah,Danielle,Francesca
East Northport Middle School, East Northport, NY
We think that this is ridiculous that facebook administrators are changing everyones settings to public. Many people do not have the time to sit down and adjust the settings they would prefer and we don't think it's safe for facebook to be doing this. Facebook should have an explanation on why they are doing this because many people are going against it and many people (teens, kids, etc) are going to have to lose the privelige to use facebook because of safety reasons. Another problem is that some people THINK they changed their settings but its really public to a random 40 year old in Australia stalking your photos, wall posts, etc.
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02/01/2010
haley and elizabeth
east northport middle school, east northport, new york
You can have a facebook page, but you can reset the privecy settings and make them privite. thats what i have on mine. when people look me up they can't see my pictures. its scary to think that someone can be looking at what you saying but everything in the world isnt safe and you need to help your self be safe.
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02/01/2010
Leah and Francesca
East Northport Middle School, East Northport
We think that it's not smart because some people don't have the time to go and make everything private. It should autimatically private because it's not safe. Some people may not want people they don't know looking at their pictures and all their information. Some people post what they are doing and they don't want stalkers or predators if they are kids.
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02/01/2010
patrick
ENMS, new york
I like facebook a lot and hate when strangers look at my profile. I Love FaceBook!!
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02/01/2010
Joe/Gerard
East Northport, New York
We think that facebook is good because you can set your profile to private so no one can see your photos besides your friends. and you can play games!
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01/31/2010
Amber
Northeast High School, Philadelphia, PA
Honestly I think that anyone who posts pictures or blogs on facebook should be really careful about what they put up. As far as pictures go, facebook is alot different then myspace. If you dont set them up to be private anyone, even people they arent your friends, can still go in and look at them. The privacy setting on facebook are alot less secure then they are on myspace, and something should be done about this. Alot of the programs on facebook also ask to use all of your private information before your allowed to use them. I think that this shouldnt be allowed anymore. You never know who is vieing your information and you dont know what they are capable of doing with it.
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01/29/2010
Edgar N.
Nimitz High School, Irving, Texas
Facebook has a public and personal side; they are the two sides of the same coin, if you will. They day we allow teachers and coaches to have access to our login information for social networking sites is the day we allow infringement upon a fundamental right. If a document of legitimate authority does not change with a changing society, it can no longer be considered a legitimate source of authority. The constitution had amendments for a reason. If literally interpreted, there are many people who suffer as a result of it. Digression aside, I can say that I have nothing that I wish to hide on my Facebook page; however, I would still refuse a teacher or coach access to my page because it is my right to. A police officer cannot search a house without a warrant, and this coach who kicked the girl off the team had no legitimate reason to demand access to the girl’s page in the first place. He is the officer who searches without a warrant, if you will. This coach didn’t even go by his stated intentions of looking for students drinking or smoking. He instead looked through the girl’s private messages, distributing the content to other teachers. If this kind of abuse is allowed, what’s to stop these people from taking our personal information? Privacy of personal information is protected by the Fifth Amendment. Of course, anything that is displayed on the public section of Facebook is up for grabs. If one cannot keep one’s bad hobbies and habits off of the public section and refuses to read the privacy policy of Facebook, one should not be surprised when they are reprimanded for his or her actions. It is the public section for a reason. However, this is not the issue. The issue is the requirement of login information. Though teachers and coaches can look at the public section of Facebook as much as they want, a student’s personal login information is something that should never be required by any teacher, coach, or authority figure.
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01/29/2010
Rosaura
Nimitz High School, Irving, TX
Although the Fifth Amendment protects the privacy of our personal information, personal information is not so personal if Facebook or MySpace users are willing to post it up for everyone to see. However, the fact that teachers, coaches, or employers are demanding access to social networking accounts is crossing the line. But if users don't want to be condemned for the information their accounts contain then maybe they should think twice about what they decide to put up. It is the responsibility of the user to cautiously insert personal information that might affect them. Or, a better solution is to not have social networking accounts to begin with. But referring back to the right of a school to monitor such sites for student safety is a good concept, but a flaw. Not only do I think that is an invasion of privacy but also teenagers will find a way to out smart the adult by either deleting their accounts or communicating through other ways, such as texting. Does that mean the school will then start to confiscate our phones to read through our messages? The fact is teenagers will only distrust adults more.
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01/29/2010
Duc Cao
Plano East, Plano TX
I don't get what all the fuss is about. If you don't want to reveal your personal life online, then don't post about it. It doesn't get any simpler than that. Facebook is based on networking and social interactions. We use it to communicate, share pictures, and, if you're Sergey, scheme against the government. If the information that you disclose through this medium is deemed too confidential for the public to see, then why don't you use email? Maybe call your buddy up on the phone? But if you decide to post stuff on your wall, then you're basically giving up that sense of privacy. Face it, you don't have 358 friends. Hell, probably 356 of those are total strangers to you anyway -- but that doesn't stop you from uploading pictures of your drunken debauchery last Saturday, now does it? Social networking is, by nature, transparent. If you have something to hide, or if you don't want people to know how serious your Farmville addiction is, then please stop posting about it on your wall. I'm getting real tired of your hypocrisy.
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01/29/2010
Joji
Nimitz High School, Irving, TX
Facebook, at first was a social networking site meant to connect college students to previous friends or create new ones, since then Facebook has evolved from its previous social networking ways and made the site more public. This allowed many more teenagers to sign up for the social networking site, but it also allowed it to be easier for the entire world to find out more information about that person. The police and school officials are entitled to the information posted by the person if it is on their public profile, but they should not be allowed to ask for the person's user name and password to view their profile because that goes into their private profile, messages and information. If a person wishes not to hampered by their profile they should be smart on what information they should put on the profile.
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01/29/2010
Jocelyn
Alvarado, Irving, Texas
First of all I was amaze of what I had read, because it never went through my mind that a coach would want to look at a athlete's social network profiles. I believe that students, workers and etc. have the right of privacy, because there is a point for social networks to have a login and a password to access their account. I think that the schools have the right to monitor social networks only when students are using the school's internet. People who post inappropriate information in their social networks are not really thinking twice of what they publish. Due to the fact, that it might haunt them sooner or later. I remember that once a speaker stated to me, “what goes in the internet never comes out of the internet.” Which I agreed with him, because if you post a picture that is not suitable the probability of that same picture been forwarded is a high possibility. I really don't worry about my Facebook, because I really don't keep up with it and I have nothing inappropriate in there.
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01/29/2010
Milton
Nimitz High School, Irving, Texas
Well first of all I don't see the point why teachers and coaches would demand access to something like your Facebook. I mean their job is to “teach” and “coach” and I don't see how is your Facebook or Myspace going to help your teacher do their job better. Is not like in your profile information it describes your “favorite way of learning”. I strongly believe that it is an invasion of privacy for teachers to be looking at your profile page and knowing what your doing after school. I mean they aren't stalking you by looking at personal information, after all you did posted it online in a public website in the first place, is just that they shouldn't. And as for schools monitoring these sites I think it's to much. Yes they have an excuse “student safety” but then yet again they are trespassing the privacy of their students. Its like the FBI would walk in to your house and look around just because they believe you “might” be a terrorist when they don't actually have evidence of something like that. It would get you mad wouldn't it. Therefor when I think what I have in my profile I come to the conclusion that is there because I put it there with the idea that no school-related person is going to look at it. You know it is a social network where your real life friends suppose to look at the things you post in your profile, not teachers. And I think it is unfair for anyone to possibly get in trouble at school for something you did in your own time away from school campus.
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01/29/2010
Nabila
Nimitz High School, Irving, TX
In a world that is becoming more and more public each day, it is difficult to discern the boundaries of one's privacy. Although teachers and employers have the right to monitor the social networking sites of their students and employees as a safety precaution, they have no right to demand login information; that is simply crossing the line. How would those teachers and employers feel if the situation were switched around and their privacy was being breeched, if their messages were read and friend list inspected? I'm sure their personal lives aren't spotless either. Even though a picture or comment may seem funny and one would like to share it with his or her friends, it may be inappropriate in some people's eyes and have adverse, unintentional effects. That being said, everyone should be aware of the privacy settings on all social networking sites and use caution when posting comments, photos, and videos that could possibly be detrimental to his or her reputation.
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01/28/2010
Telma
Nimitz High School, Irving, TX
Phoenix university statistics show that more than 75% of jobs and colleges take a look at a person's cyber profile. They do it because they can. In fact, some jobs and universities continue doing so after recruiting or employing their personnel. The monitoring of social networking sites is not considered a violation of privacy to our government-especially when it is in the name of safety. Why? Simply because a networking site is not nearly as private as one's own home or life. The user of these networks still holds the power of privacy and choice. Such sites have the responsibility of clearly defining to their users the terms of conditions of "privacy"-yes those 3x5'' boxes of six million words that usually no one takes the time to read. It is up to a person to decide what goes on his/her site. And, most importantly, it is up to the person to create an account or not.
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01/28/2010
Karina
Nimitz High School, Irving TX
Everyone should have the right of privacy, teachers or coaches do not have the right to ask for social networks account passwords. As expressed in the ninth amendment people have privacy rights, as any other right, privacy should be enforced. No one likes to be bothered with questions about their private life, same happens with social sites only post what you want people to see and know about. Privacy is very important, each individual should know the consequences of posting inappropriate comments or pictures, but asking for passwords crosses the line. As good users of social sites, each individual has the responsibility to control what goes on their sites, they should be smart enough to conclude that anything that is posted can be used against them.
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01/28/2010
Ernesto
Nimitz, Irving/Tx
Personally, I only have a myspace and if they told me that my teachers were going to check it out, I would delete it rite away. Everybody makes mistakes at one point in their lifes. If your a good person then it is not fair to be crucified on just that one mistake. On the other hand, if the myspace of a quiet kid that never got in trouble and that sat rite next to me in my english class had a plan on how to blow up our english class then I would gladly let anyone violate he's rights.
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01/28/2010
Mauricio
Nimitz High School, Irving/TX
I don't think teachers or any superiors have the right to force their way into student Facebook or MySpace accounts due to the total disrespect for privacy. The social networking sites are the pen and paper of the younger generation which has replaced letters with instant messaging and texts. Today's issues are the equivalent to someone ravaging through another's mail when mail was widely used. If a student is public about violence or their drug use, then they shouldn't complain about teachers or adults trying to help them or scolding them. Social networking sites shouldn't be used to judge someone due to students joking around with their friends because that's what their site is aimed for, the teen audience.
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01/28/2010
Matthew
Nimitz, Irving, Texas
No matter how safe you feel when you log in and post things on social networking sites, everyone should know that your friends are not the only ones that will be able to look. Everybody can look at your profile, even though your settings may be set to private. And the list of people and organizations that are starting to check peoples' personal profiles is growing day by day. From college admission offices to possible employers, social networking sites are a way for organizations to check the “real” character of people. However is it ethical? Personally, I do not think that it is fair for teachers or coaches to demand access to ones Facebook. To me, it would be the same as teachers demanding access to students' cell phones to make sure they do not have anything “bad” on them. It is not right to ask that of someone, just as it is not right to demand access to a person's Facebook. On the other hand, if someone does not set their profile to private and school officials wanted to check it, then I have no problem with that. It may seem contradictory, but honestly it is not. When the profile is set to public, you are openly inviting people to visit your profile and look at everything. People with public profiles do not care if other people see what is on there. However, private settings are a whole other story. People set their profiles to private to ensure that no one else sees it. They are not showing off anything bad that may or may not be on their Facebook. Therefore, I strongly feel it is wrong for anybody to bypass those settings so that they can investigate a student. As for me, I have known for quite a while that people that I do not have listed as one of my “friends” can view my page. I do not put anything bad on my Facebook because of that. I have nothing to hide, so bring it on. If people want to invade another person's privacy, I can not stop them. However, I feel that it is immoral and just plain disgusting that Facebook privacy preferences are ignored, and teachers, coaches and organizations go to this low level and investigate students' personal pages.
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01/27/2010
Minh
Nimitz, Irving, Texas
I hope that my future employer does not look at this! Humor aside, the fact that many Supreme Court decisions exist, shy of one broad, definite precedent, in favor of the protection of privacy should be sufficient enough for the acquiring of answers. However, playing FBI and looking for the minor flaws and differences in others through electronic means is becoming popular. Nowadays, people can essentially wiretap their subordinates (students, employees, etc.) without court orders, and sometimes bluntly ask the subordinate to be willingly wiretapped. These Facebook probing actions, these obvious symbols of absurdity step on the very definition of several words we hold dear, like liberty and recreation. With a younger generation that is more technologically inclined, with passionate, private, and personal relations pervading technology, when one looks at another's Facebook page, created by a member of this generation, one isn't just looking at another’s recent status: one looks at the other’s friends, the other’s private interests, the other’s casual, unprofessional life. Our better ups are looking at our recreation, separate of work, where liberty mingles with those that mingle. To us, Facebook is truly a social networking site, and when anyone is social, they are sometimes hindered or enhanced by trying to gain a feeling of acceptance, by being affected by the immediate environment, reducing said person to a very situational and informal state of being. Facebook is our phone, our hangout under the bridge, our tent in the woods. What does one look for in a traditional background check? Certainly not for our friends, nor for what we say to them, nor for what we do with them, and certainly not for the hundreds of groups and fans that some of us are a part of on Facebook. Facebook is not a resume, nor the town square: a professional screen name and the whole town deriving wisdom from posts are not usually expected. I, myself, do not have most of the school or my community as Facebook friends, for my real friends is what constitutes my social environment: I do not try to be a role model as people visit their FarmVilles and then ask me for my interpretation of a song, but I also do not act totally irresponsible, devoid of the taste, prudence, common sense, and respect I have worked so hard to maintain throughout all aspects of my life. I do like to talk with the ladies, but who can honestly admit to being complacent in a relationship by simply and strictly being professional and reserved, and having it reciprocated? The bad photos and behavior consistent with irresponsible youth translates to the bad apples that ruin the whole Facebook bucket, though, and this sad occurrence allows society and our leaders to be skeptical and critical of us, to judge situational, casual places as absolute representations of how any of us are, and will be, professionally. Political correctness, extreme thought, and humbleness is to be present in every status and Facebook decision, or else your resume and family-supporting abilities is nullified. Ultimately, though, any higher up, let alone a teacher or coach, cannot rule by fear: they cannot take our bowl of personal recreation and preference and drink from it the cold soup of casualty to determine the hotness of our professionalism – they can not infringe upon our privacy, our liberty, our happiness. Obama called Kanye West a jack*** on an off-the-record interview: is Obama professionally incompetent and unfit to be president now?
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01/27/2010
Bryan
Nimitz High School, Irving, TX
I do not think that teachers and coaches should be allowed to demand access to the students' facebook pages. It is a violation of privacy! Cops are not allowed to search a person's house without their consent or a warrant. I believe that access to social networking sites should be the same way; even if schools or business say they are using it for security reasons. It is invasion of privacy and other should not be able to demand access to it. Just because someone post something on facebook does not mean that is who they are. For example, someone could post pictures of them at a party when the other 99% of their life they are devoting their time to studying. People have different parts to their lives. Just because someone lives their personal life one way does not mean it will reflect in their professional life. For instance, a well respected CEO could go out and party every weekend and still be able to do his job just fine.
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01/27/2010
Vita
Nimitz, Irving/Tx
The greatest fear in allowing teachers, coaches, employers, and the government to have access to our networking sites is that it creates a foot in the door situation. The scare behind allowing others (who are not welcomed) into our private lives is that once they are in, they never leave. However the fact is that networks such as Facebook and Myspace indulge a stalker-esque sort of lifestyle. The moment I started using facebook I found myself constantly checking other peoples statuses, friends, photos, etc. I can't help but feel like a stalker, and I can't help but feel like I'm giving up to much information. I don't believe that coaches should ask for their players password, like in Pearl, Mississippi. I do believe, however, that if students are dumb enough to post pictures of illegal activities on their facebook and it somehow catches the eye of an adult, then the adult has the right to act on the evidence provided. This legitimate invasion of privacy, is instigated by the reckless and ignorant attitude of student. My facebook will always be in a way censored, I don't really trust the internet to put my entire life on display, which is something that apparently not many people think or care about.
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01/27/2010
Ana
Nimitz High School, Irving, Texas
Finding out what is going on with your life, either if you have broken up with your boyfriend or if you and your friends are having a party where alcohol and drugs are going to be the main guests will make a big difference if your teachers and coaches find out that such events are happening. Staff members such as coaches and teachers should have access to people's Facebook pages because if there is people that have information about a problem that they have such as alcohol addiction teachers could help them overcome these obstacles. If you have not done anything considered bad you should not be afraid of what these stuff members can discover, but for the people who is involved in bad activities will have to face the consequences for having such information on their Facebook pages. If teachers have access to student's Facebook pages they are not invading your privacy they are making sure you are not involved in something dangerous or in something that is affecting you in some way. Some people will not like this action because they are scare of what these teachers could find out in their pages, but Facebook is just a way of socializing with your friends and other people. Why will you put personal information on your Facebook page? or Why will you share private stuff with unknown people that you just know by pictures and do not have any idea of who they really are?. You don't want to be taken out from an important team such as soccer, basketball, or tennis just because you had stupid comments on your Facebook or MySpace page. Give it a deep thought before you post a comment on your page or before you upload a new photo that has something risky. Schools absolutely have the authority to monitor these types of sites not only to prevent students from danger, but to keep them focused on school. Keeping such sites away from students during school gives them privacy. When students do not have access to MySpace or Facebook during school time they could get better concentrated on what the assignment is. If a teacher could have access to my MySpace or Facebook accounts I am very concerned of what could happen if they find anything negative on my pages, but next time I want to post something on my page, not only I should be responsible for the consequences everybody should.
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01/26/2010
Ana I
Nimitz HS, Irving, Tx
I believe that teachers and coaches should be restricted in their ability to see what students have posted on their social networking pages. Safety is a very important issue, but unless there is evidence supporting the misconduct of a student that could bring about dangerous ramifications, there is no need to actually log into the student's account. The public information the student has allowed to be on display should suffice. Social networking sites have privacy options for a reason; they are there to ensure the protection of the user's information. If police and other law enforcement officials aren't allowed into the privacy of one's home without written consent, why should a teacher be allowed to check the private workings of the student's account without written consent as well?
Though student's should be allowed some sort of privacy protection, they should also be wary of what they post online. It is their responsibility to keep up with their own actions.
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01/26/2010
Genesis
Nimitz High School, Irving, Texas
When dealing with the issue of privacy in an increasingly public world, it's difficult to pinpoint exactly who's right. One thing that is certain however, is that both parties, whether it be a teacher and student, or employer and employee, should be responsible and respectful. I don't agree that the coach in Mississippi was allowed to demand that the members of his teams give up their passwords to their social networking accounts in order to remain on the team, but he does have a right to know that the girls on his team are respectable and responsible people. Whether it's a school, an employer, or a coach, institutions and figures of higher authority want to know and have the right to know that the people they are hiring are people worthy of the positions they are vying for. Those who want jobs or admission, etc, must also be wary of people checking their social networking sites. Personally, if I were an employer, I would check a future employee's site in order to figure out a little bit more about them outside of the workplace. If what they have on their page is incriminating or otherwise, it's their business. But it would be my business to have only reputable people working for me. To conclude, my stance on the issues is that both parties can be held accountable: a higher authority for going too far in their snooping, and those with social networking sites for not being careful in what they post.
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01/26/2010
Amanda D
Nimitz High School , Irving, Tx
First off, if you don't want the inappropriate things you have done to be seen, or to be judged, do not upload them for anyone to see. In my opinion, coaches and teachers having the passwords to social networking sites is far from right. The school staff should not be able to say that someone can or can not participate in an activity because of the things seen on their social networking pages. Although, the students may or may not be in the right by doing these things, the staff should not invade their privacy. I do believe that the staff should monitor if they become suspicious. For example, if a student was threatening to bring a deadly weapon to school or other circumstances that could harm others. That is the only time I believe in invading the privacy of the students. As for colleges and employers, I think that they have the right to view your page but I do not agree that they should be able to login as you and look at your private messages and etc. But in all reality, its on the members. They should have a better judge of what should be displayed on these sites and what should not. If they decide to allow their 400 “friends” to view it, why is it so bad for others?
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01/25/2010
Stacie
Nimitz, Irving, Texas
There are different methods to monitor student safety without having to invade their privacy unless the situation calls to do so. Having to give coaches or teachers passwords to a social networking site isn't right. Whatever a student puts on their website should be their business unless they threaten another member or use the website for illegal activities. Yes, if there is a student being suspected of gang activities, they should be monitored until they are proven guilty or innocent, but until any kind of suspicion is aroused, teachers, coaches, and authoritative figures should mind their own business. If the trust is broken between a student and an adult figure, students will be less likely to go to that adult for any help they might need in the future.
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01/24/2010
Linda
Nimitz, Irving/TX
The controversy of the Patriot Act is parallel to the privacy rights regarding social networking sites. These issues have pushed Americans to further define the obscure term ‘privacy’ and what it entails. As the French once believed, people should be able to assert their liberty as long as it doesn’t jeopardize anyone else. When colleges or coaches look at your Facebook, they are making sure that they aren’t going to make the wrong decision by choosing or having you as a member. They don’t want you to jeopardize their program, and it’s only right for them to be looking out for themselves. However, when other people have our passwords, it’ an invasion of privacy. It’s the equivalent to giving someone the key to your house. If you want to post risky things, why not just talk about it with someone on the phone or through some other means that isn’t monitored? Social Networking sites are loosening the modern man’s touch of sensuality anyways.
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01/22/2010
Digital Native 2
Warren Hills Regional Hich School, Washington NJ
Facebook is one of the biggest networking sites in the world. People can meet new friends, workers, and partners from all over the world from the comfort of your home. We can learn all sorts of things from our new friends...but is it too much? what seperates an online conversation from a conversation online? If we are willing to share things about ourselves to a stranger, then why not do it online? The only downside is that your future employer or college may be snooping at your interests and activities and pictures with a judgmental eye. People, overall, need to be extra careful about what they put online for all to see.
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01/22/2010
digital native 1
Warren Hills HS, Washinton, NJ
Everyday, millions of people log onto facebook, text on their cell phones, blog about certain topics, and listen to their iPods. We have become a generation based on digitally operated devices as opposed to books and newspaper, which have become simplistic resources that we take for granted. Facebook is virtually an online diary for many people who have joined the empire. They choose to display their life story, if you will, by posting pictures and posting notes that resemble blogs. Even though facebook is a useful tool for networking, people do not realize that the information you share is visible to everyone if privacy preferences are not used correctly. Since facebook is public, users need to actively select options that will keep their facebook private. This will allow people to feel more secure when putting information on facebook. We still want to be able to use facebook because it’s a useful tool for networking and reconnecting with old classmates, but we need to feel as if our information is safe.
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01/22/2010
digital native 1
Warren Hills HS, Washinton, NJ
Everyday, millions of people log onto facebook, text on their cell phones, blog about certain topics, and listen to their iPods. We have become a generation based on digitally operated devices as opposed to books and newspaper, which have become simplistic resources that we take for granted. Facebook is virtually an online diary for many people who have joined the empire. They choose to display their life story, if you will, by posting pictures and posting notes that resemble blogs. Even though facebook is a useful tool for networking, people do not realize that the information you share is visible to everyone if privacy preferences are not used correctly. Since facebook is public, users need to actively select options that will keep their facebook private. This will allow people to feel more secure when putting information on facebook. We still want to be able to use facebook because it’s a useful tool for networking and reconnecting with old classmates, but we need to feel as if our information is safe.
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01/22/2010
Digital Native 2
Warren Hills Regional Hich School, Washington
Facebook is one of the biggest networking sites in the world. People can meet new friends, workers, and partners from all over the world from the comfort of your home. We can learn all sorts of things from our new friends...but is it too much? what seperates an online conversation from a conversation online? If we are willing to share things about ourselves to a stranger, then why not do it online? The only downside is that your future employer or college may be snooping at your interests and activities and pictures with a judgmental eye. People, overall, need to be extra careful about what they put online for all to see.
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01/22/2010
Leigh Anne
Warren Hills, New Jersey
I don't think that Facebook should b a place where you post all the illegal activities you participate in. Honestly, that's stupid. The risks are known, and putting up content that could get you in trouble is just putting yourself at risk. I don't agree with the rights of companies and schools to search through those pages because it is an invasion of privacy, and whether the Constitution specifically states that citizens have the right to privacy or not, surely it must be implied because it's more of a basic human right than almost anything else listed in the Constitution.
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01/22/2010
Lauren
Warren Hills, Washington, NJ
Facebook's new privacy settings would not make me think "privacy". As soon as I checked my facebook after hearing about the change on tv one day, the very next day the option was the first thing above my news feed. At that time, I pressed ignore thinking my original settings of completely blocking myself from anyone who I was not friends with would still be set. That was not the case, my privacy settings were completely NOT private any longer. I did not know my settings had changed until my Aunt asked my mom why I left my page open to anyone. I was disappointed that my page was avaiable to anyone for so long with out me knowing and wondered who else I didn't want to look at my page had. To try and locate a way to change the settings after I had ignored that option was pretty difficult to find. I think there should be one main objective to the privacy settings; everyone should be blocked until your friend request is accepted. This will eliminate any issues concerning security. If not it should be preset this way and the option to change can be available but there should be that stepping stone to security for everyone.
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01/22/2010
Kyle and Adam
Warren Hills, Washington NJ
We believe that teachers and coaches should not be allowed to look at facebook. The school and coaches need to respect our right to privacy and not go looking at our personal things, unless given permission. Additionally, employers should not look at their employees facebooks. That is a breech of their privacy, these sites are for people to connect with friends. They should not be worried about their boss seeing what thy put up.
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01/22/2010
digitalnative4
Warren Hills Regional High School, Washington, NJ
Facebook's updated privacy settings will help to keep people safer. The only problem with this is that some people will choose not to use the privacy settings. You hear horror stories about people losing jobs, getting arrested, getting stalked and many others. Facebook's policies can only get better from here.
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01/22/2010
Duoc
Nimitz, Irving, TX
I believe that coaches and teachers should not demand full access to a students' Facebook account. By doing so, it is a violation of the students' privacy. They shouldn't be held accountable in the classroom for what they do outside of school. Everyone should be aware that “privacy” on things such as Facebook and MySpace are not truly private and should think twice about what they are posting. You could post a picture of yourself doing something crazy and outrageous that you may not want anyone but your friends to see. Facebook has a way to only allow those you are friends with to view your profile, but they can't stop your friends from copying and pasting the images you have posted. I think that Facebook is a good way to connect to friends, new and old, but shouldn't be used against the students at school.
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01/21/2010
Edgar
Nimitz High School, Irving, Texas
Facebook and Myspace have become one of the biggest trends of the “cyber age” and these sites have also become detrimental to a person's career outlook, depending on what content is on their page. Different people live different lifestyles, so who are we to judge these people? Well for one, we, meaning the employers or coaches or anyone high in authority, do not want people working for us or working with us who will give us a bad image. The employer or any other authority position is only looking out for the company or school, and even looking out for students' safety. It can be argued that it is a invasion of privacy, but there is nothing private when it comes to job hunting. It is not wrong to filter candidates through this method of looking over their social website pages, and it is not wrong to see what is going on in the lives of students to better their safety.
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01/21/2010
Francisco
Nimitz, Irving, Tx
I think that teachers and coaches shouldn't be able to look at your Facebook and our privacy just like the article said we have our fourth and fifth amendments they cant just look at our own privacy like that. Also the school dose not have the right to look at our privacy as well unless the student approves it or maybe even the parents for the students safety. For me I have no concern what so ever because I don't have a Facebook I just don't feel the need to have one I'm fine as I am now.
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