Violation by Ignorance

           Over the course of the last decade, society has launched a full-blown revolution in terms of the media and refined technology it uses. Although many may find that Facebook, Twitter, etc. are a blessing for mass communication, many are also coming to realize the apparent violations and restrictions, which are being embedded into the fine print of the companies (responsible for our transfer of information) terms of agreement policies. I personally think it is an outrage that Facebook has data ownership over its users and owns all photos uploaded. Facebook has also instilled a new feature, entitled Timeline, which utilizes a time-structured frame on the profile of users to note the changes in the life of an individual (through pictures, wall posts, old statuses) from their first opening of a Facebook account. I think the fact that Facebook basically has an online biography of all its users is kind of creepy. I mean the thought of an entire archive of my embarrassing pictures, private conversations, and more online, is not a pleasing thought. 
                 I do understand that when I opened a Facebook account that I agreed to a terms of agreement, which entails that I agree to Facebook’s policies in return for a free service. However, in all honesty, how many of us actually read Facebook’s terms of agreement? Some of the writing is written so finely that a lawyer may be needed to decipher the minuscule details. Now how many of us are actually willing to consult a lawyer for the mere fact of opening a cyber social account? I’m pretty sure the answer is very few of us are willing to do what I’ve proposed. This is where I believe that the social media companies are in fact trying to hinder the rights of its users by providing an alluring service, but in a conniving way. They must be aware that not everyone is willing to read every little thing in the terms of agreement for the web site, but they will still sign up for access to it. At that point, they utilize their knowledge of the human lack of interest and put in whatever bogus, unfair, and odd policies into the terms of agreement (which will be of use to them in one way or another). Ultimately, I am not denying that we have brought some of these unfair policies upon ourselves, but that does not justify the social media’s exploitation of our rights.