A piece of information on the internet, such as a personal photograph, will, in the words of Daniel Reed, "remain in the electronic ether forever". I.e., we cannot put boundaries on the amount of time during which the photo will be accessible to anyone.
Also, social network privacy settings make it very hard to put boundaries on the network of people who would have access to one's personal information.
Third, it's difficult or impossible to control the ways in which the persons who access one's personal information might use it in the future. E.g., one cannot grant the right to look at a photograph but not sell it, alter it or combine it with other media.
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Privacy is definitely difficult to hold on the internet.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what you do, there will always be copies of photographs and controversial information floating around if you look hard enough.