Privacy

As people increase their presence online their personal information becomes less private and more public. The problem with privacy and confidentiality with new media is that once something has been posted online, that piece of information becomes part of the internet and anyone can find it. Even though there are privacy settings that can limit how much the public can see, the fact that your private information is being recorded on public servers generates possible complications. People frequently do things that they in turn regret and with new media, that regret can be greater if other people use the information against you. Another complication can be that some personal information is just not meant to be seen by others as it can be inappropriate information about you for another person.