Managing your online reputation is more important than ever, and it just seems like people are posting whatever they want online. However, what people fail to notice is that what is online stays online. This of course includes information that you thought was “deleted” or accounts that were “closed.” Nope!
I came across this article about how Facebook is saying that they could access your information in your profile even if you have closed your social networking account with them. According to this article, they point out what Facebook has on their web site in regards to what they can possibly do with your information and that your membership with them is basically “forever“:
“You hereby grant Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform or display, transmit, scan, reformat, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works and distribute (through multiple tiers), any User Content you (i) Post on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof subject only to your privacy settings or (ii) enable a user to Post, including by offering a Share Link on your website and (b) to use your name, likeness and image for any purpose, including commercial or advertising, each of (a) and (b) on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof.” (“Facebook Membership Can be Forever,” February 16, 2009, para.4)
Whoa— this is pretty intense! It makes you think twice about what to post on your profile and account right? It really goes to show that the Internet is a place where privacy is really non-existent.
If people treat the internet as a useful tool for information, but understand that people can track what web sites they look at, what pages they link on their sites and blogs, and what pictures they are being tagged with– the more informed they will be about how the Internet operates. So, the best defense is not to post anything that you wouldn’t want to see a year, five years, or 50 years down the road. It is important to be proactive with your reputation and be cautious of the information that you share about yourself. As John Wooden has been quoted as saying, a good reputation starts with good character— if you are a good person that is responsible and proactive, you will be fine.
Hope you all have a great day! 🙂
Best Wishes,
Karen
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