BLUE BELL, PA--Montco. students enter their information on the web under the impression that they have nothing to hide.
A survey about privacy on secure networks giving to students at Montgomery County Community College on September 23, 2013, showed 10% of the students asked, cared about what their information was actually being used for. When the students that did not care were asked why, they all stated that they “have nothing to hide”. In reality they have more to hide then think when it comes to personal information being entered on the web.
Ninety percent of the students didn’t care if they were being monitored or if their information was safe, 70%, including some of the 90% who didn’t care about those topics, cared that their information was being used for monetary gain. Most websites will ask for permission before giving other sites access to your information. Secure websites are designed to be secure, but they are not predator proof. Just because a network advertises its safety by being secure, does not mean that your information is completely safe. Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, made his fortune by doing exactly that, selling peoples information (Bill Rounds, How to Remove Your Personal Information from the Internet).
Unaware of that personal information can be easily accessed; students enter information under the impression that it is being protected. A Belgian “psychic” who goes by the name “Dave” disclosed very personal information to people by having them only reveal their names to him (technewsdaily.com). Bank statements, children’s names, medical history, home address, and shopping habits were easily accessed from the web. Dave then drops a curtain drops set up behind him and a room full of researchers on computers is exposed (technewsdaily.com). “Maybe students have more to hide then they think” according to Professor Jason Wertz of Montgomery County Community College.
A survey about privacy on secure networks giving to students at Montgomery County Community College on September 23, 2013, showed 10% of the students asked, cared about what their information was actually being used for. When the students that did not care were asked why, they all stated that they “have nothing to hide”. In reality they have more to hide then think when it comes to personal information being entered on the web.
Ninety percent of the students didn’t care if they were being monitored or if their information was safe, 70%, including some of the 90% who didn’t care about those topics, cared that their information was being used for monetary gain. Most websites will ask for permission before giving other sites access to your information. Secure websites are designed to be secure, but they are not predator proof. Just because a network advertises its safety by being secure, does not mean that your information is completely safe. Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, made his fortune by doing exactly that, selling peoples information (Bill Rounds, How to Remove Your Personal Information from the Internet).
Unaware of that personal information can be easily accessed; students enter information under the impression that it is being protected. A Belgian “psychic” who goes by the name “Dave” disclosed very personal information to people by having them only reveal their names to him (technewsdaily.com). Bank statements, children’s names, medical history, home address, and shopping habits were easily accessed from the web. Dave then drops a curtain drops set up behind him and a room full of researchers on computers is exposed (technewsdaily.com). “Maybe students have more to hide then they think” according to Professor Jason Wertz of Montgomery County Community College.
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