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Social media has prevented us from maintaining our privacy without us even realizing it. I agree with what the article stated about how social media can allow others to obtain our private information within seconds and we should definitely be more cautious as to what we put out there for the world to see. I am pretty sure the goverment uses a lot of these social media platforms to obtain information from us for their own benefit. In a way it is beneficial because they can target those who are a threat to this country and to other countries as well such as terrorist. On another hand, it has made our information less private and who knows what the government has done with the information that we place on these platforms. One example is one of the most popular platforms out there is Facebook. This specific platform asks us a series of questions that we should not be answeing publicly or on the website itself. Some of the questions that are asked is what high school did you go to or what is your phone number and even gender. This information can be used against us and can be used to harm us from those who hack into other people’s information. Also, Facebook has a feature now that plays videos live all around the world. On one hand, this method may allow other people from all over the world become more connected but on other cases it can be used to add negative content such as pornography or abusive actions towards others. In conclusion, although the media has opened up a platform for us to become more connected with others, it can also cause danger to our pricacy.