Along with the benefits of new media, there are also negatives such as the issue of privacy and confidentiality. Since new media is vastly integrated in the internet, it is extremely difficult to control something after its uploaded to the web. For example, if one uploads a picture to Facebook and later on decides that its not an appropriate one, they may delete it of their profile, but that picture is already stored in Facebook's database and there's nothing that person can do about it to truly remove it from the internet. With the right tools, another person could be able to retrieve this picture and use it for purposes the uploaded never intended to.
When somebody creates a profile in a social networking site, they fill in a lot of personal information that may seem harmless while they are doing it. The fact is that by displaying one's real name, age, e-mail, phone number, and location,one has given extremely powerful information to the right user, like spammers and and hackers, looking out to steal one's identity to benefit themselves.
The truth is that new media platforms like social networking sites bring about great issues pertaining to privacy and confidentiality, once such info is uploaded to the internet, its there for good. Others with ill intentions come along and use that information for others detriment. So before uploading anything on Facebook, Myspace or Twitter, think of it from a perspective of somebody looking to inflict harm on you and if they can use such information. If you have a reasonable doubts, DO NOT upload it, avoid the time and trouble of having to deal with it later.
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