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Debate: Harmfulness of Facebook
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- | ===Write Subquestion here...=== | + | ===Privacy: Does Facebook infringe upon privacy rights?=== |
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+ | *'''Facebook news feeds generally makes people feel exposed and invaded:''' Danah Boyd, social networking scholar and blogger noted in 2006, "privacy is an experience that people have, not a state of data....When people feel exposed or invaded, there's a privacy issue."[http://www.motherjones.com/interview/2006/09/facebook.html] | ||
- | |width="45%" bgcolor="#F2FAFB" style="border:1px solid #BAC5FD;padding:.4em;padding-top:0.5em;"| | + | *'''[[Argument: Most Facebook users don't understand privacy implications of news feeds| Many Facebook users don't understand the privacy implications of allowing news feeds (Therefore, News Feed should be an opt-in rather than an opt-out function)]]'''. While it is true that users can opt-out of News Feed, this assumes that they would understand the implications of ''not'' opting out. The implication of not opting out of news feed is quite profound. Users can view every action you take on Facebook. This creates a general window of public observation of an individual's activities that can have a profound effect on the behaviour of that individual. Some cite this environment of constant observation as a '''panopticon''', a “constant view of individuals through parasocietal mechanisms that influence behavior simply because of the possibility of being observed.” This environment of the constant potential for observation and surveillance dramatically effects behavior by making individuals constantly on-guard under the public observation glass. Yet, those that choose not to opt-out of "news feed" are not likely to consider the profound behavioral implications of these actions. Also, Facebook tends to hide the privacy features of people's accounts and sets the settings to a very visible default. An example of the effects of this is http://www.youropenbook.org/, which is an independent search engine for Facebook statuses. |
+ | *'''Social networking sites give too great of access and control to governments.''' [http://www.aclunc.org/issues/technology/blog/facebook_not_as_private_as_you_might_think.shtml ACLU. "Facebook Not as Private as You Might Think" Retrieved 11.29.07] - "Thanks to some pre-Internet Supreme Court cases such as Smith v. Maryland, the Fourth Amendment does not apply to information held by a third parties like Facebook. The government does not need to have a court-ordered warrant to obtain your personal information held by Facebook- it just needs to ask for it with a subpoena. | ||
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+ | *'''Not all information is disclosed voluntarily.''' Given that anyone can submit anything on Facebook, it means that this person can share any information about any individual without permission. This infringes upon the right of every individual to privacy, which is based on sharing personal information selectively and voluntarily. | ||
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+ | *'''Commercial reasons not to promote tight security.''' Facebook does not motivate its users to secure their profiles and personal information more, because it has financial incentives to yield as much information from the users as possible. These include targeted adverts, selling personal information, etc. | ||
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====Con==== | ====Con==== | ||
+ | *'''Facebook's news-feed now has an off-switch, giving users the choice to adjust privacy settings.''' Choice is essential to privacy. If users can adjust privacy settings, than privacy issues largely disappear. It can no longer be argued in this context that Facebook or other social networking sites are violating the privacy of their users. Rather, the issue becomes that users are voluntarily opening themselves up to the world at their own risk. | ||
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+ | *'''Public information has a moderating effect on individuals.''' It is good that information about individuals is made more public. Social judgment has a positive moderating effect. Confucius actually said that he was very lucky that all of his actions were publicly scrutinized, as it ensured that he was careful and prudent in making decisions. Similarly, News Feed may make an individual think twice before they join an extremist group on Facebook, as it might risk a negative backlash of judgment from those in their network that view that action on News Feed. | ||
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===Friendships: Does Facebook harm relationships?=== | ===Friendships: Does Facebook harm relationships?=== | ||
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+ | ===Crime: Does Facebook present a threat?=== | ||
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====Pro==== | ====Pro==== | ||
- | *'''Facebook news feeds generally makes people feel exposed and invaded:''' Danah Boyd, social networking scholar and blogger noted in 2006, "privacy is an experience that people have, not a state of data....When people feel exposed or invaded, there's a privacy issue."[http://www.motherjones.com/interview/2006/09/facebook.html] | + | *'''Social networking sites make it possible to maintain fictional identity.''' Social networking sites allow people to create a "mask" and claim to be a completely different person from who they really are. |
- | *'''[[Argument: Most Facebook users don't understand privacy implications of news feeds| Many Facebook users don't understand the privacy implications of allowing news feeds (Therefore, News Feed should be an opt-in rather than an opt-out function)]]'''. While it is true that users can opt-out of News Feed, this assumes that they would understand the implications of ''not'' opting out. The implication of not opting out of news feed is quite profound. Users can view every action you take on Facebook. This creates a general window of public observation of an individual's activities that can have a profound effect on the behaviour of that individual. Some cite this environment of constant observation as a '''panopticon''', a “constant view of individuals through parasocietal mechanisms that influence behavior simply because of the possibility of being observed.” This environment of the constant potential for observation and surveillance dramatically effects behavior by making individuals constantly on-guard under the public observation glass. Yet, those that choose not to opt-out of "news feed" are not likely to consider the profound behavioral implications of these actions. Also, Facebook tends to hide the privacy features of people's accounts and sets the settings to a very visible default. An example of the effects of this is http://www.youropenbook.org/, which is an independent search engine for Facebook statuses. | + | *'''Facebook suits criminals perfectly.''' Thanks to "open" privacy setting and the main purpose of Facebook - sharing as much information as possible - this social networking site becomes a safe haven for stalkers, pedophiles, etc. |
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- | *'''Social networking sites give too great of access and control to governments.''' [http://www.aclunc.org/issues/technology/blog/facebook_not_as_private_as_you_might_think.shtml ACLU. "Facebook Not as Private as You Might Think" Retrieved 11.29.07] - "Thanks to some pre-Internet Supreme Court cases such as Smith v. Maryland, the Fourth Amendment does not apply to information held by a third parties like Facebook. The government does not need to have a court-ordered warrant to obtain your personal information held by Facebook- it just needs to ask for it with a subpoena. | + | |
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- | *'''Not all information is disclosed voluntarily.''' Given that anyone can submit anything on Facebook, it means that this person can share any information about any individual without permission. This infringes upon the right of every individual to privacy, which is based on sharing personal information selectively and voluntarily. | + | |
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- | *'''Commercial reasons not to promote tight security.''' Facebook does not motivate its users to secure their profiles and personal information more, because it has financial incentives to yield as much information from the users as possible. These include targeted adverts, selling personal information, etc. | + | |
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- | *'''Facebook's news-feed now has an off-switch, giving users the choice to adjust privacy settings.''' Choice is essential to privacy. If users can adjust privacy settings, than privacy issues largely disappear. It can no longer be argued in this context that Facebook or other social networking sites are violating the privacy of their users. Rather, the issue becomes that users are voluntarily opening themselves up to the world at their own risk. | + | *'''Information is disclosed and shared voluntarily and based on privacy setting.''' Users are rational people who can protect themselves by adjusting privacy settings and choosing which information they want to share. |
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- | *'''Public information has a moderating effect on individuals.''' It is good that information about individuals is made more public. Social judgment has a positive moderating effect. Confucius actually said that he was very lucky that all of his actions were publicly scrutinized, as it ensured that he was careful and prudent in making decisions. Similarly, News Feed may make an individual think twice before they join an extremist group on Facebook, as it might risk a negative backlash of judgment from those in their network that view that action on News Feed. | + | |
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*'''Facebook can be used for educational purposes.''' Because Facebook makes information- and file-sharing easier, it is an ideal tool for students to share materials or discuss important issues. | *'''Facebook can be used for educational purposes.''' Because Facebook makes information- and file-sharing easier, it is an ideal tool for students to share materials or discuss important issues. | ||
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- | *'''Social networking sites make it possible to maintain fictional identity.''' Social networking sites allow people to create a "mask" and claim to be a completely different person from who they really are. | ||
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- | *'''Facebook suits criminals perfectly.''' Thanks to "open" privacy setting and the main purpose of Facebook - sharing as much information as possible - this social networking site becomes a safe haven for stalkers, pedophiles, etc. | ||
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- | *'''Information is disclosed and shared voluntarily and based on privacy setting.''' Users are rational people who can protect themselves by adjusting privacy settings and choosing which information they want to share. | ||
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[Edit] This House believes that Facebook does more harm than good |
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[Edit] [ ![]() Information: Does Facebook help spread "undesirable" information? Does it matter? | |
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[Edit] [ ![]() Waste of time: Is Facebook just a waste of time? | |
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[Edit] [ ![]() Human factor: Is it Facebook, or its users doing harm? | |
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[Edit] [ ![]() Commercial use of info: Is the commercial use of personal information unethical? | |
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