Monday 7 February 2011

3.SPEAKING: Your privacy and the Internet


"The Social Network", directed by David Fincher (2010)


Watch the official trailer of the movie "The Social Network" and the video from the BBC on "How has social media changed your life?". Think about the following questions to discuss in class:
 1. How useful do you think the Internet is?
2. Which of the following social media networks do you know/use?

a) Facebook                                                             b) Tuenti
c) Twitter                                                                 d) Myspace
e) Blogger                                                                 f) Flickr
g) Yahoo                                                                  h) MSN
i) Fotolog                                                                 j) Other
k) E-bay                                                                  l) E-mule

3. How often do you use them?
4. Are you aware of the privacy issues?
5. Do you find them useful? What do you use them for?
6. Are you afraid your privacy can be damaged?
7. What do you think are the main advantages or disadvantages?

Now click on the following link to watch a piece of news about the burglary risk from social media sites. 

Think about the following questions:

1. Are you aware of the risks of sharing some personal information?
2. Do you take any precautions when using these social networks? 
3. Do you personally know all your friends in the social network?
4. How much time do you spend on the Internet?
5. What is the last thing you used the Internet for? 
6. Do you think you will use the Internet more or less in the future? Why?
7. Which three websites do you visit most?
8. How do your Internet habits compare with those of your friends?
9. Do you ever buy things online? If so, what kind of things?
10. Do you ever download things online? If so, what kind of things?   

PLEASE, POST ANY COMMENTS OR OPINIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THE SOCIAL NETWORKS. 

7 comments:

  1. Irene Carballo González:
    1. How useful do you think the Internet is?
    it´s very practical for look for information.
    2. Which of the following social media networks do you know/use?
    i know Facebook, Tuenti, Twitter, Myspace, Blogger, Yahoo, MSN, Fotolog, E-bay, E-mule, Sonico, Youtube, ... but i only use usually tuenti,faceboook, youtube and sometimes MSN.
    3. How often do you use them?
    i use tuenti when i can connect myself on internet. I use facebook when i want to know something about my foreing friends
    4. Are you aware of the privacy issues?
    Yes.
    5. Do you find them useful? What do you use them for? i thinks that it´s a fair prince for the services that we can use and if you don´t want to lose your privacy you should don´t join to the social networks.
    6. Are you afraid your privacy can be damaged?
    Yes but now i don´t suffer any damage yet.
    7. What do you think are the main advantages or disadvantages?
    The advantages are that You can comunicate with all the people of the world with a low cost, you can look for information, you can share documents, you can buy all the things you want from home,...
    The disadvantages are that Your name, address, and some of your private information it´s online and you can be damage from someone who wants to benefit from you.

    1. Are you aware of the risks of sharing some personal information?
    Yes
    2. Do you take any precautions when using these social networks?
    Yes i don´t accept strangers as friends
    3. Do you personally know all your friends in the social network?
    Yes almost all of my friends
    4. How much time do you spend on the Internet?
    Three hours day
    5. What is the last thing you used the Internet for?
    i don´t know...
    6. Do you think you will use the Internet more or less in the future? Why?
    i think that i use internet the same but for other things.
    7. Which three websites do you visit most?
    Tuenti, Facebook, Spotify
    8. How do your Internet habits compare with those of your friends?
    I don´t use it to much, some of my friends spend 5 hours at internet
    9. Do you ever buy things online? If so, what kind of things?
    I don´t buy anithing
    10. Do you ever download things online? If so, what kind of things?
    Yes. Films, pictures,...

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  3. 1. How useful do you think the Internet is?
    i think it usefull bacause we can do many things
    2. Which of the following social media networks do you know/use?
    tuenti,msn,facebook
    3. How often do you use them?
    i used it every day
    4. Are you aware of the privacy issues?
    yes i am aware i seriously i am not afraid
    5. Do you find them useful? What do you use them for?
    yes i find useful, i used it for entrerteinment or find some homework..
    6. Are you afraid your privacy can be damaged?
    i am not afraid becasue i think i do not have nothing to be damage so i am not afraid
    7. What do you think are the main advantages or disadvantages?
    i only think that are advantages because you can ask things to my friends, i can search homeworks... etc.

    :):):):):):) (L)

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  4. CATERIN BERRONES.
    1. How useful do you think the Internet is?
    I think that internet in very usuful because you can find all the information that you need.
    2. Which of the following social media networks do you know/use?
    I usually use tuenti, facebook and MSN
    3. How often do you use them?
    Ifi need do many homerwork 3 or 4 hours
    4. Are you aware of the privacy issues?
    yes
    5. Do you find them useful? What do you use them for?
    yes
    6. Are you afraid your privacy can be damaged?
    yes but i have care with many webs
    7. What do you think are the main advantages or disadvantages?
    the advantages are you can chat with other people and find all yhe information.
    And the disadvantages are that all you information isn´t private.

    1. Are you aware of the risks of sharing some personal information?
    yes
    2. Do you take any precautions when using these social networks? yes I have password in all social networks
    3. Do you personally know all your friends in the social network?
    no
    4. How much time do you spend on the Internet?
    3 or4 hours
    5. What is the last thing you used the Internet for?
    for find information.
    6. Do you think you will use the Internet more or less in the future? Why?
    i think that i use more the internet because in the degre i want it´s very important.
    7. Which three websites do you visit most?
    tuenti, facebook,and MSN
    8. How do your Internet habits compare with those of your friends?

    9. Do you ever buy things online? If so, what kind of things?
    Inever buy things online.
    10. Do you ever download things online? If so, what kind of things?
    yes , only music.

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  5. Jeimy Bonilla

    1. How useful do you think the Internet is?
    I think the internet have very useful.
    You can seach a very informacion
    2. Which of the following social media networks do you know/use?
    I know Facebook, Tuenti, Twitter, Myspace, Blogger, MSN, E-mule, Sonico, Youtube Fotolog, Yahoo,E-bay. I use tuenti
    3. How often do you use them?
    I use a little bit
    4. Are you aware of the privacy issues?
    yes
    5. Do you find them useful? What do you use them for?
    I think you can learn, seach information
    6. Are you afraid your privacy can be damaged?
    Yes but I think what you must have very care with webs.
    7. What do you think are the main advantages or disadvantages?
    The advantages is for ejemple you can seach informacion. But the disadvantages is what there are people what steal your informacion private

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  6. Sergio:

    1. How useful do you think the Internet is?
    I think that Internet is very useful in my life.
    2. Which of the following social media networks do you know/use?
    I know all of them, but I only use Tuenti, Facebook, MSN, Emule and Yahoo.
    3. How often do you use them?
    I use them almost all the days.
    4. Are you aware of the privacy issues?
    Yes.
    5. Do you find them useful? What do you use
    them for?
    Yes, I find them very useful, I use them to comunicate with other people.
    6. Are you afraid your privacy can be damaged?
    Yes, but I am careful where I enter.
    7. What do you think are the main advantages or disadvantages?
    There are many advantages, you can comunicate with many people, you can share things...
    The disadvantages are that you have to register in some websites and to give your name, address, email... and other private information.

    1. Are you aware of the risks of sharing some personal information?
    Yes.
    2. Do you take any precautions when using these social networks?
    I don´t show very personal information.
    3. Do you personally know all your friends in the social network?
    I know almost all people.
    4. How much time do you spend on the Internet?
    I spend three hours per day more or less.
    5. What is the last thing you used the Internet for?
    I don´t remember, I suppose to look for something.
    6. Do you think you will use the Internet more or less in the future? Why?
    I think that I will use less in the future.
    7. Which three websites do you visit most?
    Yahoo, Marca and Tuenti.
    8. How do your Internet habits compare with those of your friends?
    I have friends that use Internet more time than me and others almost don´t use it.
    9. Do you ever buy things online? If so, what kind of things?
    No, I don´t buy anything online.
    10. Do you ever download things online? If so, what kind of things?
    Yes, I dowload films, music, pictures...

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  7. JuanJo:
    1. How useful do you think the Internet is?
    it´s very useful because you can comunicate with other people or download films and games
    2. Which of the following social media networks do you know/use?all the social networks
    3. How often do you use them?every day
    4. Are you aware of the privacy issues?yes
    5. Do you find them useful? What do you use them for?yes,I use them to download films and to comunicate with other people
    6. Are you afraid your privacy can be damaged?No, because I´m careful with things like that
    7. What do you think are the main advantages or disadvantages? the advantages are that you can Share things with someone, you can comunicate with someone,you can find information about something...
    The disadvantages are that if you enter in a website you have to register in it and the security of some websites.
    QUESTIONS:
    1. Are you aware of the risks of sharing some personal information?Yes, I know the risks
    2. Do you take any precautions when using these social networks? yes, I don´t give my personal information and I use a good antivirus
    3. Do you personally know all your friends in the social network?No,only some friends
    4. How much time do you spend on the Internet?it´s depend of the day. The normal days only 30 minutes or 1 hour, the weekends more, 1 or 2 hours more or less
    5. What is the last thing you used the Internet for? for look for some information for the school
    6. Do you think you will use the Internet more or less in the future? Why?I think that in the future I will use less internet than now
    7. Which three websites do you visit most?Wikipedia,Youtube and Marca
    8. How do your Internet habits compare with those of your friends? I think that my friends use internet more than me
    9. Do you ever buy things online? If so, what kind of things?yes, My father and I buy the antivirus by internet
    10. Do you ever download things online? If so, what kind of things?Yes, all kind of things films,music, games,programs...

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