Shelley Fralic, the writer of “Don’t Fall for the Myths About Online Privacy,” explains that, recently, some Facebook users have found it inappropriate for  Facebook to have access to their profile and information they post. Thus, they suggest that people should be able to block the network invasion of their privacy. Facebook cautions that they will charge $5.99 to keep privacy settings private. Meanwhile, copyright protection disclaims this. The majority of the users of such applications, like Facebook, never really take out time to read through policies and terms while signing up for Facebook accounts. It is absurd to think users do not know that every social application they log into has servers that record all their activities and things they upload on these apps. Moreover, the bigger question is, “If we, the adults, who should know better, don’t get it, what are we teaching our kids about the impact and repercussions of their online lives?... What are we teaching them about “sharing” with strangers?” (Fralic 336-338). Even though people are complaining, others who go through the terms and policies are comfortable sharing their information. “I hereby give my permission to police… to view all the interesting things I publish on Facebook, I am aware that my privacy ended the very time I created a profile on Facebook” (336-338).

            The article, “Don’t Fall for the Myths About Online Privacy,” by Shelley Fralic, points out that Facebook users are becoming concerned with the fact that Facebook uses and publishes their personal information, they put while creating a Facebook account or profile. They require the ability to restraint Facebook from using their information. This concern is somehow surprising because it is written on the terms and policies on Facebook that every piece of information you put in there can be used and published. The reason why so many people are unaware of this is that they never took out time to read before accepting the policies. It should be a call for concern tat adults who are expected to be peace-setters do not seem to know about how the information they give out about themselves is treated. Thus, everyone should be taught properly on how to use the internet, especially children.

            Shelley Fralic, in the article, “Don’t Fall for the Myths About Online Privacy,” acknowledges that “Facebook is the fine print, like that of many internet portals are specific and offer users a variety of self-selected privacy “privacy” options” (336-338).

            Fralic questions, “But do we have to be so stupid about it?” (336-338)

The author includes, “I hereby give my permission to the police, the N.S.A., the F.B.I….to view all the amazing and interesting things I publish on Facebook.” (Fralic 336-338)

Work Cited

Fralic, Shelley. “Don’t Fall for the Myths About Online Privacy” Practical Argument, Kirszner, G. Laurie

and Stephen R. Mandell, Macmillan Learning, 2016, 336-338.