Congressman Anthony Weiner quoted, "I was hacked. It happens to people. You move on. " Denial followed suit for many days after this unfortunate day. June 6, 2011: In an abrupt about-face, a tearful Weiner apologizes for having lied about his Twitter account being hacked and admits to having engaged in inappropriate online relationships with several women he met on the Internet, generally on Facebook. He tells reporters he will not resign and does not plan to separate from his wife. "To be clear, the picture was of me, and I sent it," Weiner says. (http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/24/politics/weiner-timeline) .
Subsequently, the Internet gives people the illusion that their activities, conversations, thoughts, opinions, and preferences are safe within its compound. What people, much like Weiner, fail to realize is that there is no such thing as privacy on the Internet. Quoted by Teresa Welsh, "The Obama Administration published details of a program the government used to collect data. The PRISM program collects the data of nine major internet companies: Apple, AOL, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Skype, YouTube and PalTalk. " .
A study done by Pew Internet & American Life project shared interesting findings as social media/Internet relates to politics. "The use of social media is becoming a feature of political and civic engagement for many Americans. Some 60% of American adults use either social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter and a new survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project finds that 66% of those social media users "or 39% of all American adults "have done at least one of eight civic or political activities with social media.
The use of social media is becoming a feature of political and civic engagement for many Americans. Some 60% of American adults use either social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter and a new survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project finds that 66% of those social media users "or 39% of all American adults "have done at least one of eight civic or political activities with social media (http://pewinternet.
