In a previous discussion board we were talking about how MySpace can be creepy, a tool for stalkers. Or, in a less creepy way, just a way for ANYONE to check up on your life and learn details about you. My boyfriend recently started an externship at the Lake County courthouse and he said yesterday he ran into this girl he knew in middle school. He had not talked to, or seen her in over 10 years. She came up to him and said, "Oh, Josh how are you...blah, blah.." and they talked for a minute, then she said, "Your dogs are so cute....you have a basset and a beagle right"...and she continued with all these details about him that she found on MySpace. He has pictures of our dogs on there. Anyway, he knows this girl so it is not like a scary thing, but it just shows you that you never know who is looking at your profile and what information they can use against you...or to find you.
Also, I have a friend who had a pretty bad break-up. She would go on MySpace and look at her ex's comments to see where he planned to hang out that weekend, then she would go there. It just creeps me out a bit. I have even been on MySpace pages of old classmates just clicking around and I sometimes feel like a snoop or something. Hmmm...isn't it strange that we have become so open and free with our personal life information in a time when identity theft and things like that are on the rise?!
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Ya, there are a lot of prople outh there who may have bad intentions. I think that for the most part, though, that most people are just curious and thinking about the past, wondering what people are up to. However, it probably has made it easier for not so well intentioned people to find information on their target. But it's not just myspace. You can find out a lot about people by just going to the Lake County website. You can find out property info, tax info, court dockets, and a lot more. This is all public record and is legal, it's just a lot easier to get that information now.
I'm friends with a lot of old classmates from high school and even a few that I haven't seen since elementary school. I do occasionally look at their pictures they post, and check out their profiles. But, like jeremy posted, I'm just wondering what people are up to. Or, sometimes I'm just bored and pass the time looking at pictures.
I'm not ashamed of anything I post, so I don't mind people I don't know too well looking at it. I also have my pages set to private, so only the people I approve can look at them.
I seriously wonder how people stalked ex boyfriends and girlfriends before Myspace/Facebook was invented. I know so many people who use these networks to spy on old flames and ex-friends...
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