A group of media experts is discussing a provocative privacy-thesis on facebook. A lot of theoretical thoughts and personal opinions have been exchanged. The discussions lacks one thing: YOU - young people who have facebook accounts and share life via this plattform. We would like you to enrich the ongoing discourse and shed some light onto and into the matter (add empiric validity to the discussion. To do so, we would like you to read the following thesis (available in English and German)) carefully and share your opinion.
German
Wer viel in der Welt herumreist, der versteht auch mehr über seine Heimat. Denn das Eigene, das Vertraute, kann man besser erkennen, wenn man einen Schritt zurücktritt, um den Standpunkt überhaupt betrachten zu können. Und wer das Eigene mit dem Anderen vergleicht, lernt nicht nur über das Andere, sondern auch über das Eigene.
Wenn jemand sich mit dein Privatsphäreneinstellungen bei Facebook auseinandersetzt, dann weiß er danach nicht nur mehr über Facebook, sondern auch über das eigene soziale Umfeld und vielleicht allgemein über soziales Miteinander. Denn bei Facebook muss ich explizit machen, was ich sonst nur mehr oder weniger intuitiv entscheide (oder durch Nicht-Entscheidung entscheide): Wer gehört zu meinem engsten Bekanntenkreis? Worüber definiere ich überhaupt "engster Bekanntenkreis"? Welche Rolle spielt die Person Y in meinem Leben? In welchem Verhältnis stehe ich zu X? Was möchte ich für mich behalten, was möchte ich teilen - und mit wem?
Also setze ich mich bei Facebook aktiv mit nicht nur mit meinen technischen, sondern allgemeinen "Privatsphären-Einstellungen" auseinander als jemand, der sich "nur offline" und mehr oder weniger intuitiv damit auseinandersetzt. (@jmm_hamburg)
English
Thesis: Due to the many (in-)consistencies between virtuality and Offline-reality Facebook improves privacy-guarding skills. Facebookers know more about privacy, since they are confronted with several questions concerning the matter: Decisions on "Who do I want to be friends with", "who is allowed to look at my pictures", Who am I granting access to private data" have to be made frequently. Thus, Facebook-natives know how to deal with issues surrounding the matter of (personal) dataprotection.
First of all,I´d like to say that we´re NOT from Slovakia,but from Slovenia.It´s quite a difference,so the next time,please be careful.
ReplyDeleteI think that the thesis is neither true nor false; everyomne cares for himself how much privacy - knowledge he or she has.I think that it´s not connected to having a facebook account or not.
We´re not from Slovakia, we´re from Slovenia!!!
ReplyDeleteAbout the thesis - people on facebook surely are reminded about taking care of their privacy, but that alone does not make them more responsible or even teaches them how to go around with their private data. The only thing facebook can possibly teach is how to find the privacy-settings. Even so, each individual has to decide for themself. But it´s always like that - those, who want to know, will know, those, who don´t, won´t.
jah... man muss sehr vorsichtig sein, wen du als Freund hast und wen nicht. Das ist sehr vichtig das du die Leute, die du als Freunde hast, kennst!
ReplyDeleteHow many times do we have to tell you we arent Slovakian? I think you really have to be carefull about online internet. Its up to you who you accept as a friend so if you are carefull it should be alright
ReplyDeleteDudes I am sorry... for making you Slovakian (it is that Icehockey Championship that makes me mixing you up. And I have corrected it right away. But you should know I appreciate and love you just as much :-). But here there is yet another thesis that derives straight from that unforgiveable mistake: Will it stop mattering where you come from. I mean we are all part of the EU... shouldn't we try to develop towards a European identity rather than sticking to our nation-identity - all for the greater EU-good??!!
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