I have noticed the lack of concern for privacy, and IMHO those who don't currently cherish their privacy are at risk for grave upset when it gets violated in new and peculiar ways, which I expect will happen more frequently as time goes by...
Kurt On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 6:43 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > In case you haven’t noticed, privacy is becoming history. The current young > generation by and large expects to be able to find out where there friends > and family are, where they eat and shop, and where they work, and they also > have no problems sharing their own information with people. As these people > become older and enter the corporate world, they will expect to know quite a > bit about you whether or not your resume is any good, and they will likely > influence company rules… > > > > The added twist is just by having family on social media, your information > becomes public “I went to my dad’s 40th birthday party yesterday, not too > far from the house he was born in”. Presto, your age, date and place of > birth given up in one sentence by someone else. > > > > In many ways I see keeping privacy in the same vein as not having a car or a > phone. You can do it, but it takes a concerted effort and a specific > lifestyle to pull it off. (Oddly, I didn’t have this view until I went to a > lunch/seminar that was all about security yesterday!). > > > > I’m sure when those first came out there were people who said “who needs > such a thing!”. I went without a smartphone longer than many folks, but to > be relevant/competitive in my field it became necessary to get one (although > I still turn off location services except for the specific times I need > them) and I am better off for it as it saves me a lot of time vs. if I were > to be without it. > > > > Heck cellphones are now being used to inform different service providers > traffic densities, average speeds, etc. so their mapping software can tell > you how to avoid traffic. Big brother is here, the difference is it’s not > like The Truman Show because the participants are also getting the benefits > of said information. > > > > With social media you might not have to look for a new job, it might find > you. I can see in a few years the conversation being “Remember when we had > so send resume’s out? How lame!”. > > > > That Dilbert is spot-on whether we like it or not. > > > > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:51 PM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OT: Career and Social Media > > > > +1000 > > I do not have a facebook account, nor any other social media account other > than LinkedIn. > > Work and personal life are as separate as I can make them. > > Social media is a time stealer and a privacy invader. > > Kurt > > On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am glad I am getting close to the end of my career. I really dislike > using things like Facebook for anything more than keeping in touch with > family/friends. LinkedIN is about the only "social media" I use for > business. I like to keep the two very separate from each other. > > Jon > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: OT: Career and Social Media > Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:49:52 +0000 > > > > I can attest to that. My last two jobs have come because social media. > > > > Sent from Microsoft Surface Pro > > > > From: Andrew S. Baker > Sent: March 21, 2013 6:38 PM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: OT: Career and Social Media > > > > > > http://www.dilbert.com/fast/2013-03-21/ > > > > > > > > > > This is the new reality, folks. You don't have to embrace it, but to fight > it is > > going to be > > career limiting > > > > . > > Within 5 years, it will be a major factor in employment... > > > > Who knows about you is becoming as important as what you know. > > > > -ASB: http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > --_ > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
