The movie Terms and Conditions May Apply raised many questions in me, and a fear for my privacy online – if this even exists. The Internet, together with the government has so much power over us as users that we are not aware of or don’t think of. For me, this raises concerns for the future of online surveillance. At the same time, I think it has been useful in many cases, such as finding information about a missing person, or preventing people from danger – as long as the information is used in a morally right way. Personal information should never be misused, as we saw some examples of in the movie, and I think that there should be a clear line between what information to share with the public, and what information that is too personal i.e what could potentially hurt the public. In the movie, they raised the question: is there such a thing as privacy? Online, there is certainly not, as all personal information, be it on Facebook, Twitter, E-mail etc., can be saved for up to five years after you have deleted it. Would it be different if we were aware of what we agree to when we signed up for different online platforms? Making people aware of the consequences that can apply by sharing information online is something society today should take into consideration, as the government has access to more information that we are educated about, at least what we have chosen to not educate ourselves about by not reading the terms and conditions of a website before agreeing to it.
One thing they said, which I really liked and that I think is important to keep in consideration, was: it is important to treat Facebook as a company, rather than as a website. I’ve never treated Facebook as a company before, considering that I can create my own profile and share whatever I wish to share with other people, -- I create my own world, and it tricks me to think of Facebook as sort of my own platform, but in fact, it is a platform that can be controlled by both the government and the inventor and owner of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg.