Who Really Holds the Power in a Social Media System
Ultimately, a user holds all the cards when it comes to social media privacy. A user chooses everyday how much privacy they have and how much privacy they will have in the future. They do this either consciously or unconsciously, either way; the user is choosing their future and their destiny at every post and every update.
Therefore, a person must be aware of what they are doing at every moment they use a social network. Every post and every update moves them closer to having no privacy. Therefore, a person must be extremely careful what they say on the social networks.
The new world of social media has demonstrated that the things a person says online have meaning far beyond what the user intends them to have in most cases. This means that a person is in danger of losing their job or not being able to get a job in the future. Every sentence and every word can be scrutinized and used against the user in the future.
There have been people who have lost their jobs and sent back to their home country because of the things they have said on the social networks. Granted, this was mostly government based updates or posts (posts and updates that seemed threatening to local governments). However, this demonstrates that privacy on the social networks does not exist and everything that a person says on the internet can be potentially damaging to that person in the future.
Some people would call this paranoia; however, the fact of the matter is that everything that a person says on the social media systems is being checked over by someone. Therefore, everything said on a social media system is dangerous and should be carefully examined before a person says it.
Social media is the newest place where a person must be politically correct at all times. A person who does this has more opportunity than a person who does not pay attention to this fact. This means that any person who wants to have a realistic shot of getting any job they want should start cleaning up their social media profile right now.
In fact, it is a smart idea for that person to close their account and start over fresh. This is because everything a social media says online can be used against them in the future (even in court). Therefore, a person must get as much privacy as possible before it is too late. They must keep their profiles as clean as possible to get new jobs and to keep them out of legal trouble in the future.
Scott Buendia consults for Bizbuilt.com. All the views and tactics in this article are tactics and ideas of the author; they do not necessarily represent the ideals, beliefs, or trademarks of Bizbuilt.com. Visit his card on Bizbuilt here, https://www.bizbuilt.com/socialmediaprivacy.
